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Local vendors could get a leg up on city contracts under proposed changes to Long Beach procurement process
Local vendors vying for City contracts could have a leg up over nonlocal vendors under new changes requested…
March 2, 2022
This jazzy Long Beach sno-ball shop brings Big Easy cool to SoCal
Walking into Fluffy’s Sno-Balls on Long Beach Boulevard is like stepping into the French Quarter of New Orleans…
February 24, 2022
This Orange County birria restaurant hopes to make a splash in North Long Beach
North Long Beach will soon be home to acclaimed Orange County birria restaurant La Super Birria. The restaurant…
February 15, 2022
This Signal Hill studio specializes in repurposed wine bottle candles
Soy wax and wine bottles—that’s the unlikely combination that has led Keri Palustre’s business for the last seven…
February 3, 2022
‘We needed a voice’: Local nonprofit forms Long Beach’s first Beauty and Barber Association
In April 2020, Shirin Senegal called nearly 100 barber and beauty shops in Long Beach. Ryan Grier, owner…
Ten Mile Brewing Company to host Sip and Shop event Saturday
With less than a week left before Christmas, Ten Mile Brewing Company is hosting a Christmas Sip and…
December 17, 2021
The Hangout offers a relaxing take on the shopping experience and yes, it comes with wine
On the busy 4th Street corridor stands The Hangout, a one-stop shop offering anything from housewares to books…
December 16, 2021
This Bixby shop is fueled by generations of love for children’s toys
As patrons enter the realm of make-believe that is Pixie Toys, they are welcomed by a colorful sea…
December 16, 2021
This California Heights bakery offers handcrafted baked goods often made with local organic ingredients
Early in the morning, Shoshanah Abraham walks into her muraled shop and dips her hand into a silver…
November 4, 2021
Enter the realm of Songbird Boutique, the eccentric gift shop on Fourth Street
Orange and lilac paper lanterns and multi-colored butterflies welcome those traveling on Fourth Street into the quirky world…
October 21, 2021