Alder & Sage coming to Retro Row in December
Kerstin Kansteiner is merging her two beloved businesses, Portfolio Coffeehouse and Berlin Bistro, into one with Alder & Sage located at 366 Cherry Ave.
Kerstin Kansteiner is merging her two beloved businesses, Portfolio Coffeehouse and Berlin Bistro, into one with Alder & Sage located at 366 Cherry Ave.
The new shop completes the Time Square shopping center that has undergone a makeover in both appearance and tenancy the past few years.
The company chooses locations in both low-income and high-income areas and prices its food differently based on the neighborhood.
If you’ve ever relished flan from local eateries like El Taco Loco, Los Tres Cochinitos or La Michoacana, those belong to 58-year-old Daniel Gascón, owner of Molto Buono Cheese Flan Factory in West Long Beach. Now, he’s bouncing back from the pandemic with a total of seven flan flavors.
“It’s not the rich people giving back,” Luzanilla said. “It’s us.”
Wille’s Tin Shop will reopen Tuesday, June 15—the day businesses across California can operate without capacity limits after the COVID-19 pandemic wreaked havoc on daily operations and routines across the state.
Over the weekend, new signage for Sheldrake Coffee Roasting went up, replacing the Polly’s logo that has graced the Belmont Shore coffeehouse for more than four decades.
Planet Books staff will celebrate the store’s 22nd anniversary by boxing up 50,000 books, following a 30-day notice to vacate its long-time home by mid-November.
The Gaslamp music venue, bar and restaurant—known for booking popular tribute bands—has filed a $19,520 claim against the city for losses its owner says were a direct result of misinformation disseminated by Mayor Robert Garcia and the city’s lead health official.
Three Los Angeles County tattoo shop owners, including one in Long Beach, filed a lawsuit against Gov. Gavin Newsom and two state health officials over the ongoing closure mandate imposed on the industry.