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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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The 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. ...

Hey!  If you're into jazz and its preservation, which by the way is my most beloved musical genre, you might want to check out the Thurman Green Scholarship Jazz Brunch on August 5, 2007, at the Catalina Bar And Grill/6725 W. Sunset Blvd, Hollywood California.  There's a small donation of $15 that will go to a worthy cause.

Not only is the event a pleasant break from the norm, but also, ...

A restaurant has opened up in a very strange section of Los Angeles, on 2619 Wilshire Blvd. between Downtown and the Miracle Mile. You'll probably think you're in the wrong place. Even the sign is awkwardly hanging over the awning and doesn't seem to fit. But a few steps indoors and you're suddenly in another world. Through the club which starts hopping a bit later, past ...

Last night I went to an Italian restaurant right on the shore in Venice. Although a lot of people were queueing up outside, the waiting time wasn't that bad at all; we were seated within twenty minutes.
Not too bad when you know these people at C&O Trattoria in Venice have no free table ever.
Why that is?

Because C& O Trattoria lures tourists, beachgoers, locals and everybody else who's hungry into their ...

The Edison, tucked away in the boiler room of the Higgins Building on the corner of Main St. and Second St, is another hot spot that has opened up in recent months due to the boom in downtown LA. The entrance is tucked away in the alley and there is no sign flashing outside that is telling you that you are at the right place. I think that's ...

The Rainbow Bar & Grill is one of those legendary LA haunts that has been home to the debauchery of the likes of Led Zeppelin, Guns'n'Roses, and Aerosmith, to name a small few. Opened in 1972, it hit the Sunset Strip (Sunset just east of Doheny) as the '60s were giving way to the intense '70s.

The restaurant portion is so deliciously winding and Tudor-esque--it just screams of ...

Nightlife in the AREA

By: Matt Tucker

            If you are looking for the top "IT" spot in Los Angeles, as far as nightlife is concerned...look no further than SBE Group's AREA nightclub.  Located at 643 N La Cienega (the former home of Club Prey and I am sure countless other names before that), AREA resembles a 1970's airport terminal.  Complete with Formica and wood paneling throughout, this ...