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Chef Phil Pretty is ready to open his second Long Beach restaurant this week. The singularly-named Heritage will operate on one side of the existing Heritage Sandwich Shop building, a remodeled Craftsman he runs with his sister Lauren Pretty during the day, with plans to format a more upscale fine dining menu at night.
For the opening, Pretty tells Eater that his menu will feature mostly small plates that rotate from Pasture bird poultry to scallops and smoked pork belly with pickled cherries and cheese polenta, plus desserts like a sweet corn pavlova. The Prettys had initially planned to operate the evening-only version of Heritage as a tasting menu, but COVID-19 made them shift to a la carte for the time being. That said, Pretty says his sourcing will remain the same, including Santa Monica farmers market produce, local Long Beach-sourced seafood, and cheese from Oh La Vache on Fourth Street. The restaurant will also have its own on-site garden, and a liquor
Chicago-based Clayco has announced that the firm is expanding its operations and establishing a West Coast regional office in Culver City. As part of that expansion, the firm has hired Rob Jernigan and Emery Molnar to join Clayco as senior vice presidents. Courtesy of Clayco A Clayco project in San Diego called Project Arcilla.
The real estate, architecture, engineering, design-build and construction firm has completed several billion dollars of work on projects along the West Coast, and still has a backlog of over $2B across Washington, Oregon, California, Nevada and Arizona, according to a release announcing the expansion.
Jernigan comes to Clayco from architectural firm Gensler, where he was a managing principal. He will be Clayco’s senior vice president of integrated services and will be responsible for accelerating growth on this coast. Molnar, whose new title will be senior vice president for the Clayco Pacific Region, previously served at the executive leve
Residents in the historic Bluff Heights neighborhood are fighting the installation of a vibrant, “overtly sexual” mural on the side of The Lift cannabis dispensary that sits on the edge of the neighborhood, but city officials say that the content of the mural is protected by the First Amendment.
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Two murals, a lavender-dominant floral display, and a green-dominant piece showing a woman with a flower and butterfly have been proposed to be painted on The Lift dispensary located at the corner of Fourth Street and Temple Avenue.
Michael Forrest, a representative for The Lift said the colors were chosen to represent gender equality. Purple and green have historically been used in women suffrage movements and Forrest said the company wants to stand for something and be a welcoming part of the environment for everyone.
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Bike Month is celebrated across the United States and offers an opportunity to showcase the benefits of bicycling to encourage more people to incorporate cycling into their daily lives.
“Long Beach has a reputation for being one of the most bike friendly cities in America,” Mayor Robert Garcia said in a press release. “I am proud of our continued focus on creating active transportation and livability options for our community, and am looking forward to many additions to come.”
Weekly events Long Beach is hosting for Bike Month 2021. Photo courtesy Long Beach.
Below are some of the many ways community members can participate in National Bike Month. The complete list of events can be found on the GoActiveLB website.