{"id":88287,"date":"2026-02-26T11:51:09","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:51:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/?post_type=newspack_nl_cpt&p=88287"},"modified":"2026-02-26T11:51:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T19:51:20","slug":"our-strange-dirt-pit-will-be-a-star","status":"publish","type":"newspack_nl_cpt","link":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/newsletter\/our-strange-dirt-pit-will-be-a-star","title":{"rendered":"Our ‘strange’ dirt pit will be a star"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n
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If you’ve been downtown lately, you may have noticed movement at the dirt lot next to the Billy Jean King Library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Next month, the pit that used to be Long Beach’s old City Hall will host a Japanese skateboarding game show called KASSO<\/a>. It’s over the top. Watch an episode here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

One of the show’s producers called the lot “strange in the best way” because of its uneven levels, wild overgrowth and old foundations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

They chose to host the show in Long Beach after a regional search that included Santa Monica, Venice Beach and downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

We broke down the setup and plans for the event (and why the lot is still vacant) here.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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LA\u2019s best new Peruvian restaurant is hiding in a Lakewood backyard<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Here’s a brief glimpse of what KASSO is working on to turn the pit into a skating playground.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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How you can skate on the same Lakewood rink that Alysa Liu used to train for her Olympic gold<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend \u2014 including a mystery on the Queen Mary and a Superman musical<\/a><\/h3>\n\n\n\n

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Theater Review: \u2018I Love You, You\u2019re Perfect, Now Change\u2019 hilariously skewers and reveals modern romance<\/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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