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Long Beach’s Pie Bar, celebrating a decade of service, is truly a pie-oneer

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For those who have been in Long Beach for over a decade, Laurie's Pie Bar is far more than a dessert shop in Downtown.
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Long Beach’s Heritage holds onto Michelin star for the fourth year straight

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Heritage has done what no other Long Beach restaurant has accomplished: not only earning but retaining its Michelin star for four consecutive years.
Long Beach Food Scene

Long Beach’s newest vegan eatery, Vizzi, wants you to give a damn

Operating as an evening residency inside The Wild Chive, Vizzi hopes to bring vegan comfort food back to Long Beach.
Long Beach Food Scene

Sky Room’s afternoon tea is a love letter to detail as Long Beach’s tea scene flourishes

Sky Room at the Fairmont Breakers has launched its afternoon tea service, an extension of the restaurant’s meticulous culinary philosophy.
Long Beach Food Scene

With new menu and live talent, Telefèric is the Spanish heart of Long Beach

Telefèric Long Beach has new food offerings, new cocktails, and new entertainment—cementing its status as the city's Spanish heart.
Long Beach Food Scene

Long Beach’s Baby Gee Bar unveils summer spread (reserve cocktails included)

Baby Gee might have unveiled its summer cocktail menu—but it's still a wildly accessible, purely Long Beach bar.
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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

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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.
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Urbanism & Development

Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson approved for Metro Board

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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...
Urbanism & Development

82-unit residential development proposed for vacant lot at 402 Atlantic

Currently used as a parking lot, the former Mobil gas station site could be home to a seven-story, 82-unit apartment complex.
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Events & Festivals

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

Brian Addison
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

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.

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