Gift and clothing shops<\/b><\/h5>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/12144947\/4884151A-B2A5-42A2-9A71-2FDADF50C1BF_2048x2048-1110x564.jpeg\")
<\/a>Blue Windows in Belmont Shore. Courtesy photo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nThere are a few stores in Long Beach where you can find a little bit of everything: candles, jewelry, purses, cookbooks, clothes and home goods. If you\u2019re not sure what to get someone, try these shops:<\/p>\n
\n- Cityology<\/a>, 4718 E. Second St.<\/li>\n
- Iguana<\/a>, 3440 E. Broadway<\/li>\n
- Blue Windows<\/a>, 5276 E. Second St.<\/li>\n
- Fern\u2019s Garden<\/a>, 5308 E. Second St.<\/li>\n
- MADE by Millworks<\/a>, 240 Pine Ave.<\/li>\n
- Shades of Africa<\/a>, 1001 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Vintage and antique\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/02162639\/RECORDS_3522-scaled-e1601601754955-1110x693.jpg\")
<\/a>Mike Colon, 43, right, a Redondo Beach resident, checks out the find of Ted Gomez, 48, a Los Angeles resident, at Third Eye Records on Retro Row in Long Beach, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nIf you\u2019re looking for vintage, Long Beach has a whole area devoted to relics of the past: Retro Row, Fourth Street between Cherry and Temple avenues. You’ll find everything here from clothing to vintage cameras to the saltier variety of gifts. For a full directory of stores, go here<\/a>. We especially recommend Songbird<\/a>, The Hangout <\/a>and the Assistance League of Long Beach thrift store<\/a>. Here’s some other stores in further reaches of the city:<\/p>\n\n- For furniture, Urban Americana<\/a>, 1345 Coronado Ave.<\/li>\n
- For records, Fingerprints<\/a>, 420 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- For books, Gatsby<\/a>, 5535 E. Spring St.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Food and wine\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/23143605\/1023-Gusto-7-1110x664.jpg\")
<\/a>Pan de Muerto a traditional bread for Dia De Los Muertos baked at Gusto Bread in Long Beach Friday, October 23, 2020. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nFind the perfect gift to bring to someone\u2019s home for a holiday gathering or meal at these unique shops:<\/p>\n
\n- Romeo Chocolates<\/a>, 460 Pine Ave., and now at The Hangar, 4510 McGowen St.<\/li>\n
- Oh a Vache<\/a> (cheese shop), 2112 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- Cheese Addiction<\/a>, 195 Claremont Ave.<\/li>\n
- Hi-Lo Liquor Market<\/a>, 707 E. Ocean Blvd.<\/li>\n
- Corked<\/a> (hard liquor), 4100 Atlantic Ave.<\/li>\n
- Olives<\/a>, 3510 E. Broadway<\/li>\n
- Gusto Bread<\/a>, 2710 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- And, strictly for its desserts: Bake N Broil<\/a>, 3697 Atlantic Ave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Services<\/b><\/h5>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/img.lbpost.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/23111122\/salon-4-1110x740.jpg\")
<\/a>A customer gets her nails done at the Pro Spa Nail & Hair salon on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\nTrying to find a gift for that person who has everything? Think about a gift certificate (even better if they invite you to come with).<\/p>\n
\n- Chef Tech Cooking School<\/a> (runs a ton of classes, and hosts events like birthday parties), 3842 Atlantic Ave.<\/li>\n
- Oh, Mai Joy!<\/a> (nail salon), 195 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- Healing Hand Massage<\/a>, 1 World Trade Center, eighth floor<\/li>\n
- Mouk Beauty<\/a> (lash bar), 851 Pine Ave., suite 104<\/li>\n
- Inspyr Studios<\/a> (art classes for kids and adults), 2535 E. Broadway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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<\/a>There are a few stores in Long Beach where you can find a little bit of everything: candles, jewelry, purses, cookbooks, clothes and home goods. If you\u2019re not sure what to get someone, try these shops:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Cityology<\/a>, 4718 E. Second St.<\/li>\n
- Iguana<\/a>, 3440 E. Broadway<\/li>\n
- Blue Windows<\/a>, 5276 E. Second St.<\/li>\n
- Fern\u2019s Garden<\/a>, 5308 E. Second St.<\/li>\n
- MADE by Millworks<\/a>, 240 Pine Ave.<\/li>\n
- Shades of Africa<\/a>, 1001 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Vintage and antique\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n
