Councilmember Jeannine Pearce’s proposal to streamline the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) process, making it more accessible for neighborhoods and affordable for businesses, was passed unanimously by the Long Beach City Council.
MADE in Long Beach seemed like it needed its own MADE in Long Beach—a more lucrative, more organized MADE—when a handful of its employees resigned and shut the doors on Friday.
Long Beach residents have just a few more months to wait for the opening of Olympix Fitness, the upscale boutique fitness center originally slated to open this month, according to business partners Jarrett Tooley and Kurt Schneiter.
About four years ago, Long Beach resident Jeff Boverman adopted a dog—a rescue dog that he called “puppy.” One fateful morning, he opened the door to his home to get equipment, and the dog escaped, running “helter skelter,” as Boverman put it.
One Year ago, Kidworks Children’s Center owner Dinuka Ranasinghe found herself at a crossroads: how could she provide the quality preschool and daycare environment desired for the business she’d owned since 2008, while also ensuring affordability for every parent and child her little school served? A phone call to Long Beach City College’s Small Business Development Center laid the groundwork for putting her business back on track, culminating in her recognition last week with the Sean Lumachi Rising Star Award, presented at the Long Beach Chamber’s annual Entrepreneur of the Year Awards and Luncheon.
Demitri “Jimmy” Loizides’ parents, both Greek Cypriot immigrants, moved to Long Beach from Zimbabwe in 1980 with three children and little more than $500.
Spinning, rooftop yoga, Crossfit and workouts with a view will all be afforded to members of the new Olympix Fitness, a 25,000 square foot new fitness facility located adjacent to Chuck’s Coffee Shop on the Belmont Shore stretch Ocean Boulevard. The gym, developed by the same people who created Berlin Bistro and the Temple Lofts, is slated to open in late summer 2016.
This week, Long Beach’s Pine Avenue welcomed a new boutique to its collection of restaurants, bars and shops. Streitfeld: A Handcrafted Boutique, has opened its doors to customers searching for a handmade, individualized approach to clothing.
In a conversation with the Post, Club Ripples owners John Garcia and Larry Hebert discussed the club’s history in Long Beach and its lasting legacy on the community.
Perhaps the possibility of an encounter with a reptile makes you a little skittish. But for Bryan Cho and the customers at his cozy shop, JTK Reptiles (2321 East Seventh Street), caring for a reptile as a pet is perfectly natural.
