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Apr 05, 2024
Gabriel Iglesias will be grand marshal of Long Beach Grand Prix
Actor and comedian Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias will serve as the grand marshal for the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach IndyCar series race on Sunday, Apr. 21.
Apr 04, 2024
Readers Share Their Favorite Places to See Art in California
Long Beach Museum of Art in Long Beach “The location is breathtaking. The exhibits are always interesting and top-notch. They do a lot for the community, too. And Claire’s, the museum restaurant…
Mar 24, 2024
New Women’s Sports Bar
Opening a sports bar for women used to be much harder than it is today — and Jax Diener can tell you that from experience. "About 30-plus years ago, I wanted to…
Mar 18, 2024
The 18 Most Charming Beach Towns in Southern California
It’s no small town, and it’s located just 20 miles from downtown L.A., but the allure of Long Beach escapes most Angelenos anyway. (Except Lana Del Rey, who highlights the place in…
Mar 18, 2024
Hospitality is Back
If you asked Imran Ahmed back in 2020 what keeps him up at night, the general manager of the Long Beach Marriott would probably blurt out a laundry list of issues he…
Mar 14, 2024
The 18 Most Charming Beach Towns in Southern California Including Angeleno-approved Inns, hotels and Airbnbs Author image: dana dickey By Dana Dickey • Published Mar 18, 2024 Additional reporting by Carole Dixon
It’s no small town, and it’s located just 20 miles from downtown L.A., but the allure of Long Beach escapes most Angelenos anyway. (Except Lana Del Rey, who highlights the place in…
Jan 05, 2024
L’Antica Pizzeria Joins a Steady Stream of LA Restaurants Expanding to Long Beach
nIn the coming months, Long Beach will see a new crop of restaurant expansions by notable LA operators. That includes Telefèric Barcelona, Sonoratown, and actor Kevin Hart’s plant-based fast-food joint Hart House…
Jan 02, 2024
Long Beach’s Day Drinking Hub Celebrates 10 Rowdy Years of Jelly Doughnut Shots
Long before plates of baked egg casseroles and lemon pancakes were slung by the dozens each morning at the Breakfast Bar, owners Joshua and Pamela Beadel were service industry vets dreaming of…
Dec 28, 2023
Orcas are flocking to Southern California waters. One bloody, awe-inspiring spectacle shows why
The “National Geographic moment” happened shortly before sunset a few miles off the Palos Verdes Peninsula. Highland resident Austin Day was spending the afternoon touring Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific a…
Sep 01, 2023
The Best Pizza in America — Region by Region
We set out to find the country’s best pizzas, from slice shops in New York City to fancy California-inspired pizzas, gathering favorites from experts, historians and pros around the country. For a…
Aug 02, 2023
Long Beach hotel occupancy, Convention Center attendance topping pre-pandemic rates
Tourism and hospitality, two of Long Beach’s most lucrative industries, are bouncing back strong from economic fallout caused by the coronavirus pandemic — and outpacing the recovery of other hotspot destinations in…
Jul 06, 2023
Long Beach July 4 fireworks drew crowds akin to the Grand Prix, officials say
Nearly 200,000 people from across the region flocked to Long Beach this week to revel in the city’s Independence Day celebrations — similar to the record-breaking turnout at this year’s Acura Grand…
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