Legendary Cruise Liner & Long Beach Landmark Is In Danger Of Sinking And Needs $23 Million In Repairs By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Lifestyle Blogger She is an historic luxury liner, a landmark in the Los Angeles-area city of Long Beach and a point of pride and passion for many residents and especially former tour guides. She has style and she has grace, … [Read more...]
God Save The Queen (Mary) – Long Beach Landmark Files For Bankruptcy (Again)
Historic Luxury Liner In Danger Of Sinking Financially Queen Mary bankruptcy, Long Beach, LA landmarks By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Publisher The Queen Mary is under water again. Financially, anyway. God save the Queen (Mary)! The Long Beach landmark – the Hollywood sign of that LA city within the city – is in danger of sinking from its berth. The … [Read more...]
The 2021 Long Beach Grand Prix Will Take Place In September
New Dates Break With Tradition While Also Going Back To The Race's Roots By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Motorsports Editor Published Dec. 18, 2020 In a break with tradition, the 2021 Long Beach Grand Prix will take place in September, rather than its customary time in April. Officially called the Acura Grand Prix of Long Beach, the dates are Sept. 24-26. The … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Celebrates Chinese New Year With Shanghai Nights Event
It's The Year of the Rat For One Night On Board This Long Beach Tourist Attraction Although the Queen Mary is of English descent, she is a ship of the world and on January 25 will celebrate the Chinese New Year with a Shanghai Nights event. This is the Year of the Rat and the Queen Mary event will have Chinese cuisine and entertainment featuring Wushu Shaolin … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Long Beach, CA Needs To Do Something About Its Parking Fees
The Pike & Shoreline Drive Lots Add Big Expense To Restaurants & Entertainment Tab By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I had lunch in Long Beach, CA, the other day. And it cost me $9 to park. Adding to the frustration was the fact the sign said $7 and noted that area restaurants validate the tickets. Which the restaurant did, so I … [Read more...]
Travel Blogger Daily Blog: Lunch In Long Beach With Always 5 Star Luxury Influencer
A Sunny Day In Southern California By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger Out there in the Twittersphere, I've become friends with several fellow travel bloggers and, occasionally, have even met a few of them. This could be via monthly mixers at Travel Massive – "oh so you're @LaurenByLauren" – or, in the case of @CharlesMcCool and @FunInFairfax, they … [Read more...]
Dine Out Long Beach 2018 Accepting Restaurant Applications
Annual Event Features 50 Local Restaurants Restaurants wanting to take part in Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant Week 2.0, can register to be a part of this seven-day dining event in Long Beach, CA. The cost is $350 for single restaurants and $300 per location for restaurant groups that have multiple locations. The event takes place Feb. 25-March 3. As of … [Read more...]
New Year’s Eve 2019 In Long Beach CA: Dine, Drink & Dance At The Federal Bar
Great Food & Atmosphere In A Classy NYE Party Location By Kevin Wilkerson, Los Angeles Nightlife Blogger The Federal, a classy and fun bar in downtown Long Beach CA, is offering a food and party paring for New Year's Eve 2019 and to bring in 2020. And here, here, you can bank on it. This former bank building with high ceilings and interesting artwork is … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Long Beach Attraction Hosts A Moving ’Titanic In Photographs’ Exhibit
Exhibit Features Photos, Artifacts & A White Star Lifeboat By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger The Queen Mary, the majestic Los Angeles tourist attraction in Long Beach, CA, has an attraction of her own. Now thru next July, she has an exhibit of Titanic pictures and displays called "Titanic In Photographs," featuring pictures from before the … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Fourth Of July 2018 Celebration, Tickets & Long Beach Fireworks Show
Los Angeles Historic Landmark Goes Red, White & Blue On Independence Day's Salute To The USA The Queen Mary is saluting her adopted home with a big Fourth of July celebration. Even tho she has English roots, the Queen Mary has been in Long Beach, CA, for more than half her life and on the 4th she going all red, white and blue American. Well, she's actually not … [Read more...]
LA Restaurants June Calendar: Michael’s On Naples Long Beach Events
Rooftop Happy Hour, Meatball Mondays And A Food & Spirits Pairing There's more on the menu than great food at Michael's On Naples in Long Beach. It has a full menu of events for June, including a rooftop Happy Hour with live music. Every Thursday and Friday Michael’s welcomes local musicians to its rooftop from 5-10 p.m.Happy Hour is everyday of the week from 5-7 … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Salon Series In May Features Sweden’s Queen Of Swing
Show Includes Free Admission To Long Beach's Famous Tourist Attraction The Queen Mary is swinging on May 4 as it brings in Sweden’s Queen of Swing for its on-going Salon Series in May. Gunhild Carling, an internationally-celebrated, multi-instrumentalist Jazz musician, will be performing with an accompanying band in a show that brings to life a musical era that reigned … [Read more...]
