"I love food trucks, I have to go out to Hollywood or near LAX to get my fix!" shares Mayra H. "Why…

 It is no secret that the Long Beach youth love to skate. There are a few skate parks here and there, but on Satuday, July 23rd, Freedom to Ride; Skate Jam BBQ brought out some of the city's skate life to Bixby Park (which is nowhere near Bixby Knolls).

 With a live DJ, Long Beach Skate, free hotdogs, and the summer sun in the LBC, how could this not be a fun event?  

 There…

 Congratulations to all of the class of 2011! After the celebrations are done and the summer comes to an end, one question that should have been on the students’ mind throughout their senior year was, “Where am I going to school next…

 Lucha libre is a Mexican wrestling style that evolved from a Greco-Roman wresting and has been popular in Mexico since as early as the 1930's. Lucha libre means "free wrestling" in spanish, and from watching a fight or two, you can see that this wrestling style is about as free as you can get. Don't get it…

 The 8th annual Ink-n-Iron festival went down this weekend from Friday, June 10th-12th. This is no county fair, it boasted 35+ live bands, tatto artists from all around the world, Pin-up pagents, pole dancers, burlesque shows, classic hot rods and rat rods, tattoo contests, and tons of other fun activities all being…

Some of you might have checked out a video that asked people "What's a Greaser?" Well there were many different definitions to people from all walks of life. Well this time, the question isn't what a greaser is, it's…

 When is the last time you truly heard an inspirational story? What about one in your own back yard? Well Citylifers, let me introduce you to Jermaine Subia, a 24 year old Long Beach local. Jermaine was born in Texas, but his family moved out to Long Beach…

What is the first thing that comes to mind when the phrase "mental health center" is mentioned? To me, it paints a picture of padded rooms and people screaming in strait jackets, long hallways and…

 How important is education to you? How important is your child’s education? Well for an estimated 500+ people who showed up to the…

 We all see how bad the school budget is; thousands of teachers being laid off, millions of dollars being cut, and the ones paying the price are today’s youth. What can we do to help the cause?

 Well Tuesday, May 24^th 2011 there will be a rally at 20 different locations across California. This rally is being organized by…

 Legs throbbing, heart pumping, brow sweaty, and out of breath; this is what a large group of people call fun on Thursday night.

 Obviously, I’m talking about bike riding.

 Thursday nights, at 8:30pm, a diverse group of Long Beach locals meet up at Pizza…

 The new issue of City Magazine dropped 5/12/11. What is City Magazine? It is the…

 You know how there are trends that seem to hit every now and then and become popular, but theres no obvious reason why? Well, for a few years now, a trend that has been snowballing is rave scene. Raves have never really gone away, but surprisingly rave parties are begining to slowly pop up in Long…

  Living in Long Beach is great; the beach is down the street, there's a small pocket of just about any group of people you can think of, and the weather is the envy of the nation. What happens though, when you run across the wrong person at night? Better yet, what if you encounter a robber?  Unfortunately, crime is a part of any city. So what would you do if someone were to try and rob you?



 Sure, most guys would say something like "I'd elbow the guy in the face, and…

 What were you doing as a senior in high school; a part time job, playing sports, maybe having a girl friend? What about starting your own clothing company that racks up a few thousand dollars of profit a month with a couple of your closest friends? Well the guys at…

 Are you ready for the Ink n Iron festival? In a nut shell; if youre into classic cars, tattoos, pole dancers, pin-ups, live rock music, beer, and thousands of people who love those things as well...then this is the place for you! Ink-n-Iron is a tradition in Long Beach…

The Taming of the Shrew. This classic Shakespeare play has hit the Long Beach Playhouse, directed by Gregory Cohen, but with a Western…

 The other day, I was having breakfast in a small restaurant in Bixby Knolls when the server came to my table and said that there might be some slight rattleing in about half an hour. Sure enough, a little while later, it felt like if one of those cars with too much bass was parked outside but there was no…