FEATURE
Notes From the Underground
Theo Douglas talks to the men who are opening The Cellar and Quenton’s, a new blues club and Southern restaurant in the same building downtown.

NEWS
Talent Scouts
Dave Wielenga reports that the Chamber of Commerce is scouting club owner Josh Lowenthal to replace embattled Long Beach Unified School District trustee Michael Shane Ellis. Also: perpetual writers’ strike in Vector Control and Criminy!

MUSIC
Create (!)
Chris Ziegler eats cheese enchiladas with Create (!) and slows down to rap with Twista.

ART
A Feminine Ending
Rebecca Schoenkopf watches Sarah Treem’s new play at South Coast Repertory. And Theo Douglas visits Damion Silver’s new exhibit at DDR Projects.

FOOD+DRINK
Siem Reap
Miles Clements bites off some steak skewers in Cambodia Town and Ayn Imperato eats vegetarian at Wok-n-Roll. Also Blottery and Katy Davidson welcoming the burgeoning fogginess in Drink of the Week.

DEPT. OF COMMERCE
Long Beach Outdoor Antique Mall
Jim Hall looks past the eye candy and finds the deals. Plus a makeover in a box in Buy Curious.

FINE PRINT
Bike Boulevard Babble-on
Russ Roca thought a bike-friendly First Street would be loved by all. He was wrong.

FILM
Mad Money
We review Mad Money and 27 Dresses—two movies we might just hate.