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Q***r women-owned Rainbow Juices, serving the community for nearly 15 years and hosting its space in Downtown Long Beach...
01/24/2025

Q***r women-owned Rainbow Juices, serving the community for nearly 15 years and hosting its space in Downtown Long Beach for a decade, will be serving its last drop of juice on Jan. 30.

Rainbow Juices, hosting its space in Downtown Long Beach for a decade, will be serving its last drop of juice on Jan. 30.

The City of Long Beach hosted a community meeting to unveil what are said to be the final renderings for the Belmont Pla...
01/23/2025

The City of Long Beach hosted a community meeting to unveil what are said to be the final renderings for the Belmont Plaza Pool. This project has been in the works for over a decade and has undergone multiple iterations.

Former plans included a nearly $120M domed, Olympics-worthy pool in 2016. And a 2021 proposal that included separate recreational, diving, and competitive pools. The City believes it has settled on a much less ambitious but far more realistic replacement to the historic Belmont Plaza Pool that was demolished in 2014.

The City of Long Beach hosted a community meeting to unveil what are said to be the final renderings for the Belmont Plaza Pool.

We lost a legend, Long Beach. Come Feb. 5, Dick Babian—the dive bar legend known as “Too Fast, Too Furious”—would have t...
01/23/2025

We lost a legend, Long Beach.

Come Feb. 5, Dick Babian—the dive bar legend known as “Too Fast, Too Furious”—would have turned 91, giving us yet again a round of shaka signs and his advice for extended living: “Salt. Put salt on your food—it’s a preservative, of course.” However, the man wanted a nice, even number to go out on: After celebrating his 90th year, Dickie passed on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 21.

After celebrating his 90th year, Long Beach dive bar legend Dickie Babian passed on the morning of Tuesday, Jan. 21.

We have a new Syrian food place. A new Knead finally about to open in Signal Hill. New quick lunch specials. New tacos d...
01/23/2025

We have a new Syrian food place. A new Knead finally about to open in Signal Hill. New quick lunch specials. New tacos de canasta offerings. All this and more in our weekly Food Intel update.

Eat well, be kind.

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’s Gusto bakery, the Latin American-centric space that overtly overthrows Eurocentric ideals when it comes to ...
01/22/2025

Long Beach’s Gusto bakery, the Latin American-centric space that overtly overthrows Eurocentric ideals when it comes to baked goods, has officially become a semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery at the James Beard awards—for the second time.

After nabbing a nod and eventually making it into the finalist category in the 2024 process, the bakery is once again up for a potential medal.

Long Beach’s Gusto bakery, the Latin American-centric space that overtly overthrows Eurocentric ideals when it comes to baked goods, has officially become a semifinalist for Outstanding Bakery at the James Beard awards—for the second time. After nabbing a nod and eventually making it into the f....

2024 was one of the most wildly successful years in terms of new spaces opening: Over thirty new restaurants, bakeries, ...
01/22/2025

2024 was one of the most wildly successful years in terms of new spaces opening: Over thirty new restaurants, bakeries, chains, and other food spaces opened across the year.

And this year is already looking promising.

2024 was one of the most wildly successful years in terms of new spaces opening: Over thirty new restaurants, bakeries, chains, and other food spaces opened across the year. And even more, the Long Beach community clearly cared about those openings: Over 60,000 people looked at that list across the....

The powerhouse collabs continue: Chef Philip Pretry of Olive & Rose and Chef Jairo Bogarín of Hamburgers Nice are pairin...
01/21/2025

The powerhouse collabs continue: Chef Philip Pretry of Olive & Rose and Chef Jairo Bogarín of Hamburgers Nice are pairing up for a collaboration.

It goes down this Saturday, Jan. 25 from 10AM to 1PM or until sell-out.

Chef Philip Pretty of O&R Bagels and Chef Jairo Bogarín of Hamburgers Nice are partnering up once again for a collaboration.

As thousands continue to deal with the devastation of the fires, this type of piece allows us to focus on the blessing i...
01/21/2025

As thousands continue to deal with the devastation of the fires, this type of piece allows us to focus on the blessing it is to be where we are.

We aren’t having to heavily focus on losing our spatial history in this moment—which makes upholding and uplifting some of our oldest spaces all the more important.

And in Long Beach, O’Connell’s was the first space to ever score a full and proper liquor license. Since, they’ve been heavily pouring for 4th Street for over 90 years.

To understand Long Beach's love of drinking is to understand O'Connell's on 4th Street where it meets Temple Avenue.

Venison carpaccio. Duck pâté. Grilled sardines. Fried quail. Contemporary takes on classics like almondine.For the first...
01/21/2025

Venison carpaccio. Duck pâté. Grilled sardines. Fried quail. Contemporary takes on classics like almondine.

For the first time in three years, The Attic on Broadway has revamped its entire menu head-to-toe. And with that, it brings some of Long Beach’s most exciting food in a world where comfort-seeking and familiarity rule the day. This is definitely Chef Cameron Slaugh flexing his ability to bounce between styles cohesively and challenge what our food scene could be on the regular.

The Attic has its first head-to-toe revamp of its menu in three years—and yet again, brings a wonderful new interpretation of American food.

On the day we celebrate one of America’s finest, a reminder that the romanticization of Dr. King as someone who just ‘pe...
01/20/2025

On the day we celebrate one of America’s finest, a reminder that the romanticization of Dr. King as someone who just ‘peacefully protested’ is a myth used to uplift the precise opposite of what he did on the daily. He wasn’t perfectly calm but continually disrupted and agitated the normal lives of those comfortable with atrocities happening around them.

