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Bungalow aims to reopen in the fall, bringing much-missed Long Beach chef with it

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After closing down earlier this year, The Bungalow Long Beach is reopening—and brings a much-missed chef along with it.
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Long Beach’s Olive & Rose deepens its identity with impeccable summer menu

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Chef Philip Pretty and Chef de Cuisine David Villatoro have elevated Olive & Rose's identity to a deeper, if not outright grounded.
Long Beach Food Scene

Meet the fine people who saved Bixby Knoll’s gem, The Vintage LBC

Newly minted owners Josh and Adriana Rivera have taken over the much-loved Bixby Knolls gem, The Vintage LBC.
Long Beach Food Scene

One of Long Beach’s best, Bar Becky, to host last dinner service on July 25

For many, Bar Becky was simply one of Long Beach's best restaurants. But for those who closely followed Chef Johnathan Benvenuti's journey, it represented something much deeper: Proof that...
Long Beach Food Scene

Vans Warped Tour x LB Food Scene Week: Bands paired with Long Beach restaurants

Vans Warped Tour has once again partnered with Long Beach Food Scene Week to highlight local food at affordable prices July 13 through July 26.
Long Beach Food Scene

Long Beach’s CoffeeDrunk collabs with Ambitious Ales to get you, well, actually drunk

Long Beach coffee powerhouse CoffeeDrunk—now four locations deep—has collaborated with Ambitious Ales—serving up some of the city's finest brews for six years straight—to, well, get you actually drunk.
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Here are the places to watch the World Cup in Long Beach

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Long Beach restaurants are going all out for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Here's where you can comfortably get your soccer on.
Culture & Commentary

A kitchen operation out of your Long Beach home? Here’s what to know

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After years of advocacy, policy discussions, feasibility studies, and city approvals, Long Beach residents can now officially apply to operate Micro-Enterprise Home Kitchen Operations—better...
Culture & Commentary

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

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

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

Beach Streets returns to Long Beach with its best route ever

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Beach Streets—the City of Long Beach's removal of vehicles from streets to make way for everyone from bicyclists and skaters to walkers and those in wheelchairs—is a reminder that streets are...
Urbanism & Development

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson approved for Metro Board

A committee unanimously approved Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson for a Metro Board seat, effective July 1.
Urbanism & Development

Long Beach unveils plans for LGBTQ+ Cultural District

The City of Long Beach unveiled its proposed plans for its first LGBTQ+ Cultural District. The improvements along the Broadway corridor use placemaking, public...
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Events & Festivals

Long Beach’s zine fest dedicated all things cats returns for 2026

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Cat Zine Fest returns for its second iteration thanks to one of Long Beach's most unique spaces, Cool Cat Collective.
Events & Festivals

Moonlight Movies on the Beach returns with 2026 lineup

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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

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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.

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