[This story appears courtesy of the Inland Empire Weekly]
Johnny Knoxville told him not to fake it.
So when Travis Pastrana attempts to break the world record for a long-distance jump in a rally car—and keep from ending up at the bottom of downtown Long Beach’s Rainbow Harbor—it’s going to be the real deal. No stunt doubles. [...]

But how much longer will the furor over Craig Beck’s Napa trip really last?
In the wake of last week’s revelations that Long Beach Redevelopment Agency head Craig Beck got a special deal on accommodations during a trip to Napa with powerful lobbyist Mike Murchison, the Press-Telegram reports this morning that Beck is under review, and [...]

Chalk It Up! Sidewalk Art Contest
Dozens of artists will be spending this Saturday sprawled out across El Dorado Park’s pavement as they take part in this yearly sidewalk chalk-art contest. You can enter the contest yourself if you call and register by the 24th. Sure, you’ll spend your entire Sunday trying to scrub all [...]

4th & Elm Natural Health Collective
Alex’s Bar – Live Entertainment
Alford’s English Gardens
Beachwood BBQ
Beauty and Wellness Day Spa
Bottoms Up Karaoke and Sports Bar
Brazilian Top Team
Career Academy of Beauty – 714-897-3010
Dream Jungle Tattoo
Frosted Cupcakery
Rhythm Lounge – Where World Rhythms Meet
Rowbics
So Cal Tattoo
Stephen Coates, DDS
Thai On Main
Tobacco Leaf

Alex’s Bar – Live Entertainment
Beachwood BBQ
Belmont Kidz
Bottoms Up Karaoke and Sports Bar
Dream Jungle Tattoo
Kendall Evans
Long Beach Rescue Mission
Panda Palace – Chinese Cuisine & Cocktail
Paradise Piano Bar
Rhythm Lounge – Where World Rhythms Meet
Salon Pop & Barber Shop
Sea View Optometric
Thai On Main
Tobacco Leaf

Alex’s Bar – Live Entertainment
Alford’s English Gardens
Beachwood BBQ
Beauty and Wellness Day Spa
Bottoms Up Karaoke and Sports Bar
Brazilian Top Team
Career Academy of Beauty – 714-897-3010
Dream Jungle Tattoo
Frosted Cupcakery
Grand Vision Foundation
Green Nurse Collective Inc.
Levels
Long Beach Business Services
Paradise Piano Bar
Rhythm Lounge – Where World Rhythms Meet
So Cal Tattoo
Stephen Coates, DDS
Tobacco Leaf

Alex’s Bar – Live Entertainment
Alford’s English Gardens
Beachwood BBQ
Beauty and Wellness Day Spa
Bottoms Up Karaoke and Sports Bar
Brazilian Top Team
Career Academy of Beauty – 714-897-3010
Dream Jungle Tattoo
Frosted Cupcakery
Le Yen Chinese Restaurant
Levels
Long Beach Rescue Mission
Panacea Health Care
Paradise Piano Bar
Rhythm Lounge – Where World Rhythms Meet
Rocks Cocktail Lounge
Shannon Allen Realtor
So Cal Tattoo
Tobacco Leaf

A new piece has emerged in Tom Dean’s puzzling plans for the Los Cerritos Wetlands area. The District Weekly has learned that a representative of the multi-millionaire developer’s Studebaker LLC showed up at Long Beach City Hall on Monday with a binder of full-color plans and filled out a permit to build a massive home improvement shopping [...]

Mayor Bob Foster’s extensive and ongoing tour of the city in search of voter support for Measure I—the $571-million parcel property tax measure he proposed in late July—will not include a public debate offered by the Long Beach Press Club.
Foster has declined an invitation to pro-and-con it with Terry Jensen, a former Redevelopment Agency board [...]

Ninth District Town Hall: Vice Mayor Val Lerch hosts a town hall meeting with Bob Foster. 6:30pm.
HOUGHTON PARK COMMUNITY ROOM 6301 Myrtle Ave, Long Beach 90805.
California, Seen: Landscapes of a changing California.
LONG BEACH MUSEUM OF ART 2300 E Ocean Blvd, Long Beach 90803. lbma.org.
Happy Hour: Discounts in the Back Room.
MORRY’S 5764 E Second St, Long [...]