Long Beach
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Favorite things I’m eating right now in Long Beach: July 2024
Bluefin toro crudo from Seal Beach Fish Co. Missed out on Brian Addison’s Favorite Things of past? We got you covered—just click here. Too many years back, I wrote a very self-indulgent listicle that was about so-called “essential” Long Beach dishes; dishes that I loved and could depend on as long as that place existed—and I wrote it because there’s something so elemental and useful about a specific great dish at a specific place. It was less about some grander proclamation than it was about, “This is just great food.”
Mega Millions ticket worth $540,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - Feeling lucky? As the nation awaits the $279 million Mega Millions lottery winner, someone in California may be a half-million dollars richer. According to California Lottery's website late Friday night, a ticket worth $548,195 was sold at a Vons on North Figueroa Street in the Eagle Rock neighborhood of Los Angeles.
Long Beach pasta is having a beautifully carby renaissance—here are the essentials
The creation and serving of Long Beach pasta in-house by new and old restaurants is having a handmade renaissance. Seasonal menus are overriding sterile, never-gonna-change menus. Shapes are going beyond spaghetti and penne and into the sopressini and paccheri. Style and sauces are moving beyond your nonna’s marinara and into the downright SoCal grasp of worldly palates.
Seal Beach Fish Co. is the sole line-caught seafood restaurant in the region
Our neighbor to the south has some hidden gems worth exploring—Koi immediately comes to mind. So does the classic Mahe. But few are as unique as the Seal Beach Fish Co. In fact, it is the only line-caught seafood restaurant in the entire region. And with it, brings us...
Sink Your Teeth into Long Beach Burger Week, Local Delights and Community Spirit on the Menu
Long Beach is gearing up to fully embrace its burger culture with the return of Long Beach Burger Week, which commences this Sunday and lasts until July 28. In a generous lead-up to this gastronomic celebration, more than two dozen local restaurants are joining forces to offer an array of burger specials, with prices ranging from budget-friendly $5 deals to more indulgent $25 creations, as reported by LB Post. Not content to just serve the bipedal residents of Long Beach, select restaurants such as Jimmy E’s Bar & Grill and The Attic are also crafting $5 burgers for canine companions.
Things to do in Long Beach: Museum exhibits, outdoor concerts, movies in the park and more!
There’s another week of warm summer days ahead, and there’s plenty of events to enjoy outdoors, including an eco-conscious celebration on Saturday, skating session on Sunday and a bevy of concerts and movie screenings in local parks. Dog lovers can practice asanas with their pups on Friday morning,...
The pandemic couldn’t stop this community chili cook-off; the North Long Beach competition is back
The event was the first since COVID-19 put a three-year pause on the competition. The post The pandemic couldn’t stop this community chili cook-off; the North Long Beach competition is back appeared first on Long Beach Post.
Batman helps save the animals of Long Beach
Batman’s LBMS Animal Rescue Foundation is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization dedicated to helping animals in need throughout Long Beach. Rescue partners, along with the Long Beach Police Department Animal Control Division, and local veterinarians offer care to the stray animals of Long Beach, as well as no-cost or low-cost vet services to Long Beach residents who are pet owners. These services include microchipping, vaccinations, and spay/neuter surgeries for animals that are adoptable through the Long Beach Animal Control program.
'A slap in the face.' Eviction notices issued to horse stall renters at OC Fair Equestrian Center
Horse owners and trainers operating out of OC Fair and Event Center's Equestrian facilities are trying to figure out what to do next after being served eviction notices last month."The eviction notice was a bit of a slap in the face that negotiations weren't really on the table," Connected Equine's head trainer, Macki Hamblin, said.Hamblin houses six houses at the OC Fair and Event Center's equestrian facility. She also partners with nonprofits.Connected Equine is an equestrian training program in Newport Beach that offers training, lessons, clinics and show coaching.Hamblin said the eviction will disband the equestrian program as well as...
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