Business

• Marijuana

January 16, 2019

Long Beach’s legal pot shops are ‘trying to keep their heads above water’ amid disappointing sales

by Kelly Puente    in Business

Long Beach's legal marijuana dispensaries say they're struggling under the weight of high taxes and a booming illegal market.

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Business

• Seal Beach

January 14, 2019

Seal Beach’s iconic Bay Theatre expected to reopen this year

by Kelly Puente    in Business

Fullerton real estate investor Paul Dunlap hopes to reopen the historic Bay Theater in Seal Beach by this fall.

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Business

• Marijuana
• _instagram

January 9, 2019

Here’s the most up-to-date list of licensed marijuana dispensaries in Long Beach

by Stephanie Rivera    in Business

New marijuana dispensaries continue to trickle into Long Beach since the city signed the recreational cannabis ordinance into law last summer.

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Business

• Long Beach Grocery Co-op

January 3, 2019

Long Beach could soon have its first grocery co-op

by Jason Ruiz    in Business

The Long Beach Grocery Co-op has seen its count of member-owners swell to over 300, and now they’ve begun the process of finding a physical home for its future store.

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Development

• downtown development

January 2, 2019

Long Beach to consider 7-story residential, commercial tower in Downtown

by Staff Reports    in Development

The former site of a Methodist church designed by Kenneth S. Wing in Downtown Long Beach could soon become a seven-story mixed-used tower.

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Business

• rent control

December 26, 2018

Semi-good news: Rents are still going up, but not as rapidly, study finds

by Kelly Puente    in Business

Renters across the nation spent a record $504.4 billion on housing in 2018, but while renters are paying more than ever, appreciation has slowed compared to previous years, giving more people the chance to save for a down payment...

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Arts & Culture, Small Business

• fashion
• _instagram

December 18, 2018

Maggie Stoll’s Burke Mercantile battles fast fashion and ugly tape dispensers

by Asia Morris    in Arts & Culture, Small Business

Maggie Stoll’s business, Burke Mercantile, is a pinprick-sized light in the dark, unsustainable world of fast fashion.

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Development

• Business Development

December 6, 2018

Hearings on proposed demolition of Central Long Beach businesses postponed following community backlash, mayor intervention

by Stephanie Rivera    in Development

The hearings on two proposed developments have been postponed to January.

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Business

• gentrification

December 5, 2018

‘This is our livelihood’: Poly Burger, and other Central Long Beach shops, may be demolished

by Brian Addison    in Business

Poly Burger and other business that are an essential part of the Poly High community face displacement as their buildings could be demolished.

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Business

• cambodia town

December 4, 2018

Serving Cambodian community for decades, owners of KH Market given two weeks notice before hearing on demolition

by Brian Addison    in Business

Serving the Cambodian community since the 1990s, KH Supermarket in Central Long Beach has been an essential cog for the local culture—and might face demoliton.

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