{"id":85732,"date":"2025-05-08T11:19:27","date_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:19:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/hi-lo\/?post_type=newspack_nl_cpt&p=85732"},"modified":"2025-05-08T11:19:38","modified_gmt":"2025-05-08T18:19:38","slug":"schooner-or-later-youve-gotta-eat-at-this-brunch-institution","status":"publish","type":"newspack_nl_cpt","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/newsletter\/schooner-or-later-youve-gotta-eat-at-this-brunch-institution","title":{"rendered":"Schooner or Later, you’ve gotta eat at this brunch institution"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
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Last week, after George’s Greek Cafe was evicted from its Downtown location<\/a>, we asked for your memories of its founder, George Loizides.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

People wrote in recalling the “warm and welcoming man” who was a fixture at the Pine Avenue restaurant before he died at age 83, and the spot was sold to a third-party operator. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brian R. said he worked upstairs from George’s from 2004-08 and fondly recalls the smell of lamb “and other yummy stuff being prepared for lunch.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“If I had a moment to wander downstairs to say hello, George would always greet me with his famous warm hug,” Brian wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George would teach him about the latest soccer stars or the two would “compare Greek dishes with Sephardic dishes my in-laws made,” Brian wrote. “Best coffee break in downtown!”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Karen R. also wrote in about George’s famous hugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He would always ask how I was and say that he loved my beautiful smile. I would tell him it was because of him and how happy it made me to see him almost every day,” Karen wrote.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“He always had a kind word for anyone who walked by. I miss him every day I walk down Pine Ave.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re still looking for that homey feeling now gone from Pine, you’re in luck because Nicky Loizides continues to run the George’s Greek Cafe on Second Street<\/a>, where she’s carrying on her father’s legacy in Belmont Shore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Schooner or Later, a beloved brunch spot that revels in Long Beach history, is turning 40<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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This folkl\u00f3rico dancer was part of the second annual mariachi festival at Veterans Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch scenes from the event here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s one of the Extra Frames<\/a> we didn’t publish in April of a crew member resting between races during the Ficker Cup in Long Beach on April 25. Check out more of our unpublished photos here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Long Beach\u2019s open streets festival is Saturday; here\u2019s when, where and a list of activities<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend \u2014 including a succulent workshop and a creative take on Mother\u2019s Day flowers<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Theater News: A dozen original plays head to the stage in Long Beach Shakespeare Company\u2019s New Works Festival<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Continue reading\u2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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