‘We’re gonna go out of business’: Independent restaurants organize for a stronger voice
“At this point, I’d be surprised if 50% of us survive this thing.”
Claim Jumper permanently closes Long Beach location
The massive surf-and-turf chain that had its beginnings in Los Alamitos in 1977.
City Council to consider plan to block numerous streets to auto traffic for street dining
More than 25 streets are proposed to be blocked to vehicle traffic in all 9 council districts to increase dining space for restaurants.
Construction start for 42-acre San Pedro Public Market pushed to 2021
Developers of the 42-acre San Pedro Public Market, the project taking over the area’s famed waterfront, have announced that they will push the groundbreaking to 2021 and an anticipated opening to 2022, following the continuation of the COVID pandemic.
‘You can’t disentangle them:’ City’s top health official discusses protests and COVID
The mass protests come at a diametric opposition to what the social mantra of the COVID pandemic has been: Stay inside as much as possible and certainly do not gather.
Long Beach looks to open streets for dining, recreation
“We have to create opportunities for them to expand.”
Bixby Park to see final round of rebuild of its northern parcel
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.
‘We’re just trying to survive:’ The Federal Bar to close Downtown location
After serving the Long Beach community for seven years, the massive restaurant and music venue space that is The Federal Bar in Downtown Long Beach will permanently shutter.
Fighting disparities in COVID spread, NAACP hands out masks to communities of color
The Long Beach branch of the NAACP dessiminated hundreds of masks today in order to fight against racial disparities in the spread.