Hornblower Cruises Long Beach Summer Sunset Cocktail Cruise – A Review
Things To Do In Los Angeles Include This Relaxing Evening On The Water By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger I knew this was going to a good evening when the second I arrived on the main deck of the Honblower's new sunset cocktail cruise out of Long Beach, CA – after being granted "permission to come aboard, sir" by the smiling captain – I was handed a bubbling … [Read more...]
On Board The Queen Mary, The Overlooked Los Angeles Attraction In Long Beach
A First-Person Experience Aboard This Historic Cruise Ship By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger You notice the Queen Mary - indeed, start to get a bit of excitement not unlike when you were a kid riding in the backseat of a car on vacation and knew you were getting close to your destination – long before you arrive at her. She stands tall and proud, … [Read more...]
30th Annual Scuba Show Dives Back Into Long Beach For 2017
Event Dates, Details, Tickets & Activities If you’re into scuba diving and are in the Los Angeles area the first of May, then dive into the 39th annual Scuba Show, which takes place May 6-7 at the Long Beach Convention Center. The Scuba Show features more than 300 exhibitors, diving seminars and the latest scuba diving equipment, cooking demos and a free Saturday … [Read more...]
Queen Mary Free Admission For Jungle Book Movie Showing
Salon Series Held In Art Deco Section Of Historic Ship Enjoy a free day aboard the Queen Mary and a free movie as kind of a bonus. The legendary luxury cruise liner, permanently berthed in Long Beach, is offering complimentary admission on Thursday, April 6, to view Walt Disney Pictures’ 2016 feature, The Jungle Book, which is also free. Advance reservations are … [Read more...]
West Coast BBQ Classic Returns To Queen Mary For 2017
6th Annual Long Beach Event Features Barbecue, Bacon, Beer & Music BBQ may be a Southern, Texas and Kansas City thing, but there's a rib-roaring time with it to be had in Southern California. The 6th annual West Coast BBQ Classic (WCBC) returns to Long Beach on May 13, in a park next to the legendary cruise ship Queen Mary. It takes place from 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and … [Read more...]
Dine Out Long Beach 2017 Features Dog-Friendly Restaurants
Pets Welcome For Second Dining Event In Los Angeles Seaside City It's a bark with a few bites. Dine Out Long Beach, Restaurant Week 2.0, is woofing down in its second year with half of its participating restaurants offering pet-friendly patios and sidewalk tables for 2017. The city's week-long dining event is Feb. 19-25. “Long Beach is a very dog-friendly … [Read more...]
Yard House Taps Special IPA Craft Beer For Its 20th Anniversary
3 Degrees Of Celebration Is A Triple IPA Brew In celebration of its 20th anniversary, the Yard House is offering a special draft beer for a limited time in December and January. Called 3 Degrees of Celebration it's a Triple IPA brewed in a partnership with San Diego’s Green Flash Brewing Co., and Alpine Beer Company. It will be tapped on Wednesday, Dec. 7, at the … [Read more...]
Aboard The Queen Mary For Her 80th Annivesary
Celebration Of Maiden Voyage Includes Winston Churchill's Great Grandson By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Travel Blogger The decks no longer have royalty and celebrities – or soldiers on their way to war – walking on them. Although the great grandson of Winston Churchill strolled on them recently. Randolph Churchill was part of the celebration of the 80th … [Read more...]
Queen Mary 80th Anniversary Celebration Dinner & Brunch
Long Beach Landmark Recreates Inaugural First-Class Dining Experience To celebrate the 80th anniversary of the first sailing of the Queen Mary, the historic ship moored in Long Beach, CA, is having a special dinner and brunch. And also offering free admission all day. The dinner is Thursday, May 26, and the brunch and free boarding day is Friday, May 27. The Queen … [Read more...]
Will The Queen Mary Become A Top Long Beach Destination?
Urban Commons Looks To Chart A New Course For The Historic Luxury Liner A Los Angeles real estate development company, Urban Commons, is spending $10-15 million to renovate the Queen Mary in Long Beach and $250 million overall to develop the surrounding land. Work on the ship is to begin immediately. While specific plans are still in the works, there's talk of a … [Read more...]
St. Patrick’s Day Queen Mary Party Is Shamrock ‘N Roll
Bands, Beer & More On Board This Cruise Ship In Long Beach Six bands featuring Celtic music – along with rockabilly and even punk – are part of the Queen Mary's 2016 Shamrock N Roll party, taking place Friday, March 18. This ticketed event features continual entertainment from 6 p.m.-midnight, Irish food and beer. There are two stages, three bars and drink … [Read more...]
Things To Do Near The San Pedro Cruise Ship Terminal
Queen Mary, Long Beach & Other Attractions You're off a cruise ship in Los Angeles and find yourself with a few hours – or perhaps even a day or two – in San Pedro. So, what is there to do and where to you go in the area? PubClub.com has these top suggestions. The WWII battleship USS Iowa is now docked in San Pedro and open for tours. There's not really much else in … [Read more...]
