Music

• Hip-Hop
• _instagram

3 hours ago

‘Before I got shot, I was a square’: Rocc’s Long Beach past produces raw ‘Community Service’

by Josh Chesler    in Music

Garon “Rocc” Harden evolved from rhyming in the passenger seat of his cousin’s car to releasing "Community Service", one of the most raw and honest hip-hop records to come out of Long Beach in recent memory.

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Life

• Martin Luther King Jr Day

16 hours ago

IN PICTURES: Long Beach’s 31st annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day parade

by Bill Alkofer    in Life

The 31st annual MLK parade had 89 entries. including schools, politicians and clubs that took a mile-long route to the park named after the civil rights leader.

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Food

• restaurant closure

January 18, 2019

HashTag Burgers in Bixby Knolls closes after three years of business

by Brian Addison    in Food

After three years of serving the Bixby Knolls community outlandish takes on the almighty burger, HashTag Burgers has closed its doors.

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Pets

• Pet Post

January 18, 2019

Meet Staycee Dains, the new shelter director of Long Beach Animal Care Services

by Kate Karp    in Pets

Dains is the current director of the San Jose Animal Care Center. She was selected from a pool of applicants and will start her job in Long Beach at a yet undetermined date in the near future.

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Music

• Album debut
• _instagram

January 17, 2019

Josh Fischel lives on through The Fiction’s ‘Quixotic’, which debuts Saturday at DiPiazza

by Esther Kang    in Music

This Saturday, nearly 10 years after its original conception and two years after the death of Josh Fischel, The Fiction will release its debut album “Quixotic” at DiPiazza.

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Food

• Belmont Shore

January 17, 2019

French bakery O Gourmet to take over former Babette’s Feast space

by Brian Addison    in Food

Shortly following the announcement that Babette's Feast closed up shop in the Shore, Orange County-based French bakery Ô Gourmet will take over the space to open its second location.

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Arts & Culture

• san pedro

January 17, 2019

San Pedro’s Battleship Iowa announces $19M expansion and new museum

by Asia Morris    in Arts & Culture

A museum dedicated to the United States Navy Surface Fleet will be a major part of Battleship Iowa Museum's expansion.

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Arts & Culture

• The 7
• things to do

January 16, 2019

The 7: Things to do in Long Beach this weekend

by Asia Morris    in Arts & Culture

This week's "The 7" is jam-packed with live music events Thursday through Saturday and a couple chill Sunday happenings.

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Food

• restaurant closure

January 15, 2019

Peet’s Coffee in Belmont Shore to close Jan. 25 after serving for over a decade

by Brian Addison    in Food

Longtime caffeine staple Peet's Coffee & Tea shop in Belmont Shore will be closing up shop on Jan. 25 according to a notice inside the shop.

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Food

• Belmont Shore
• _instagram

January 15, 2019

Long Beach Tap House to open in Belmont Shore (alcoholic shakes and vegan burgers included)

by Brian Addison    in Food

The Long Beach Tap House, a new concept from the original owner of the Five O'Clock Wine Bar in Alamitos Bay Landing, will take over the space previously occupied by Tavern on 2 in Belmont Shore.

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