Borrowing from the fine tradition of the original Spit and Argue Club, the speaker at tonight’s Beer & Politics is you. And you. And you
Tonight’s edition of Beer & Politics comes at a strange juncture in the year. The end of August is a low point, really: a punctuation between the end of summer and [...]

Rachel Potucek, the other side of Smolarcorp

PHOTO by HEATHER SWAIM
Rachel Potucek is so oriented toward the team she makes with Ryan Smolar in their company, Smolarcorp, that she very nearly declined to be interviewed without him. We insisted, and thought we’d prevailed, but guess who was the very first person she mentioned?
“Ryan and I were [...]

Could there be a new Morry’s of Naples in the offing?
Maybe.
Folks from Morry’s of Naples were downtown on Sunday, leading beer and wine education classes as part of this year’s University by the Sea.
And the establishment’s Managing Buyer Annie Rabin confirmed that, when Morry’s folk held a U-Sea planning session with event mastermind Ryan Smolar [...]

There’s no lack of culinary classes to fill up on at University by the Sea: crepe-making courtesy of the folks at La Muse Café, appetizer and wine pairing from the observant minds of Olives Gourmet Grocer, a lesson in mixology from the slingers at the Sky Room. But perhaps the most essential lesson will come [...]

University by the Sea has swordplay, punk rock, roller derby, beer and wine tastings—and, of course, the Romans. We’ll always have the Romans

IMAGE FROM ‘ISM: UNTITLED LOVE PROJECT’
This year’s University by the Sea festival, coming to downtown on Sunday, is the second ever, and organizers have considered the possibility of a sophomore jinx keeping people [...]

A real Hawaiian-style wedding, at a University by the Sea warm-up
Linda and Terry Eason were married nearly 25 years ago at 423 E. First St. in the East Village Arts District–but there they were again Tuesday morning in matching Hawaiian shirts,

Daniel deBoom took this shot on Pine Ave. during last weekend’s University by the Sea. Pay close attention.

University by the Sea: Too much to do downtown: Roman history taught by Mayor Bob Foster, an Art Deco walking tour, movie screenings in the recently unearthed Jergins Tunnel. It’s all the knowledge you can handle for a couple bucks—some of it’s free, too. Noon-9pm. $20; $10 for students; Free for students 12 and younger.
UNIVERSITY [...]

University by the Sea tries teaching Long Beach about itself–and the Romans, Che and crumping

JERGINS TUNNEL PHOTO COURTESY HISTORICAL SOCIETY OF LONG BEACH
You know how sometimes you’ll sit around your house all stoned, and you and your friends will have some amazing idea? Let’s go to the Vietnamese market and buy live catfish and put [...]