RETAIL THAT REFLECTS CULTURE
By Kathleen Mest | Photos by Alexiz Gomez As a Filipino immigrant myself, my parents wanted their children to assimilate to our new home...
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Long Beach 908 Magazine Online
- Mar 20
- 3 min
LONG BEACH’S OLDEST, FAVORITE, TAVERN: JOE JOST’S
By John Grossi | Photos by Monique Kuhlman If you’re from Long Beach, or have lived here for at least a few years, your taste buds are...
- Mar 20
- 3 min
EXPLORING LATIN AMERICAN CULTURE THROUGH PATRICK HENRY ELEMENTARY’S BALLET FOLKLÓRICO
By Sarah Teran | Photos by Monique Kuhlman In 2006, six teachers at Patrick Henry Elementary School came together through their love of...
- Mar 20
- 1 min
March Restaurant Madness Bracket 2023!
Welcome to our 2023 Bracket! Who will win on this year's #roadtothefinalfork?? No one knows, but we do know it will be a lot of fun to...
- Feb 27
- 1 min
El Burrito Grill
By Kathleen Mest | Photos by Monique Kuhlman and Alexiz Gomez El Burrito Grill owner, José Diaz, is from a restaurant family. His parents...
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Arthur Murray Dance Centers
By Kathleen Mest | Photos by Monique Kuhlman and Alexiz Gomez For some, dancing can feel as awkward as a fish out of water, but Arthur...
- Feb 27
- 1 min
Cafe Lorel
By Kathleen Mest | Photos by Monique Kuhlman and Alexiz Gomez Freshly baked chocolate chip cookies and daily house-made soups… Owner and...
- Feb 27
- 3 min
Big Band Fun
By JeanMarie Van Din | Photos by Alexiz Gomez Some retirees find themselves nodding off midday in a Lazy Boy recliner while trying to...
- Feb 27
- 2 min
Friends Who Volunteer Together, Stay Together
By Monique Garcia | Photo by Alexiz Gomez "If a community comes together to help the community, all ships are raised.” - Kristen Cox,...
- Feb 20
- 4 min
Dog & Cat Meetups
By Gina Valencia | Photos by Alexiz Gomez Welcome to the Family! As any parent knows, bringing home a new member of the family changes...
- Feb 20
- 1 min
CorVETTED Car and Coffee Meetups Just For You!
By Monique Garcia | Photos Courtesy of Wolf’s Brew Attention car lovers! Maybe you want to find other people who understand why you would...
- Feb 20
- 3 min
Book Clubs
By Gina Valencia | Photo by Alexiz Gomez The Magic of Words A wise ‘doctor’ once wrote, “The more that you read, the more things you will...
- Feb 13
- 4 min
Teen Groups at the YMCA
By Gina Valencia | Photos Courtesy of the YMCA Get Out and Play! As mind blowing and fascinating as social media and the internet can be,...
- Feb 7
- 2 min
Love on the Water...Debi and Joe Bober
By John Grossi How They Met and First Date Debi, who had grown up in Long Beach her entire life, was tired of the singles scene and...
- Feb 6
- 2 min
An AIDS Walk to Remember...Lisa Gonzales-Burris and Maureen Gonzales-Burris
By John Grossi Lisa and Maureen met while at UC Irvine, when they were 18 and 22 respectively. They were part of a large circle of...
- Feb 6
- 3 min
From Graves into Gardens....Meet two Long Beach High School Sweethearts
By John Grossi How They Met and the First Date Val and Hector Olivares met through a youth group at the Greater Long Beach Church of...
- Feb 6
- 2 min
Papalucci’s and Pickled Eggs...Michelle and Jason Stone
By John Grossi Michelle was living in Huntington Harbor in the summer of 1998. Jason happened to drive down from Long Beach that fateful...
- Feb 6
- 1 min
A Date Worth Returning To, and Paying For...Jim Medina and Rick Brown
By John Grossi How They Met and First Date Rick and I met playing volleyball organized through The Center in Long Beach back in 1988,”...
- Feb 6
- 2 min
A Cliff May Rancho Romance...Margaret and Don Kennedy
By John Grossi Margaret remembers first hearing about “Donnie” Kennedy when she was in 6th grade at Cubberley. Her neighbor, who was in...
- Feb 6
- 2 min
A Legendary Blind Date...David and Susan Zanatta
By John Grossi In 1990, when both were in their 30s, David and Susan Zanatta were set up on a blind date by a mutual friend. It was the...
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