Many of my fellow white folks have this very romanticized, outright misaligned perception of the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

Great news for the Long Beach vegan and 4th Street communities: Mangafolie—taking over the former Scholb space at 4th & ...
01/19/2025

Great news for the Long Beach vegan and 4th Street communities: Mangafolie—taking over the former Scholb space at 4th & Junipero and from LB Vegan Pizza founder Paul Reese—will be soft opening next Wednesday on Jan. 22 at 8AM.

While pizza and pasta will be on their way, he’ll be first testing the waters with pastries and coffee.

Mangiafolie, the vegan space dedicated to Southern Italian cuisine and pastries, is soft opening Jan. 22 at 8AM.

Chez Bacchus has long been an underrated gem in terms of food and wine. John Hansen, co-owner/sommelier and excellent hu...
01/19/2025

Chez Bacchus has long been an underrated gem in terms of food and wine. John Hansen, co-owner/sommelier and excellent human being, and Executive Chef Danny Kay essentially lead the restaurant.

But the one thing that has long been missing to allow more freedom with John’s love of hospitality? A proper bar serving proper cocktails. With a newly minted liquor license, that’s all about to change. And it happily, if not outright proudly, brings Chez Bacchus to a full-circle moment.

Chez Bacchus—one of the few white-cloth dining spaces in Downtown Long Beach—has unveiled its first cocktail menu.

We love when restaurants adapt and evolve—but also cling onto the character which built up their customer base in the fi...
01/18/2025

We love when restaurants adapt and evolve—but also cling onto the character which built up their customer base in the first place.

And the latter half of 2024 and the beginning of 2025 for Alamitos Beach staple Ellie’s is a great example of that. With their $35 lunch prix fixe menu—three courses that give you the quality of their dinner for lunch prices—is an awesome addition to a sadly empty lunch scene.

Ellie's newly minted lunch prix fixe menu is one of the many ways the Alamitos Beach staple is trying to better cater to all patrons.

Prepare, roller skaters: Junipero Beach Sports Court should be opening to roller lovers come Feb. 22.
01/18/2025

Prepare, roller skaters: Junipero Beach Sports Court should be opening to roller lovers come Feb. 22.

On Saturday, Sept. 14 at 11AM, the public is invited to Junipero Beach to witness the ribbon cutting for the Junipero Beach Sports Court.

There was a lot to digest in Mayor Rex Richardson’s State of the City address—and while renderings of the Long Beach Bow...
01/16/2025

There was a lot to digest in Mayor Rex Richardson’s State of the City address—and while renderings of the Long Beach Bowl by The Queen Mary and Warren G stole the show, it was much more than that.

Rex has become the Mayor of Amps, harnessing a focus on live entertainment that includes returning the Arena back to a respected concert venue, bringing in a collection of Long Beach legends to oversee live entertainment, opening the Bowl by this year, and beginning work on a Long Beach Walk of Fame.

It's ambitious—but tangible steps forward have been made, and it deserves applause.

From reclaiming the Arena to opening an amphitheater space opening at The Queen Mary this fall, Long Beach is returning to live music roots.

Lotta food news amid the disastrous state of the county in this week’s Food Intel update, including the soft opening of ...
01/16/2025

Lotta food news amid the disastrous state of the county in this week’s Food Intel update, including the soft opening of El Viejón in DTLB, Japanese curry coming to Signal Hill, and Asian-fusion coming to East Long Beach.

Eat well, be kind.

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

The discovery of asbestos has sparked controversy for the Colorado Lagoon project, Long Beach's largest infrastructural ...
01/15/2025

The discovery of asbestos has sparked controversy for the Colorado Lagoon project, Long Beach's largest infrastructural project. The city, however, insists there has been no danger and it has followed all guidelines when dealing with toxic materials on the project.

And as far as roads reopening, they are hoping for an early 2025 reopening as its hopes for late 2024 were dashed.

Asbestos. Weather shifts. Change orders. Colorado Lagoon—the city's largest infrastructure project—continues to face delays four years in.

More utterly incredible stories of Long Beach’s role in relief efforts. Any place—Altadena. Palisades. Pasadena. Los Ang...
01/15/2025

More utterly incredible stories of Long Beach’s role in relief efforts.

Any place—Altadena. Palisades. Pasadena. Los Angeles…—would be blessed to have a Duke Givens.

Across the past week, they have experienced what it’s like to have the Black community leader from Long Beach dedicated to their cause. And what it is like to have a simultaneously selfless yet highly focused advocate.

Duke Givens, the Black community leader from Long Beach, has been dedicated to the regional relief efforts—starting in Altadena.

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The Story of Longbeachize: From a Napkin Idea to Award-Winning Blog

Longbeachize started with one simple question posed by two locals, Baktaash Sorkhabi and Stephanie Libanati, inspired by the happiness of the citizens in cities like Copenhagen, Auckland, Singapore, and Monterrey : how do we create a better, healthier, more accessible, more informed city?

It was then that Brian Addison was approached by the Southern California Streets Initiative to create a Long Beach-centric blog that would answer this question—and rather than creating a brand himself, he looked to re-stimulate the tiny endeavor known as Longbeachize into something bigger.

Since taking it over, Addison has turned Longbeachize into a nonprofit, award-winning blog that has over 40,000 visitors a month and covers livability issues ranging from housing and transit to biking and urban design while advocating for complete streets and New Urbanist ideals.

Addison has received over ten LA Press Club Award nominations for both his writing and photography on Longbeachize, including winning Online Journalist of the Year in 2015 and scoring second place for Best Individual Blog in 2017 (sitting ahead of Variety and behind The Hollywood Reporter).