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House heads unite: Day Trip Festival returns to Downtown Long Beach for pure dance ecstasy

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Dance festival giant Insomniac is returning to the Queen Mary-as-a-backdrop for its annual house-centric Day Trip festival, where tens of thousands of house lovers from around the country will gather on Long Beach's southern shore to dance the nights away come June 23 and 24.
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Food & Drink

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Maru Maki closes; Small Cafe reopens today under new owners; more

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Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink

Selva’s candlelit ‘test kitchen’ dinners flex the muscles of Chef Carlos Jurado

Selva has long harnessed its Colombian sensibility when it comes to food, but Chef Carlos Jurado wants to not just challenge himself but Long Beach.
Food & Drink

First look at what the Telefèric Long Beach location will look like

Telefèric Long Beach—the local location of the 31-year-old Barcelona staple—will take over the former Hungry Angelina space (which closed in late 2022) at the massive 2nd & PCH retail complex in Alamitos Bay.
Food & Drink

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Chile Verde moving into former Bored & Hungry space; Primal Alchemy scores prestigious award; more

Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both news that needs just a quick mention or repeated news where you might have missed the full features.
Food & Drink

Seattle staple Bai Tong Thai opens first Long Beach location

Hitting 35 years of service with its original space near the Seattle-Tacoma Airport in Washington, Bai Tong Thai has stepped out of its Washington and Oregon roots to open its second, pick-up-or-to-go only California location in Long Beach, following the opening of their Anaheim location.
Development & Urbanism
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Urbanism & Development

Crews breaks ground on the CSULB La Playa Hall housing development, part of larger campus master plan

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Future 49ers rejoice: The CSULB La Playa Hall development—a 424-bed residential complex being constructed near Parking Lot G4 just west of the College of Business—has officially broke ground, clearing the way for formal construction to begin in June of 2024.
Urbanism & Development

Renderings show off future, renovated CSULB Student Union breaking ground in 2026

The future of the CSULB Student Union—or more formally, the University Student Union building—looks bright as renderings show off what the space will look like following its groundbreaking in the summer of 2026.
Urbanism & Development

These massive Long Beach development projects will alter our skyline, vibe—or both

2024 and the following handful of years might prove tangibly influential in Long Beach development—from how our skyline looks to how our entire vibe feels, be it skyscrapers or bridges, parks or beachside projects.
Urbanism & Development

Alexan West End, Long Beach’s largest residential projects, scores funds to (finally) break ground

In what is the largest residential development proposed for Long Beach, the owners of the massive parking lot behind the World Trade Center in Downtown—the Trammel Crow Company—have scored $200M in key capital funding for Alexan West End, according to The Real Deal.
Urbanism & Development

Construction moves forward on Long Beach’s largest infrastructure project: Connecting Colorado Lagoon to Marine Stadium

The $32.5M project will bring a new tidal flow channel between Colorado Lagoon and Marine Stadium that hasn't been seen since the 1960s.
Cultural Currents
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Short films get their due at inaugural Tiny Film Fest in Long Beach

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The idea behind Tiny Film Fest is simple: 61 films that are five minutes or less, shown in three programs of roughly an hour-and-a-half. Choose your segment and you'll get a variety of nearly every aspect of cinematic visual storytelling, from documentaries and animation to international shorts and straight-forward narratives.
Culture & Commentary

Dark Art Emporium opens in its new East Village space in Downtown Long Beach

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After it was announced that the Dark Art Emporium would be vacating its space inside The 4th Horseman pizzeria and into a new space in the East Village Arts District, time has sped by and the entire crew behind both projects have moved quickly as DAE is officially open for business in is new home.
Culture & Commentary

Long Beach Lost: Club Sylvia, North Long Beach’s queer-fully odd, into-the-wee-hours drag bar

In this part of Long Beach Lost, we explore the history of Club Sylvia, nestled at the corner of 61st Street and Cherry Avenue in North Long Beach. It was the headquarters for drag queens—and for good reason.
Events & Festivals

‘Cambodian Cowboy’ to lead Cambodian New Year in Long Beach across three days; ends with food festival

Chef Chad Phuong is no slack when it comes to the annual celebration of the Cambodian New Year in Long Beach: Across four days beginning on Friday, April 5, he will host a variety of events that culminates with a food festival at Trademark Brewing that will be hosting some of the city's best representation Cambodian-American entrepreneurs and food creators.Camb
Culture & Commentary

The disturbing, creepy history of Long Beach’s ‘Scorecard Killer,’ Randy Kraft

Following the recent news that, nearly 50 years after his death was falsely ruled as accidental and his body unidentified, Michael Ray Schlicht's body was identified. So we are revisiting the perturbing tale of Long Beach's "Scorecard Killer," Randy Kraft.
Culture & Commentary

Rain or shine, Easter Walk Long Beach will continue this weekend, carrying decades of Herstory

Come rain or shine, the 27th annual Easter Walk Long Beach will continue its tradition of uplifting those in need, celebrating queerness, and connecting businesses with patrons—all in a pair of heels.
Long Beach Events
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Events & Festivals

Yes, there’s (another) free disco party aboard the Queen Mary in Long Beach (costume contest included)

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The Queen Mary, in conjunction with Longbeachize and Visit Long Beach, will be hosting a free disco'n'funk party inside its Observation Bar on Thursday, April 18 from 8PM to 11PM.
Culture & Commentary

After nearly quarter of a century, Moonlight Movies on the Beach might not happen again

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It's is nothing short of a Long Beach tradition, one steeped in our city's love for both shoreline events and the arts: Moonlight Movies—and after approaching nearly 25 years of serving the community, it might not just be a reality in 2024.

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