By Erica Beebe HOW WE GOT HERE My great-great-grandmother brought my great-grandfather and his brother to Long Beach in 1914. They came...

By Monique Garcia | Photos by Monique Kuhlman Prompted by a reader request, last year we asked our LB908 Instagram community where we...

By John Grossi | Photos by Monique Kuhlman Last issue, we introduced the Long Beach Rescue Mission (LBRM), a non-government affiliated,...

By John Grossi | Photos by Monique Kuhlman Remember the holidays? You put on a “Christmas Classics” playlist on Spotify and decorated...

By John Grossi THE PERFECT PLACE TO MEET! Belmont Shore is the perfect place to meet with your friends, family, dates and colleagues....

By Laura Graves Smith HOW WE GOT HERE Both my sets of great grandparents came to Long Beach before WWI. On my mom’s side, my great...

By Kathleen Mest | Illustrations by Tiana Prince Long Beach is rich in history, diversity, and culture. Here is a list of resources,...

By Juliette Mahoney HOW WE GOT HERE In 1913, my great, great, great grandfather, George Garner, and his wife Mary moved to Long Beach,...

By JeanMarie VanDine | Photos by Alexiz Gomez So —you think you know the LBC? Have you been to our city’s Cambodia Town? This part of...

By Kathleen Mest | Photos by Monique Kuhlman The popularity of the documentary Donut King introduced many of us to a new American Dream...

By Joseph Cerulle HOW WE GOT HERE My family came here in 1936 from Providence, RI, in search of work. It was a time of depression, and...

By John Grossi | Photos by Monique Kuhlman This spring, Bethany School (Preschool-8th grade) is inviting all alumni to join them in a...

By John Grossi COME HERE WHEN YOU HAVE NO CLASS The 49rs tavern is under new ownership and will preserve the tradition of the old school...

By John Grossi A TASTE OF MICHAEL’S ON NAPLES AT HOME While nothing will taste quite like an award-winning dish of handrolled cavatelli...

By John Grossi LONG BEACH CLOTHING CO. CELEBRATING ITS 20th YEAR ANNIVERSARY Long Beach Clothing Co., the original Long Beach branded...

By Kathleen Mest | Photos by Alexiz Gomez As a Filipino immigrant myself, my parents wanted their children to assimilate to our new home...

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...

By Sarah Teran | Photos by Monique Kuhlman In 2006, six teachers at Patrick Henry Elementary School came together through their love of...

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...

By Kathleen Mest | Photos by Monique Kuhlman and Alexiz Gomez El Burrito Grill owner, José Diaz, is from a restaurant family. His parents...