Now Reading: Long Beach Belmont Shore
Nestled along the coast in the southeast corner of Long Beach, Belmont Shore is a charming beachside community home to more than 250 businesses. Second Street and the fifteen intersecting side streets make up the business district of Belmont Shore.
The business corridor lines the center of this seaside community, affectionately referred to by locals as “the Shore.” The neighborhood features beautiful Spanish style homes from the 1920′s and 30′s as well as charming beach bungalows.
All Day Celebration Brings a Positive Paradigm Shift to the Remembrance of 9/11
On Saturday September 11, 2010, Alfredo’s Beach Club, the dynamic Long Beach couple Yve and Armando Hart of Drum for Love debut Portal, will host an all day celebration and interactive experience of art, dance, music, ceremony and “hands on” participation, Portal will commemorate 9/11 with a timeless celebration to catapult us into a deeper [...]
Long Beach Indian: How Is It So Good? Part 1
Maybe it is because my name is Indian. Maybe it is because I have always wanted to visit India and experience the rich culture there. Maybe it takes me away to somewhere so far off and so different than Southern California, that I have always loved Indian food and have spent so much time trying [...]
BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse: Small Bites Hit The Spot
A group of friends decided to meet on Second Street the other night for Happy Hour. Searching for something easy and convenient, we agreed on BJ’s Restaurant and Brewhouse. Most everyone has been to a BJ’s once or twice, and the one in Long Beach has always been slightly odd since it is just one [...]
Granada Beach to Host Great Sand Castle, Sculpture Contest
The 77th Annual Great Sand Sculpture Contest – one of the oldest of its kind in the U.S. – will be held Saturday and Sunday, August 14-15, at Granada Beach near the launch ramp. The contest features prizes in multiple categories, from kids under 12 to “masters,” as well as a corporate challenge that includes [...]
Long Beach’s Second Solar Trash Bin Debuts on Second Street
On Wednesday, July 28, the City of Long Beach debuted the City’s second solar trash can. This solar trash can was installed in Belmont Shore as part of a six-month-long pilot project in various parts of the city. “I have been looking forward to the installation of the solar trash bins here in Belmont Shore,” [...]
Stroll & Savor Second Street: Tonight’s Hot Spot
Oh Southern California, how I love thee. Let me count the ways. It is these summer nights which bring us all out from our homes to walk, socialize and enjoy the long dusky evenings. With no idea of what we were about to find, my husband and I ventured to Second Street to grab some [...]
Collect, Compact, Recycle: Solar trash cans debut in Long Beach
After being approved by the City Council last December, Long Beach’s first solar trash cans debuted at an installation ceremony on Wednesday. Three solar trash cans—installed in Downtown Long Beach, Belmont Shore and Bixby Knolls—are part of a pilot project that will last six months. “I am pleased our City, the Downtown Long Beach Associates [...]
The water is the stage for LBO production of Orpheus & Euridice
In the Long Beach Opera (LBO) tradition of transforming everyday places into venues for art, Met star Elizabeth Futral and Grammy-nominated clarinetist Todd Palmer will not just be performing Orpheus & Euridice by Ricky Ian Gordon at the Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool Complex, but rather they will be in the pool itself, adrift in a [...]
Long Beach Bikeway Route 4: 2nd St.
Long Beach Bikeway Route 4 is perhaps our most famous Bikeway, what with all the attention to the sharrows, heavy traffic, and arguments over the best way to alleviate traffic in what must be the densest (I mean that in the nicest way) part of town. In the dozen or so rides I have done [...]
Bay City Rodders accepting entries for Belmont Shore Car Show
Each year, the Bay City Rodders produce the Belmont Shore Car Show, one of Southern California’s top displays of classic cars. This year’s show will take place on September 12, 2010 from 9 a.m. to noon. and the Rodder’s are now accepting applications from interested owners. The annual car show draws about 700 vehicles to Belmont [...]
