Long Beach police find activity “of a sexual nature,” close The Basement for an evening

In a lurid development for the sedately bohemian East Village Arts District, The Basement nightclub was closed for the evening Saturday, March 15, after Long Beach Police vice detectives found patrons allegedly engaging in activity “of a sexual nature.”

The plan to create a pedestrian zone on one block of First Street in the East Village
A plan to close First Street to vehicle traffic between Elm and Linden Avenues in the East Village Arts District–creating a so-called pedestrian zone–got one of its first airings at Wednesday night’s East Village Association meeting, and the neighborhood [...]

The East Village Association–the group which helps run the East Village Arts District–will hold its monthly meeting at 7 tonight, at the Neighborhood Resource Center, 425 Atlantic Ave.