<\/a>Mike Colon, 43, right, a Redondo Beach resident, checks out the find of Ted Gomez, 48, a Los Angeles resident, at Third Eye Records on Retro Row in Long Beach, Saturday, Sept. 26, 2020. Photo by Brandon Richardson.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n If you\u2019re looking for vintage, Long Beach has a whole area devoted to relics of the past: Retro Row, Fourth Street between Cherry and Temple avenues. You’ll find everything here from clothing to vintage cameras to the saltier variety of gifts. For a full directory of stores, go here<\/a>. We especially recommend Songbird<\/a>, The Hangout <\/a>and the Assistance League of Long Beach thrift store<\/a>. Here’s some other stores in further reaches of the city:<\/p>\n
- \n
- For furniture, Urban Americana<\/a>, 1345 Coronado Ave.<\/li>\n
- For records, Fingerprints<\/a>, 420 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- For books, Gatsby<\/a>, 5535 E. Spring St.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Food and wine\u00a0<\/b><\/h5>\n
<\/a>Pan de Muerto a traditional bread for Dia De Los Muertos baked at Gusto Bread in Long Beach Friday, October 23, 2020. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Find the perfect gift to bring to someone\u2019s home for a holiday gathering or meal at these unique shops:<\/p>\n
- \n
- Romeo Chocolates<\/a>, 460 Pine Ave., and now at The Hangar, 4510 McGowen St.<\/li>\n
- Oh a Vache<\/a> (cheese shop), 2112 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- Cheese Addiction<\/a>, 195 Claremont Ave.<\/li>\n
- Hi-Lo Liquor Market<\/a>, 707 E. Ocean Blvd.<\/li>\n
- Corked<\/a> (hard liquor), 4100 Atlantic Ave.<\/li>\n
- Olives<\/a>, 3510 E. Broadway<\/li>\n
- Gusto Bread<\/a>, 2710 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- And, strictly for its desserts: Bake N Broil<\/a>, 3697 Atlantic Ave.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Services<\/b><\/h5>\n
<\/a>A customer gets her nails done at the Pro Spa Nail & Hair salon on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2020. Photo by Crystal Niebla.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n Trying to find a gift for that person who has everything? Think about a gift certificate (even better if they invite you to come with).<\/p>\n
- \n
- Chef Tech Cooking School<\/a> (runs a ton of classes, and hosts events like birthday parties), 3842 Atlantic Ave.<\/li>\n
- Oh, Mai Joy!<\/a> (nail salon), 195 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- Healing Hand Massage<\/a>, 1 World Trade Center, eighth floor<\/li>\n
- Mouk Beauty<\/a> (lash bar), 851 Pine Ave., suite 104<\/li>\n
- Inspyr Studios<\/a> (art classes for kids and adults), 2535 E. Broadway<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
This season especially, in the wake of a pandemic that throttled small businesses, we recommend getting off the couch, putting your phone down, and shopping local.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":206,"featured_media":71811,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","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_html":"","newspack_email_type":"","newspack_featured_image_position":"","newspack_hide_page_title":"","newspack_hide_updated_date":false,"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":"","newspack_article_summary_title":"Overview:","newspack_show_updated_date":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[148,257],"newspack_spnsrs_tax":[],"coauthors":[3296],"class_list":["post-27462","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-hi-lo","tag-shopping","tag-small-business","entry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27462","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/206"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=27462"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27462\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/71811"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=27462"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=27462"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=27462"},{"taxonomy":"newspack_spnsrs_tax","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/newspack_spnsrs_tax?post=27462"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=27462"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
- Oh, Mai Joy!<\/a> (nail salon), 195 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- Oh a Vache<\/a> (cheese shop), 2112 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- For records, Fingerprints<\/a>, 420 E. Fourth St.<\/li>\n
- Iguana<\/a>, 3440 E. Broadway<\/li>\n