FEATURE
You Say It’s Our Birthday? It’s Your Birthday Too, Yeah
The past 12 months were an Aquarian cycle of temporal delights, coinciding with the launch of the paper you hold in your hands. In 52 issues, we’ve served Long Beach with a song of itself—a weekly song about great bands and restaurants, swinging bars, remarkable architecture, and, sure, the idiosyncratically wonderful. Hit rewind, and remember with us all the news that fit into the pages of The District Weekly, Vol. 1.

NEWS
First Loud, Then Quiet
A Long Beach State prof says Jews hate white America, and are using Mexicans to destroy it. Where’s the outrage? Will Swaim reports. Also, slum futures in this week’s Control Z.

MUSIC
Supersuckers
Chris Ziegler takes this anniversary opportunity to tout tomorrow’s local bands today and then digs the Supersuckers’ trip on the way out.

ART
The Cabaret 2008: Rock the Boat
Dinner theater and Cabaret and it’s on a boat and you board it behind P.F. Chang’s? Surely, you jest. Also, Women of Troy at Cal State Long Beach’s Studio Theatre.

FOOD+DRINK
Café Ambrosia
Chesney Higgins takes on Café Ambrosia’s new vegan page and Kevin Ferguson grabs some sit-and-stay pizza. Also, Brigid McGuire sips on a Gobstopper Martini and Blottery.

DEPT. OF COMMERCE
The Kids Are Alright
Ellen Griley braves the recession at The Kids Are Alright then cashes in some credit at Tiffany & Co.

FILM
Street Kings
Our thoughts on Street Kings and Smart People.

SHELTER
Top ’O the World, Ma
Dan and Peggie Peterson’s penthouse apartment in the historic Insurance Exchange Building once had a boxing ring in its living room, and a gym in the kitchen. All this and terra cotta too.