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Essential Downtown Long Beach taco spots

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As the quality of Long Beach tacos has exploded, Downtown Long Beach has become one of its most central hubs.
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Ammatoli, Due Fiori make L.A. Times best brunch list

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Ammatoli and Due Fiori are the two Long Beach spaces mentioned by the Los Angeles Times as one of SoCal's best brunch spots.
Long Beach Food Scene

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Nonna Mercato opens dinner resys; Colossus hiring; more

Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.
Long Beach Food Scene

George’s on 2nd keeps a Long Beach legacy alive (every day happy hour included)

For George's on 2nd owner Nicky Clair, her Greek restaurant in Belmont Shore is more than a space for food.
Long Beach Food Scene

FIRST LOOK: Inside Bacari’s first Long Beach location, opening June 1

We have your first look at the gorgeously over-the-top Bacari's first Long Beach location, opening in Naples on June 1.
Long Beach Food Scene

Burgers, beach, beers: Grill ‘Em All is a Long Beach pearl

For years, Grill 'Em All has blasted heavy metal and served burgers named after the rock gods who sang them.
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Culture & Commentary

Amid Long Beach’s Pride debacle, we lost the whole damn point

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Amid the blame game, we forgot that Long Beach Pride has always been for the have-nots, the black and brown kids, and the unprivileged.
Culture & Commentary

LB Pride festival canceled amid permitting concerns; parade to move forward

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The Long Beach Pride festival has been canceled after the organization failed to submit crucial documentation. The parade, however, will move forward on Sunday.
Culture & Commentary

Vinyl love: Massive annual record swap at Alex’s Bar in Long Beach continues

Thanks to Lauren Snook's pop-up, Collectng Dust, we have a record swap in Long Beach at Alex's Bar come Saturday, May 16.
Culture & Commentary

Make Music Long Beach returns—but it needs more support

Make Music Long Beach returns with a simple but ambitious goal: fill the city with as much live music as possible. And, of course, garner more support.
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Urbanism & Development

Bring on summer: Long Beach Transit’s AquaLink and AquaBus return

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Long Beach Transit's much-loved water taxis—the AquaLink and the AquaBus— return to the shores of our city come Memorial Day.
Urbanism & Development

After years of turmoil, Long Beach to finally break ground on Belmont Plaza Pool

Long Beach's Belmont Plaza Pool is finally about to become a reality as it breaks ground on Saturday, May 30.
Urbanism & Development

Crews break ground on $37M enhancement project at Long Beach Airport

The Passenger Concourse Enhancements Project is a $37M endeavor that will upgrade the experience at Long Beach Airport.
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Events & Festivals

Moonlight Movies on the Beach returns with 2026 lineup

Brian Addison
The city’s free, summer-long, movies-on-the-beach series, Moonlight Movies on the Beach, is back for 2026.
Events & Festivals

LA Independent Beer Fest to bring over 75 breweries to Long Beach

Brian Addison
The LA Independent Beer Fest will once again take over Shoreline Aquatic Park in Downtown Long Beach on June 6.
Events & Festivals

Meet the Long Beach locals trying to reinvent the Broadway queer scene

Brian Addison
For the Playa Larga events team, their quiet but clear push to uplift Gayborhood parties has been a mission of love and evolution.
Events & Festivals

Long Beach BBQ Fest 2026 comes with promises of better flow and a whole steer cook

Brian Addison
Long Beach BBQ Fest 2026 will return to our city for its fourth year on Memorial Day Weekend, bringing two days of barbecue.

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