Patrons sit on turquoise and white fold-out chairs, the two outside tables already hosting parties of three in the middle of breakfast — they are waking up over slices of delicious house-made bread slathered in ricotta and jam, soft boiled eggs and specialty coffee complete with jitters. Outside on a[Read More…]
Arts & Life
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Gatsby Books aims to be more than a one-time destination
A cowbell’s clink and friendly hello are the first signs of entry at Gatsby Books, a small but extensive used bookstore that has resided within a strip mall on Spring Street in Long Beach since August 2010. Because owner Sean Moor dislikes the way online retailers such as Amazon promote[Read More…]
Long Beach City Council recommends some of their favorite local businesses
For this edition of The Daily 49er’s special issue, we reached out to Long Beach City Council leaders and asked them to recommend some of their favorite local businesses within their districts to our readers. Suzie Price, District 3 Price said that one of her favorite places to go to[Read More…]
Soundbird brings the noise to games and movies at CSULB
In an industry where knowing someone is half of the battle, four Cal State Long Beach students are looking to make a name for themselves in the world of audio. Music composition majors Amy Hori, Daniel Kim, Kei Matsuo and Daniel Ramos will be launching a new store this week[Read More…]
Frank N Fries finds home in Long Beach community
Nearly a year before its grand opening, Long Beach’s gourmet hot dog eatery Frank n Fries had already built a cult following and become one of the most talked about openings in Long Beach. Their secret? A banner displaying their business name and logo along with the words “coming soon.”[Read More…]
World Famous V.I.P. Records hopes to remain a staple in its community
On a bustling Tuesday morning in Long Beach, the original building for World Famous V.I.P. Records remains vacant 20 feet beneath its faded sign. In a much smaller space next store, owner Kelvin Anderson opens the doors to his shop’s third location — just like he’s done for the past[Read More…]
Students host fundraising event for Puerto Rican hurricane relief
Students filled the University Student Union lounge Thursday afternoon to play games and dance in an area transformed with lights, decorations and a single Puerto Rico flag adorning the corner of the room. A group of nine communication 337 students organized a hurricane relief fundraiser from 4 to 8 p.m.[Read More…]
“WOKE!: A Revolutionary Cabaret” tells audiences to make a change
The revolution begins. Dark at first, then followed by the sound of a piano. A soliloquy is delivered and a quiet voice jokes, “Every now and then a country goes wrong.” This is the prologue to “WOKE!: A Revolutionary Cabaret,” an original production by Long Beach’s California Repertory Company which[Read More…]
“Latinx” brings approval and criticism from campus community
A banner drop that read “Do you know the difference between Chicano, Hispanic and Latinx?” adorned the bookstore lawn at Cal State Long Beach at Latino Week of Welcome. For many students, this was their first time seeing the term “Latinx.” The term used to describe the Latino/a community has[Read More…]
Memoir, murder and survival in Myriam Gurba’s “Mean”
At the Anatol Center, a crowd of students shyly munched on snacks from Trader Joe’s — dark chocolate covered pretzels, lime spritzer and white cheddar cheese puffs — while queer-identified writer and teacher Myriam Gurba read excerpts from her nonfiction book about sexual assault, rape and murder. These excerpts from[Read More…]