Tanaka Park is one of those parks that’s in the cut. It’s that one park that always has at least one person there, but it’s rarely ever packed. It’s that park that you pass by and most likely choose not to go inside because you probably get sketchy vibes from it. Follow your heart, passerby. … [Read more…]
Anyone who lives in the hood knows that the hood has the best local food joints; it’s something that the locals take pride in because they know that its very much a thing that is exclusive to their area. Oftentimes restaurants like this can be hole-in-the-walls and inconspicuous, but Fantastic Burgers serves as an outlier … [Read more…]
The Metro Station serves as one of the primary methods of public transportation for Long Beach locals. Stretching from downtown Long Beach all the way to inner depths of Los Angeles, the railway sees a massive number of commuters daily. Because of this, it becomes an integral part of life; students travel between cities to … [Read more…]
Last year, as a freshman who lived on campus in the Los Cerritos dormitories, my friends and I quickly learned the bus routes for Long Beach Transit to different places off campus, since none of us had cars at the time and buses were free for students. At one point, we realized that all of … [Read more…]
Admiral Kidd Park is a large, 13 acre park located in the Westside of Long Beach on Santa Fe Ave. right across from Cabrillo High School. It’s named after Kidd who was a commander on the U.S.S. Arizona Flagship of Battleship Division 1 who died in action during Pearl Harbor. As a Long Beach native, … [Read more…]
When people think of a city landmark, people usually think of a monument, a grand spot, or even a place specifically designated as a landmark, but people usually forget that some of the most iconic and important places are the places that we frequent each and every day. That is the case for the … [Read more…]
Growing up, Bixby Knolls was that neighborhood that me and all of my other school friends would see as the “rich-people” area; the streets are better paved, the stores and homes look nicer, and the grass was very well greener on the other side. It always felt like we were stepping into a new part … [Read more…]
The name Wrigley may strike a familiar chord with some; society today progresses and changes at an astonishing rate, quickly forgetting anything outdated and old, instead making way for the fresh and new. When’s the last time you had an iPhone 3? Now ask yourself this: when’s the last time you had a stick of Wrigley … [Read more…]
I used to be an Education Volunteer at the Aquarium of the Pacific. I am also an avid fan of the Long Beach Symphony Philharmonic and seeing their concerts at the Performing Arts Center in Downtown Long Beach. How is this relevant? Well, on the bus rides to those places you pass Lone Sailor Memorial … [Read more…]
Last Thursday night, the 28th of January, a friend and I headed down to 2nd Street to grab some dinner at one of the restaurants. As someone who has commuted to CSULB for 4 semesters (all semesters except for Spring 2015 when I studied abroad) from San Clemente, CA, the Long Beach area is pretty … [Read more…]