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Saturday Night Live Music Coming to TRADE Marketplace!

By Greer Wylder

February 25, 2022

Sing along to some of your favorite songs with Christine Alicia– performing LIVE at TRADE Marketplace! Through March, TRADE will be offering live musical entertainment on the last Saturday of the month! Come hungry and head to TRADE on Saturday, February 26th for our Saturday Night Live Music Event– where guests can enjoy a live performance as well as TRADE’s selection of chef-driven eateries from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Originally from Orange County, Christine’s captivating voice has earned her a growing local and global audience! Christine brings everyone’s favorite pop, oldies, and rock songs to life by creating beautiful acoustic arrangements! Stay up to date with all…

IKEA Partnered With South County Outreach in Irvine

By Greer Wylder

February 23, 2022

As you know, the pandemic has changed our perception of work -- where and how it happens -- and our workspaces -- where they are, how they should function...both at home and at "the office."This is of course true for the dedicated team at South County Outreach (SCO) in Irvine, as well.With food and housing insecurities increasing during the pandemic, SCO, a leader in the fight to end hunger and homelessness in Orange County, needed additional staffing to continue to serve the community, but barely had enough space to do so comfortably at their HQ in Irvine. IKEA's local team partnered with SCO…

Plant Based Eating: Indian Food with Indarra

By Greer Wylder

February 18, 2022

The monthly plant-based eating classes continue at the Environmental Nature Center! Join the Indarra Modern Indian Cuisine at the ENC for a fun and informative Indian Food Cooking Demo on February 20, from 1 to 2:30 p.m.Gather around as Savitur Badhwar from Indarra Indian Cuisine demonstrates how to create delicious and nutritious plant-based dishes with the unique flavors of India!Plant-Based Eating Series: Plant-based or plant-forward eating helps reduce the risk of heart disease, diabetes, certain cancers (specifically colon, breast, and prostate cancer), and depression, all while improving mental and physical function! Plant-based diets also help the environment. It takes 11…

2ND & PCH Partners with Local Non-Profits for Charity Art Installation “Show Some Love Long Beach”

By Greer Wylder

February 16, 2022

2ND & PCH, in partnership with Leadership Long Beach and POW! WOW! Long Beach, has unveiled a conversation heart wall titled “Show Some Love Long Beach” for the community to enjoy through March 10. Designed by local artist Andrea James, the acrylic mural features hearts with personalized messages of love and will remain on view through March 10th. In the lead-up to Valentine’s Day, members of the Long Beach community were invited to give the gift of art and purchase a heart to inscribe with a personalized message.All proceeds went to benefit two local non-profit organizations: Leadership Long Beach, whose principled leadership programs for…

Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week Feb. 18 - 28

By Greer Wylder

February 14, 2022

SoCal foodies will want to dine out or take out but will not want to miss out on the 7th annual Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week taking place February 18-28 citywide.Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week, the city’s premier culinary event is a 10-day celebration of food, wine, beer, and spirits. This year sponsors were once again given an opportunity to “adopt-a-restaurant” to help offset registration fees for restaurants.“It’s been another challenging year for our culinary community,” said Elizabeth Borsting, founder and organizer of Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant & Cocktail Week. “But we are confident that foodies, oenophiles,…