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he years have quietly slipped by much as the boats now do past the windows of McKenna’s by the Bay. McKenna’s is not a new name to Long Beach. It was in the early 70’s and late 80’s that the original McKenna’s was making friends in what is now the Claim Jumper.John Faber, a Long Beach native, (Wilson class of ’56) was/is the past and present owner. McKenna’s ...

The time that I spent living in Hawaii gave me a deep appreciation for the ways in which fresh fish can be prepared. It has to do with, not only the freshness of the basic product, but the reverence in which it is treated. In the cultural mixing pot that is Hawaii, all have this same serious approach to fish.

Similarly, my life in Seattle was all about great seafood. Feasting ...

This past December marked the 10th anniversary of what has become a behemoth in the food and beverage industry, The Yard House. Long Beach is still home to the flagship operation but 15 other stores in 6 states now join it.

What is it about this concept that produces gross revenues estimated to be in the vicinity of $115 million a year? One could certainly point to their upscale designs ...

Mention the name "Wine Country" to most Californians and they immediately envision the area just north of San Francisco comprised of the three counties of Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino. Without a doubt, this area has been the epicenter of California's emergence as a world-class producer of outstanding wine for the past 40 years.

But, It would be a grievous error to assume that this is the ONLY "Wine Country" in California. ...

Long Beach, California is a city that used to apologize for it self. Once home to one of the largest U.S. Navy bases and Naval shipyards in the world as well as McDonnell-Douglas Aircraft and also often referred to as “Iowa by the sea”, Long Beach is currently home to over 600,000 residents. Where the downtown district once was crowded with sailors and merchant seamen from around the globe, sophisticated ...

Leonardo daVinci has often been described as the archetype of the Renaissance man, an individual whose seemingly infinite curiosity was rivaled only by his powers of invention. For those of epicurean tastes, for those with a restless passion for discovery, or for those enchanted by the limitless possibilities of creativity and design, daVinci Ristorante in Long Beach is a bold new oasis in a desert ...

The Easter Parade has long been a holiday tradition in film and on the east coast, but seldom do we see one in California. But this year, Belmont Shores is orchestrating a unique Easter Parade that’s strictly for the dogs.

On April 8, Easter Sunday, the Haute Dog organization will be hosting an Easter Parade & Pet Adoption Fair along the streets of ...

Are you looking for something different to do at night? Do you find yourself terribly bored between St. Patrick’s Day and Easter? Then watching the running of the grunion’s for you.

A lot of people think grunion are urban myths like “snipes” of the eponymous hunt, which is a hoax perpetrated upon the hapless. But grunion are real, and between March 19 ...

Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day in style and tradition with the Queen Mary Pub Crawl.

That’s right, it’s everything you love about this day of Irish national pride and patriotic drinking, without the storied Irish guilt.  And it’s all happening this March 17!

Beginning at 1:00 p.m., an old English double-decker bus will shuttle groups of revelers to Long Beach’s top four Irish pubs ...

The barbershops of the 20th century have become the bygone relics of Americana, nostalgic symbols of our country's unique past to be entered into the annals of our cultural history. Most men and women now visit unisex hair salons for their hair care and beauty needs. But the rich history of the barbershop should not be lost on new generations or commoditized for ...