Belmont Heights • Long Beach Post

March 27, 2018

After Years of Talks, Long Beach’s Red Car Greenway in Belmont Heights Finally Opens to Public

by Brian Addison in Parks & Public Real Estate

Renderings courtesy of the City of Long Beach. Photos by Greg Santucci. Fenced off for well over a decade, the 3.7-acre expanse of land that sits just west of Park Avenue at 4th Street was once the right-of-way for...

Food

March 19, 2018

Mini-Renaissance on Redondo with Happy Cow Kitchen, Flamin’ Curry, and Coffee Pop Up

by Brian Addison in Food

A Long Beach-centric infusion of retail with food is invading Redondo.

Opinion, Streets & Urban Design

August 27, 2017

Long Beach, Stop Screaming at What You Don’t Know—This Is Actually a Really Great Intersection

by Brian Addison in Opinion, Streets & Urban Design

Above: the new roundabout at 6th and Park. This, Long Beach, is a really great intersection at 6th and Park, appropriate for the neighborhood its in. It really wasn’t news for me. They’ve been doing this already—Vista and Ximeno...

Parks & Public Real Estate

July 26, 2017

Rock the Boat, Long Beach: Inside the Colorado Lagoon Model Boat Shop

by Baktaash Sorkhabi in Parks & Public Real Estate

This post is part of our inaugural Park Week Series: Long Beach is for Park Lovers. This week, we will be celebrating parks and open space in the city and beyond. To see all posts for this series, click here....

Food

March 14, 2017

Long Beach Foodie Update: More Vegan Options Coming, Including LA’s The Grain Cafe and Vegan Monte Cristos

by Brian Addison in Food

Above: Wild Chive Vegan Brunch at Portfolio. Photo courtesy of Stacy Michelson. The Vegan Revolution continues in Long Beach: following the announcement of Seabirds coming to 4th St. and Rainbow Juice’s opening their first restaurant endeavor in DTLB, vegans...

Food

December 13, 2016

Locally Roasted: Long Beach Is Becoming SoCal’s Premiere Haven of Caffeination

by Brian Addison in Food

Photos by Brian Addison. Coffee is never just coffee—and Long Beach has a storied history and relationship with the almighty coffee bean. True Beans Roasters, attempting to separate itself from the dark roasting tactics of the original Long Beach...

Real Estate

October 15, 2014

IN PICTURES: Belmont Heights Baroque Enclave Hits Market for $1.925M

by Brian Addison in Real Estate

At first glance, the house at 3702 E 1st St. that just went on the market doesn’t look like much: hidden behind tall shrubbery and a brown fence, a flat, mid-century modern roof peeks above. One would assume the...

Small Business

May 5, 2014

Prism Boutique Brings Chic Shopping to Belmont Heights

by Brian Addison in Small Business

Dayna Mance, like many Millenials, saw a chance in Belmont Heights: the chance to, in her early 30s, open her own boutique dedicated to all-female fashion and jewelry.

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