What's Good in the LBC

What's Good in the LBC: Taste of Downtown, author talks and more

Sample bites from all of Downtown's most well-known restaurants or dive into a new fantasy book with an author talk at Kubo LB.

Caitlin Antonios

Aug 12, 2024 — 3 min read

The shrimp toast at Union @ Compound which will be participating in Long Beach Food Scene week from Aug. 9 to 18 which a special menu. Photo by Caitlin Antonios.

Here are some events to check out this week:

Cars driving past a variety of two-story buildings.

Parking minimums in Long Beach could be changed as proposal heads to City Council

One of the changes would end parking minimums from changing for businesses that are taking over Long Beach storefronts in buildings over 10 years old.

A person stands next to book shelves and a poster that says "Let your librarian be your guide."

The importance of Long Beach’s queer history

During “Discovering Long Beach’s Unknown Queer History” on Saturday, Phillip Zonkel and other panelists hope to shed some light on the city's often overlooked past.

Critically Speaking: We've chipped away at the Digital Divide

But the end of a federal subsidy could make things worse in Long Beach.

A person stands next to a cat tree with multiple cats resting on it and looking very happy.

Scratch This: It's all things cat in the newest cat meetup joint in town!

The Cool Cat Collective is a purrfect (sorry) addition to a cool stretch of street!