The Trust for Public Land has released its annual ParkScore list: Long Beach had fallen out of the Top 20, going from 18 to 23 in this year’s rankings.
Ryan Choura, who would have been using his equipment to set up for Coachella, is instead building parklets for local restaurants.
“We have to create opportunities for them to expand.”
With limited capacity, restaurants will need to find ways to expand seating while respecting social distancing.
The first phase of Bixby Park’s revamp of its northernmost parcel of land has formally begun and will be completed in August of this year, according to the office of Councilmember Jeannine Pearce.
Robert Garcia, who recently announced plans to expand dining space for restaurants, hosted a group of 15 to hear what they need as talks about reopening begin.
Studio One Eleven will test a model at Romeo Chocolates and The Pie Bar, downtown.
We need to rethink our space—and the endless strips of asphalt that typically accommodate our need for speed and places to park our cars can easily host hundreds of diners at safe distances.
Construction workers have broken ground on a 40-unit development at the southeast corner of Magnolia Avenue and Pacific Coast Highway that will cater specifically to those who are at risk for or currently experiencing homelessness.
Nearly a sixth of all Long Beach households are severely cost-burdened—meaning they spend 50% or more of their income on rent or mortgages—according to data released by SmartAsset.
The Long Beach City Council approved an environmental impact report that would push forward the long-awaited plan to replace the Shoemaker Bridge that connects the 710 freeway to Downtown Long Beach.
Little Brass and The Grand are now in a 180-day exclusive negotiating window with the city to possibly takeover three vacant buildings in El Dorado Park.
Echoing the sets of previous data, the Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim metro is the sixth-worst area in the nation when it comes to commute times for its citizens.
More parking is coming to Downtown Long Beach: the Planning Commission has formally approved the construction of a parking garage that will add 297 spots.
The Governor’s Highway Safety Association used preliminary data to estimate that 6,590 pedestrians were killed on U.S. roads in 2019—the highest number in more than 30 years.
Permit applications have been submitted for a 14-unit creative residential development, part of developer Shaheen Sadeghi’s multi-parcel development.
The study found that 39.9% of traffic deaths in Long Beach involved speeding, which is above the national average of 27.7%.
