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Dec 9 3:15 pm
  • MADE by Millworks

MADE by Millworks moves to former Starbucks next door, with plans to fully reopen in 2022 under new name

Cheantay Jensen

The gift boutique is open now as a holiday pop-up through Dec. 24.

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Dec 8 10:30 am
  • small business

Alley Cat Deliveries is the one-man local delivery service Long Beach didn’t know it wanted

Cheantay Jensen

In the three years since launching Alley Cat Deliveries, Smith has earned a sparkling local reputation as a go-to delivery guy.

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Nov 24 11:06 am
  • Shopping

Here’s 25 businesses local to Long Beach where you can find unique gifts

Melissa Evans

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.

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Sep 4 9:00 am
  • small business

A pandemic plant craze helped her pop-up grow into a permanent Long Beach shop

Cheantay Jensen

Jacqueline Estrada’s business bloomed when people stuck at home turned to succulents and indoor plants for a connection to nature. Now she’s opening a store at SteelCraft.

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Jun 24 2021 5:05 pm
  • in the studio

This Long Beach artist is making a statement with her handmade jewelry

Valerie Osier and Cheantay Jensen, video

Solis said she creates with metal because she knows metal will outlast her, but she also has hope that one day she won’t need to make jewelry that makes a statement because being queer or undocumented will be more widely accepted and using different pronouns will be more normalized. 

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Jun 21 2021 9:32 am shared from Long Beach Business Journal

Return to the sweet life: Bundts on Melrose’s Jeff Beasley steps back into the kitchen

Alena Maschke

Bundts on Melrose has always been a labor of love for Jeff Beasley. Short on staff and rich in orders, he’s now had to step into the kitchen again himself.

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Jun 10 2021 5:26 pm
  • small business

Plant shops are in bloom; here’s where you can pick up plants in Long Beach

Cheantay Jensen

In Long Beach, at least 4 different indoor plant shops have opened up within the last year.

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Jun 7 2021 5:26 pm
  • small business

Bluff Park plant shop Planted LB offers plants ‘you won’t find in other places’

Cheantay Jensen

The new plant shop in Bluff Park opened for business May 30.

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Dec 17 2020 4:33 pm
  • small business

Plantiitas plant shop provides ‘a space of healing’ during pandemic

Asia Morris

“I think for a lot of people, we found solace in taking care of plants.”

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Dec 9 2020 2:33 pm
  • small business

Six holiday gifting ideas sure to bring cheer to you and local small businesses

Asia Morris

A handful of gift ideas and/or places to find great gifts showcasing local creativity, and items you can’t find anywhere else.

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