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15Events this week
3Free things to do
93New spots
94New stories

Checked this morning, before the 6 AM send.

This week in Long Beach

Five picks from this week's calendar. See all 15 events, day by day →

Five Finger Death Punch: 20th Anniversary Tour

Friday 6:45pm · F&M Bank Amphitheater

SMX World Championship Playoffs

Saturday 9am · Dignity Health Sports Park

Class: Shamanic Medicine Ways

Saturday 1pm · Universal Mind Science Church · Free

Beach Flea Market

Sunday 10am · Long Beach City College (Pacific Coast Campus)

Long Beach Gives Live! Expo & Festival

Sunday 2pm · Band Shell at Recreation Park

New in Long Beach

Places that opened, reopened, or earned a mention this month — the ones we'd go back to.

Page Against The Machine

Hobbies, Books, & Crafts

Small shop, big ideas: Page Against The Machine is a compact, fiercely curated spot for new and used reads, with shelves leaning into activism, politics, local authors, and zines.

patmbooks.com

Songbird

Shopping

Cute, weird, wonderful: Songbird is Jennifer Hill’s delightfully curated rabbit hole of kitschy trinkets, playful art, and giftable treasures, from Long Beach vibes to frogs and fungi, tiki-mermaids, and boldly sassy greeting cards.

songbirdgoods.com

West Coast Sweat Long Beach

Health & Wellness

Turn up the heat: West Coast Sweat Long Beach is the city’s OG hot yoga spot since 2002, serving up true 90-minute Bikram in a dedicated hot room, plus Inferno Hot Pilates for that core-and-glute wake up.

westcoastsweat.com

Long Beach’s best businesses

Every spot worth knowing, in one place.

The restaurants, shops, and services the newsletter recommends, all in one place — every listing checked, and paid pins marked every time.

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Most read in Long Beach

The five stories Long Beach readers clicked most this month, from the daily editions.

  1. Buffalo Wild Wings Quietly Closes San Jose, Long Beach Bars Before Kickoff

    Buffalo Wild Wings has closed two sports bars in California before football season kicks off, with the Westgate Center location in San Jose closing in April and the Marina Pacifica restaurant in Long Beach, California.

    Full story at hoodline.com

  2. Grunion Gazette Calendar: Week of Sept. 3-9

    Grunion Gazette Calendar features events from 3-9 including a guided Nature Walk between Long Beach and Seal Beach.

    Full story at presstelegram.com

  3. 2 At-Risk People Missing In Long Beach, Police Ask For Help

    Long Beach Police have issued an alert for 74-year-old Herbert Lee Brown, who was last seen Monday evening, and 37-year old Danielle Rich, who were last seen Sept.

    Full story at patch.com

  4. A trio of terror events open in Los Angeles on Sept. 18

    A trio of Halloween events are set to open in Los Angeles on Sept.

    Full story at dailynews.com

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