The arts & culture section of the Long Beach Post
The trinket economy has hit Long Beach. Ahead of Halloween, local collectors gathered in Heartwell Park to buy, sell, trade, or just show off their next figurine.
One of the last remaining masters of traditional Cambodian ceramics came to Long Beach this month to spread a love of his country’s heritage and history.
Ghermayn Baker and Christina Powers ditched their high-paying corporate jobs for a simpler life repairing intricately woven furniture, allowing for a more fulfilling and rewarding life built around community and each other.
Vanndearlyn Vong uses her art to raise money for the Long Beach Southeast Asian Anti-Deportation Collective. She hopes to keep the traditional practice of Khmer ceramics alive for generations to come.
Bryan Phillips is the creator behind Swell Guy Customs, a Long Beach-based company that creates hand-painted one-of-a-kind sneakers.
Holding back tears, Jay Quintana recalls how he started his career in the beauty industry as an eager-to-learn student, spending the first two to three years learning everything he could about makeup from YouTube videos.
Steak Freaks took diners — and the visionaries behind it — on a rollercoaster culinary journey.
Side StrEATS is an occasional video series by the Long Beach Post that highlights the amazing diversity and personal stories in our city’s unique culinary scene.
The popular roaming pizza pop-up has been a well-known hit around the Southland for a decade with their five-grain, naturally leavened sourdough crust and ingredient-focused signatures.
“I love mushrooms because it forces us to eat locally and I think that’s how you’re supposed to eat anyways,” said Nguyen, who is aiming to double his mushroom growth soon. “There’s some spiritual aspect about eating stuff where it’s grown.”
After losing his job to the pandemic, Chad Phuong turned to food and launched his North Long Beach pop-up, Battambong BBQ, that honors traditional Texas-style barbeque with Cambodian flavor.
