PHOTO by ROSHEILA ROBLES
Sure, our much-loved Portfolio Coffeehouse might have a myriad of mochas, lattes and other coffee bean-based bastions of pleasure, but what if you’re looking to get off the java train for a little while? Look no further than the Orange Delight, a refreshing treat that lives up to its . . . [...]

One final, private screening with Art Theater owner Howard Linn

PHOTO by RUSS ROCA
For a man whose life has been spent showing some of our most intelligent films—The Conversation, Last Exit to Brooklyn, The Little Thief, Less Than Zero—the Art Theater’s owner Howard Linn doesn’t talk much about the movies he’s seen. But then Linn, who [...]

Fourth Street just keeps getting more and more restaurants (we already previwed Kafe Neo–more on that soon) and now there’s another: 212 Bistro.
212 fills in for what once was Hotspot Cafe–and it does so pretty well. The renovated interior is a cool blue cut up by sandy-colored stone. There’s even a framed print of Picasso’s [...]

Stop me if you think that you’ve heard this one before
It’s interesting how the news sometimes gets out–and out and out and out.
On Sunday, the New York Times published a story on Long Beach’s vintage furnishings district on Fourth Street, otherwise known as Retro Row. Our comrades at Portfolio informed us on Monday–and we informed [...]