Of all the melting pot cities in the country, I believe Long Beach is the most appropriate one to host a food truck fair. After all, Long Beach is widely known for its cultural diversity and food trucks are known to create fusion flair grub.

I’m talking Korean fried chicken, chimales,…

It is definitely summertime in the LBC, and many awesome upcoming SAM: Summer and Music events are happening all over downtown. 

This very progressive organization hosts multiple functions, like “Sundays in the Park with SAM” (SIPS), the recent…

photo by Timothy Dunham

“Beautiful displays of art along the boardwalk of the gorgeous downtown Long Beach Marina, surrounded by charming restaurants, bars, and a summer…

The Long Beach Roller Derby’s newest ladies, the Belmont Hot Broads, managed to win their debut bout on Friday against the Terminal Island Tootsies 100-97, proving their game is just as hot as their bright pink uniforms!

And despite the team’s newness, The Hot Broads definitely brought cheering fans,…

Some plays make you laugh, some make you cry. Some make you want to bring every teenager in the country to the next performance. Or at least “Dog Sees God, Confessions of a Teenage Blockhead” does.

As I watched the Long Beach Playhouse’s official…

I first noticed Micky Aldana’s finger-crocheted designs at a Downtown Long Beach Art Walk last fall. The bright colored yarn drew me in, but the many numerous cap designs is what made me purchase. There were probably over 20 crocheted hats in every color you can imagine and styles fitted for all. I ended up choosing…

I know you’ve seen these catchy little bike racks all over the city, but which is your favorite? Mine happens to be the heart-shaped rack and I've seen a few of them in different locations, but this one pictured is appropriately located outside of Broadway and Junipero's novelty gift shop,…

Monday afternoon, more than 100 children at Eastman Boys & Girls Club in Bixby Knolls were given free sweatshirts as educational encouragement, provided by Long Beach-based company, Rhyme University.

Specializing in graduation gear for young children, Rhyme University was developed by a gentleman…

If you didn’t get an invite to the dress rehearsal, or attend Friday night’s premiere of the Long Beach Shakespeare Company’s production of “Anna in the Tropics,” then you must put this play on your list of events to attend these upcoming…

Last Saturday night, the “An Elephant in the Room” fundraising soirée turned the 2^nd City Council Art Gallery into a Southeast-Asian haven of Asian-inspired art, food and entertainment.

Hosted by Long Beach couple …

“Geography has made us neighbors. History has made us friends. Economics has made us partners, and necessity has made us allies.”-John F Kennedy

These words spoken from a great American leader align greatly with the foundation of a very progressive Long Beach organization, the Catalyst Network…