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.
Time Square’s newest tenant is a wine and cheese shop
The new shop completes the Time Square shopping center that has undergone a makeover in both appearance and tenancy the past few years.
Everytable, a food business with a social justice mission, comes to East Long Beach
The company chooses locations in both low-income and high-income areas and prices its food differently based on the neighborhood.
Westside’s flan factory bounces back from pandemic with new flavors
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.
Side StrEATS: More than teppanyaki, how Mexihanas gives back to Central Long Beach
“It’s not the rich people giving back,” Luzanilla said. “It’s us.”
After year in survival mode—including making sanitizer—Cal Heights distillery set to reopen
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.
After 44 years, Belmont Shore coffee roaster gets a fresh name and image
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.
‘It’s a real drag’: After more than two decades, Planet Books forced to vacate long-time home
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.
Misinformation from mayor, health department cost music venue almost $20,000, owner says
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.
Tattoo shop owners sue governor, state health officials for the right to open
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.