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The City of Long Beach unveiled its proposed plans for its first LGBTQ+ Cultural District. The improvements along the Broadway corridor use placemaking, public art, and historical recognition in an attempt to create a welcoming gateway. And with it, celebrates Long Beach’s rich q***r legacy.

Long Beach unveils plans for LGBTQ+ Cultural District | Longbeachize The City of Long Beach unveiled its proposed plans for its first LGBTQ+ Cultural District. The improvements along the Broadway corridor use placemaking, public art, and historical recognition in an attempt to create a welcoming gateway. And with it, celebrates Long Beach’s rich q***r legacy. Centr...

Tokyo Noir—the obsessed-with-ice, industry-centered speakeasy behind El Barrio Cantina on 4th Street—is officially altering its menu: It will welcome nine new cocktails this Friday, June 19.

Reflecting the summer while tying in Japanese, Korean, and other Asian flavors, lead barman Kevin Lee once again showcases why Tokyo Noir is one of our city’s finest purveyors of cocktails.

Long Beach's premier speakeasy, Tokyo Noir, unveils new cocktails | Longbeachize Long Beach speakeasy Tokyo Noir is officially altering its menu: It will welcome nine new cocktails this Friday, June 20.

The vacant lot at 402 Atlantic Ave. in Downtown Long Beach could look very different. Currently used as a parking lot, the former Mobil gas station site could be home to a seven-story, 82-unit apartment complex.

Refreshingly, the design is a step away from the many redundant, boring buildings that have made their way across the city.

82-unit residential development proposed for vacant lot at 402 Atlantic | Longbeachize Currently used as a parking lot, the former Mobil gas station site could be home to a seven-story, 82-unit apartment complex.

The inflatable water parks are back, Long Beach—and they're open until Labor Day, Sept. 7, 10AM to 7PM daily.

Inflatable water playgrounds are now open in Long Beach waters | Longbeachize Known as a Wibit in Long Beach, the inflatable, floating water parks will yet again come June 13 and running through Sep. 1.

It is with great pride that we announce Long Beach Food Scene Week 2026 will kick off Friday, July 31, through Sunday, Aug. 10. And, with it, will feature the city’s best restaurants, bars, coffee shops, and pop-ups as—for the first time ever—we have over 100 spaces that have confirmed their participation for the fourth iteration of the annual celebration.

From tasting menus and first-time-ever items to exclusive dishes and offerings—we even have Joe Jost’s participating—this LBFSW is going to be unlike any other.

Over 100 restaurants to participate in Long Beach Food Scene Week 2026 | Longbeachize Over 100 restaurants, bars, bakeries, and coffee shops will partake in Long Beach Food Scene Week 2026, July 31 through Aug. 9.

Lotta food news in this week’s Intel update, including the closure of a four-decade old pizzeria, the coming of KBBQ to Bixby Knolls, Zarape scoring its full liquor license (finally), Wild Chive shifting to coffee service, and more.

Eat well, be kind.

Long Beach Food Scene Intel: Korean BBQ coming to BK; Avenue 3 Pizza closes; more | Longbeachize Long Beach Food Scene Intel is a series from Brian Addison that will recap food news throughout the city, both big and small.

Slao—the pop-up gastro-molecular steakhouse that first premiered earlier this year at Partake Collective in Downtown Long Beach—is back.

After previously collaborating with Chef Maxwell Pfeiffer, the man currently heading Sky Room at the Fairmont Breakers, on that earlier iteration of Slao, Domingo is now stepping out on his own, bringing some of the most wildly inventive dishes to grace Long Beach tabletops.

Slao—the high-end, gastro-molecular steakhouse concept—returns to Long Beach | Longbeachize Slao—the pop-up gastro-molecular steakhouse that first premiered earlier this year at Partake Collective in Downtown Long Beach—is back.

Best new patio, Long Beach? We think so.

Smog City Heights—the Cal Heights kitchen and patio from the brewers of Torrance-based Smog City—finally has its alcohol license after months of bureaucratic battles. And with it, owner Laurie Porter and kitchen head Chef Jeff Lustre hope that the neighborhood and surrounding city will come out to one of Cal Heights’s most unique dining and drinking spaces.

After uphill battle, Smog City Heights is ready to serve beer, grub, and vibes | Longbeachize Smog City Heights—the Cal Heights kitchen and patio from the brewers of Torrance-based Smog City—is finally ready to show itself off.

Bixby Provisions is bringing back pre-pandemic vibes with its gastropubby inaugural menu. Having opened just a few weeks ago, owner Björn Risse wants one thing: For folks to come in and explore the menu.

Spanning an international-fusion, gastropub-style menu—blood orange and beet salads and lobster mac’n’cheese sit next to tacos and spring rolls—the space is meant to feel lived in. And, most importantly, Bixby Provisions is for the neighborhood.

Bixby Provisions aims to be the community hangout of Bixby Knolls | Longbeachize Bixby Provisions in Long Beach is bringing back pre-pandemic vibes with its approachable, gastropubby inaugural menu.

One of Baja California’s most celebrated taco institutions, the Michelin-recognized Tacos El Franc, is bringing a taste of Tijuana to the Los Angeles waterfront before officially opening its newest SoCal outpost at San Pedro’s West Harbor development.

They will host a series of pop-ups at the emerging development across multiple days this July.

Famed Tijuana taquería Tacos El Franc to preview future San Pedro home with pop-up | Longbeachize One of Baja California's most celebrated taco institutions, Tacos El Franc, is bringing a taste of Tijuana to the Los Angeles waterfront.