Culture

Mayor Bass Issues Directive to Create Jobs in L.A.’s Film and TV Industry

The enhanced executive directive orders city departments to cut regulations and streamline processes for the film and TV industry.

5 months ago

Annual Grant Opportunities Now Open at Arts Council for Long Beach

The Arts Council for Long Beach or ArtsLB announces this year’s annual grant opportunities. These grants are designed to support…

5 months ago

Long Beach Fires Up Flavor for 3rd Annual Barbecue Festival

May is National BBQ Month. Dozens of BBQ and other vendors will gather at Shoreline Aquatic Park for the two-day…

5 months ago

National Bloody Caesar Day

After 115 days of on-again, off-again tariffs and unpredictable executive orders, maybe we all could use a drink — and…

5 months ago

Hard Acts to Follow

The Sardine in San Pedro is the place to be to get the pulse of music scenes across genres and…

5 months ago

Maj. Gen. Gravett to Silent Americans

When I invited Gravett to the offices of Random Lengths last week to tape clips as part of our marketing…

5 months ago

One-time “reality TV” star shows real talent in one-woman play

I don’t know who the fuck Bekah Martinez is. Google says “Former TV personality” — The Bachelor, 2018. I can’t…

5 months ago

From Home to Table: LA County’s MEHKO Program Reaches 100-Permit Milestone, More to Come

MEHKOs are a new type of permitted retail food facility that allow individuals to legally prepare and sell meals directly…

5 months ago

“The Library of Maps” locates Long Beach Opera at a peak

We are on a ship at sea. The captain has just died. A new mapmaker has been born unto a…

5 months ago

Letters to the Editor: On Pope Francis, Sacred Grounds, and the Return of the San Pedro Library

Reflections on Pope Francis Being Jesuit trained, his mind and intellect were certainly intact It’s funny how the intellectuals are,…

5 months ago