Long Beach farmers market

Old McDonald’s Farmers Market at Spring & Clark — Bring The Whole Family

A few months ago, as I was driving up Clark Avenue on a Sunday morning, I was drawn to a batch of colorful balloon arches and a unicyclist on the southwest corner of Clark and Spring Street. A stilt-walker, with lanky legs and smiling face, was spinning a Farmers Market sign. That was enough to [...]

Praised Jazz Violinist Christian Howes To Appear at The Found Theartre

On Thursday, February 3, 2011 Jazz Violinist Christian Howes will take the stage at The Found Theartre for One Night Only! Praised as the world’s best jazz fiddler, New York-based musician and educator Christian Howes will make a rare Long Beach appearance at the Found. Opening for him will be Long Beach’s favorite bluegrass bad, [...]

Shopping Local or in L.A., Go Metro this Holiday

L.A. is a shoppers dream, from arty items at museum gift shops to laid-back beach attire in ocean-adjacent malls to seriously discounted clothing at the downtown Fashion Mart. The only problem — besides money to pay the bills — is getting there without the stress and strain of L.A.’s nasty traffic. The good news is [...]

Executive Chef Jason Stein, of Parkers’ Lighthouse is featured “Chef at the Market” Sunday

In the month of August, the California Heights Farmers Market and Gourmet Conspiracy are proud to present Chef Jason Stein of Parker’s Lighthouse as the featured Chef for the August 22nd “Chefs at the Market” event. “I like to use simple, subtle, and flavorful ingredients to enhance the natural flavors of seafood,” notes Jason Stein, [...]

East Village Farmer’s Market

Experience what nature has to offer in the East Village Farmer’s Market. Located on 1st Street, between Elm and Linden, this certified farmer’s market is open every Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The farmer’s market is the cornerstone of the East Village’s thriving local-food scene and a destination for shoppers who seek out [...]

Wrigley Garden creates affordable delicacies from home-grown produce

Fresh, delicious hand-crafted seasonal jams, preserves, pickles, relishes, sauces and more created by the Wrigley Garden are now available at several locations. Made in small batches from local ingredients, products currently include strawberry jelly, lemon curd, orange-ginger marmalade, rosemary-lemon butter, honey wine jelly and strawberry rhubarb jam and will change with the seasons. Local baker [...]

Bixby Road Bike Lane completes Long Beach bike loop

Last week the City of Long Beach installed a new bike lane on Bixby Road.  The Bixby Road Bike Lane includes striping, signage, and bike lane pavement markings along Bixby Road from Country Club Drive to Cherry Avenue. This new bike lane connects Los Cerritos Park, Longfellow Elementary School, and Hughes Middle School, and passes [...]

Sustainable Garden Showcase at Civic Center

The City of Long Beach hosted a Civic Center Garden Showcase on Wednesday, April 21, to celebrate Earth Week 2010.  Approximately 150 people attended and learned how easy it is to eat healthy, fresh food by joining a community garden, shopping at a local farmers market or starting their own garden. The Civic Center Garden [...]

The Kids from A2Z perform at East Village Farmers Market

The East Village Farmers Market is becoming a fun place to have lunch on Saturdays. For the past couple weeks, Catalyst Community and Raw Inspiration has partnered together to add a more inviting climate to the Saturday morning East Village Farmers Market on 1st Street between Linden Avenue and Elm Avenue. The Market is open [...]

Community Market coming to Belmont Heights

In this troubled economy reaching out and supporting each other can be invaluable. Belmont Heights has many talented people and many great small businesses that could benefit from getting to know each other. In the spirit of this, Fremont Elementary School is hosting its first Community Market. The Community Market is a great way to [...]

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