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Chef Danny Le of Chez Bacchus, Jordan Domingo of Slao head into final for LB Grand Prix Fixe

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And then there were two: Chef Jordan Domingo and Chef Danny Le will head into the finale for the Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe.
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Long Beach’s Auld Dubliner named best Irish pub in state, one of best in nation

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Long Beach's proper Irish pub, The Auld Dubliner in DTLB, has been named the best Irish pub in the state of California by MSN.
Long Beach Food Scene

SnoCorner celebrates five years of bringing New Orleans love and sugar to Long Beach

Five years ago, Ashley Monconduit opened SnoCorner as a deeply personal ode to New Orleans snoball culture and Long Beach.
Long Beach Food Scene

Selva and Bar Becky create one of Long Beach’s best collaborations

The closing of Bar Becky was many things: Infuriating. Heartbreaking. Another sobering reminder of how brutally difficult it is to operate an independent, chef-driven restaurant—particularly when landlords, leases and...
Long Beach Food Scene

Chefs César Sánchez of Ruta 15, Danny Le of Chez Bacchus advance in Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe

The second Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe officially kicked off with two wildly different culinary battles—and brought its first two winners.
Long Beach Food Scene

Bungalow Kitchen Long Beach to reopen officially on Sept. 16

After closing down earlier this year, The Bungalow Kitchen Long Beach is reopening—and brings a much-missed chef along with it.
Cultural Currents
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WERK is Long Beach’s latest queer space—and it wants everyone to be seen

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There's a new, three-level queer bar in town. And she will rightfully tell you that you betta WERK, Long Beach.
Culture & Commentary

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

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.
Development & Urbanism
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Urbanism & Development

New concrete curb-protected bike lane on Clark Avenue in Long Beach

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The city of Long Beach recently completed phase 1 of its Clark Avenue Complete Street Project.
Urbanism & Development

Metro clearing mature trees to widen 91 Freeway through North Long Beach

Metro contractors are cutting down mature trees in order to clear space to add one more westbound lane on the 91 through North Long Beach.
Urbanism & Development

Beach Streets returns to Long Beach with its best route ever

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...
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Events & Festivals

Long Beach Greek Week 2026 kicks off before annual festival

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Long Beach Greek Week will lead into the Long Beach Greek Festival 2026, as is Labor Day weekend tradition for over 75 years.
Events & Festivals

Long Beach’s ultimate burger competition, Burger Bash, returns

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Come Sunday, Sept. 13, Burger Bash 2026 invades the Selva parking lot with a stacked lineup of competitors.
Events & Festivals

8 chefs to compete bracket-style in Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe 2026

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Long Beach Grand Prix Fixe 2026 is here, bringing a bracket-style competition whose winner will be determined by the diners themselves.
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.

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