{"id":88008,"date":"2026-01-08T11:31:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-08T19:31:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/?post_type=newspack_nl_cpt&p=88008"},"modified":"2026-02-05T09:39:55","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T17:39:55","slug":"reviving-an-icon-and-relaunching-a-beloved-bakery","status":"publish","type":"newspack_nl_cpt","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/newsletter\/reviving-an-icon-and-relaunching-a-beloved-bakery","title":{"rendered":"Reviving an icon and relaunching a beloved bakery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
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One of Long Beach’s iconic landmarks will soon have a new home.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2018, the World Famous VIP Records sign has sat in storage after the record store \u2014 an iconic hip-hop destination \u2014 was forced to move around the corner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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(This Google Maps image is from Aug. 2017 near the corner of Pacific Coast Highway and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

On Tuesday, the Long Beach City Council approved funds<\/a> to repair the sign and reinstall it at a soon-to-come “VIP Records Park” at a vacant, city-owned lot across the street from the store’s original location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The shop helped launch the careers of Snoop Dogg, the late Nate Dogg and Warren G in the late ’80s and ’90s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Snoop paid homage to the shop’s sign in his “Who Am I? (What’s My Name)” music video<\/a> while dancing on the store’s roof.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next Thursday, VIP Records will celebrate its 47th birthday. Read more about its legacy in our story on the shop’s owner, Kelvin Anderson, here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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One of the city\u2019s best bakeries has outgrown the garage where it began; Hey Brother Baker finally has a storefront<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Serving snapper, jerk chicken, oxtail, Panama International Restaurant is open downtown <\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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This fine selection of sourdough is just one of many daily offerings at Hey Brother Baker’s new storefront on East Anaheim Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Watch here<\/a> for more.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend \u2014 including the anime convention and a walk against human trafficking<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Theater News: Murder is on the menu at a theater near you this month, along with some imaginative experimentation<\/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":"

Eat. See. Do. Your weekly guide to restaurants, bars, art, culture, music and events in Long Beach. FOOD MUSIC ART INSTAGRAM YOUTUBE One of Long Beach’s iconic landmarks will soon […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23521,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"newspack_sponsor_sponsorship_scope":"","newspack_sponsor_native_byline_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_native_category_display":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_style":"inherit","newspack_sponsor_underwriter_placement":"inherit","inline_featured_image":false,"newspack_ads_suppress_ads":false,"newspack_popups_has_disabled_popups":"","_EventAllDay":false,"_EventTimezone":"","_EventStartDate":"","_EventEndDate":"","_EventStartDateUTC":"","_EventEndDateUTC":"","_EventShowMap":false,"_EventShowMapLink":false,"_EventURL":"","_EventCost":"","_EventCostDescription":"","_EventCurrencySymbol":"","_EventCurrencyCode":"","_EventCurrencyPosition":"","_EventDateTimeSeparator":"","_EventTimeRangeSeparator":"","_EventOrganizerID":[],"_EventVenueID":[],"_OrganizerEmail":"","_OrganizerPhone":"","_OrganizerWebsite":"","_VenueAddress":"","_VenueCity":"","_VenueCountry":"","_VenueProvince":"","_VenueState":"","_VenueZip":"","_VenuePhone":"","_VenueURL":"","_VenueStateProvince":"","_VenueLat":"","_VenueLng":"","_VenueShowMap":false,"_VenueShowMapLink":false,"_":"","_author_alias":"","cap-aim":"","cap-description":"","cap-display_name":"","cap-first_name":"","cap-jabber":"","cap-last_name":"","cap-linked_account":"","cap-newspack_employer":"","cap-newspack_job_title":"","cap-newspack_phone_number":"","cap-newspack_role":"","cap-user_email":"","cap-user_login":"","cap-website":"","cap-yahooim":"","newspack_article_summary":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":"","newspack_post_subtitle":"","newspack_show_share_buttons":"","newspack_sponsor_byline_prefix":"","newspack_sponsor_disclaimer_override":"","newspack_sponsor_flag_override":"","newspack_sponsor_only_direct":"","newspack_sponsor_url":"","disable_auto_ads":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[32200],"tags":[],"newspack_nl_advertiser":[],"coauthors":[32323],"class_list":["post-88008","newspack_nl_cpt","type-newspack_nl_cpt","status-publish","hentry","category-eat-see-do","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_nl_cpt\/88008","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_nl_cpt"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/newspack_nl_cpt"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/23521"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_nl_cpt\/88008\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":88161,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_nl_cpt\/88008\/revisions\/88161"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88008"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88008"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88008"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_nl_advertiser","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_nl_advertiser?post=88008"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=88008"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}