In the moments that hang along 1st Street just before the bus pulls up, Charlie sits head down blowing smoke into the face of the thick black woman yelling at him for puffing on his cigarette too close to the curb. Charlie takes orders from no man — and certainly[Read More…]
Features
Features are not limited to features on people. Articles in the features category are in-depth, written analysis of a certain topic. This can include a feature of a restaurant, group, person, organization, location, hobby, club, etc.
Long Beach coffee shops open late at night
Night owls, insomniacs and graveyard shifters of Long Beach, it’s no secret that you’re shut out of many popular establishments because of the hours you keep. Now, just because you prefer the moon to the sun, fellow nocturnals, shouldn’t mean you’re not able to grab a tasty cup of coffee or[Read More…]
Drunk on History
The cocktail has quite the tale to tell. And what better way to hear it than over drink? Bartenders and amateur cocktail historians Damien Montanile and Chris Dion led a boozy prohibition mixology class as part of the Art Deco Festival, which was held at the Queen Mary from Sept.[Read More…]
The end of fiction genres?
CSULB alumni Christopher David Rosales has released his debut novel “Silence the Bird, Silence the Keeper,” which mixer called a “communal love child of Marquez, Bolaño, and Orwell, a child who inhabits an America that resembles Pinochet’s Chile, and yet feels uncannily (and frighteningly) familiar to present day Los Angeles.”[Read More…]
Q-and-A with poet Dominic ‘Nerd’ McDonald
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Stressed students need look no further for the top five Happy Hour spots in Long Beach
49ers, we made it. The end of the first week of school is finally upon, and it is time to celebrate. What better way to ease the stress of new classes than Happy Hour? Long Beach is a cornucopia of groovy dive bars, pubs and cocktail lounges. For those looking[Read More…]
Tacography of Long Beach
Diligent investigative reporting has uncovered that, as of the writing of this article, the number of taquerias in Long Beach currently stands at 47. My intentions are to review them all. Make no mistake: This isn’t one of those wimpy best-of listicles. No readers, I will be patronizing every single[Read More…]
49er In Focus: Now may still be the time for one Long Beach typewriter repairman
When people bring Gary typewriters typing so faintly the ink on the page is barely visible, he wonders why they waited so long to bring them in. Then he remembers that most changes in life happen little by little—unnoticeable in the day-to-day, until someone else points them out. ______________________________________________ Garrick[Read More…]
49er InFocus: From Catalina to college
His mom made him take professional graduation photos, and she’s throwing him a large graduation party. He purses his lips as he thinks about a mother’s pride “Just do what you want to do, mom” Business economics graduate Christopher Padilla recalled telling his mother. “I just want to go to[Read More…]
CSULB student-entrepreneurs risk more than money
The million-dollar idea may be an abstract concept, but for some young entrepreneurs at California State University, Long Beach, it’s a reality that hinges on diligence and dedication. “The reason I’m here at my age is probably because I’ve made more mistakes than anybody that you know or that’s currently[Read More…]