It’s on: this morning at 10, Second District Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal and a cast of city folks will ceremonially begin the demolition of four vacant businesses near Acres of Books in the so-called Broadway Block, bounded by Third Street, Broadway, Long Beach Boulevard and Elm Avenue.

PHOTO by DANIEL DE BOOM
Much has been written about the imminent closing of Acres of Books with nary a mention of its neighbor on the corner, Jack’s Liquor & Deli. While the developers are still presumably trying to find a fit for that revered bookstore in their block-wide construction scheme, there is no place in [...]