Dine Out Long Beach 2016 Serves Up Restaurant Week
Week-Long Event Features Lunch & Dinner Deals After a successful first year, DIne Out Long Beach is back for 2016. The dates for the week-long event are Feb. 28-March 5. It is sponsored by Gazette Newspapers. Dine Out Long Beach showcases restaurants from across the city, among them Open Sesame, Brix at The Shore; Fuego at Hotel Maya; Russo’s Ristorante & … [Read more...]
Long Beach Grand Prix Race History, Most Colorful Moments & Memories
Survival Took A Dream, Persistence And Mario Andretti For the past 40-plus years, North America's #1 street race has served up drama and excitement on a silver platter to fans, participants, the city of Long Beach, all of Southern California and even to the world. Who would have thought that Chris Pook's dream, Dan Gurney's persistence, the city of Long Beach's … [Read more...]
Long Beach Nightlife Best Bars In Belmont Shore, The Pike & Pine Ave
Hot Singles Spots And One Of L..A's Best Bars There is a roar down by the shore, and it's happening all over Long Beach. California's sixth-largest city may be part of the bigger whole of L.A., but there is a whole lot of action happening right here. Long Beach is nearly as diverse as Los Angeles. It has a beach – a long one, and that's not just a pun – combined with a hip … [Read more...]
Craft Beers & Bands Mix At The 2015 Long Beach Folk Revival Festival
Music, Food, Brews & Beards You can hear all kinds of music in Los Angeles, but this one is rare: folk music. It's something more associated with where I'm from, East Tennessee. Rocky Top. But there will be banjos playing, as well as craft beer being poured and food being served at the third annual Long Beach Folk Revival Festival, Saturday, Sept. 19 in Long Beach, CA. … [Read more...]
WSOBV Beach Volleyball Bud Light Beer Garden Bikinis & Babes
Bud Light Girls, Bikini Contest And A PubClubette Enhance The Party Scene When there was not action on the courts, there was plenty of it in the Bud Light beer garden at the inaugural World Series of Beach Volleyball, a week-long tournament held in Long Beach from July 22-28. There were two big, portable bars brought in just for the event, beer (of course) and a full bar … [Read more...]
World Series Of Beach Volleyball A True Beach Party Scene Review
Bud Light Beer Garden, World-Class Volleyball And 6-Man Make Event A Success The music pumped all day, the beer flowed, Team Magnum p.i., and Fletch were battling it out for the 6-man championship and there were lots of girls in bikinis and dudes in board shorts. One could not help but get a flashback to the prime days of the Manhattan Beach 6-man tournament, back … [Read more...]
World Series Of Beach Volleyball Party Bus From Hermosa Beach
Beer On The Bus, A Beer Garden, Bikini Contest And Live Music Await In Long Beach There will be a party bus running from Hermosa Beach to Long Beach for the biggest beach party of the year. The event is the World Series of Beach Volleyball, an event featuring the planet's top pros in a USA-vs-the-world format, plus the fun weekend players from the South Bay in their own … [Read more...]
Catalina Waterski Race Gets New Record In 2013 From Todd Haig
Southern California Skier Finishes In 49:32 And Wins For Record-Tying 11th Time Going from Long Beach to Catalina Island and back on water skis is accomplishment enough, but to do it in less than an hour is an incredible feat. Unless you are Todd Haig. The tall – and obviously thin – big-smiling and friendly professional water skier from Redlands, CA (that's about an … [Read more...]
Michael’s On Naples Brings In Italian Winemaker For Dinner Pairing
Vietti Wines To Be Paired With Six-Course Meal At Long Beach Restaurant This sure is going the distance to make a wine pairing with dinner memorable. Winemaker Luca Currado Vietti of Vietti Wines is coming in all the way from Italy to be on hand for a six-course dinner at Michael's On Naples in Long Beach, CA. The event takes place July 17 at 6:30 p.m. This seemed so … [Read more...]
Long Beach Bayou Festival Provides Tastes And Sounds Of New Orleans
Zydeco Music, Cajun Food And Cold Beers Bring Bring Back Memories Of Jazzfest If I can't be in New Orleans, then it's good to be in place that feels like I'm in New Orleans. And that's why I went to the Bayou Festival in Long Beach, CA, on a sunny Saturday in June (the 22nd, to be exact). With Zydeco bands – accordion and washboard – filling up downtown Rainbow Lagoon, … [Read more...]
It’s A Challenge To Take the LA Metro Train To Party In Los Angeles
Lack Of Public Transportation Makes It Difficult To Be Partying In Other Beach Cities There's a lot of partying to be had in Los Angeles. It's just getting to it all that is the trick. L.A. has to be the biggest city in the world with the worst public transportation. You can't go anywhere, really, that's out of your own neighborhood. And that's a shame, because I like to … [Read more...]
The Reef In Long Beach And Its Sunday Brunch On My Party Bucket List
Great Bartender Makes The Blogger Anxious To Return For More Drinks I'm putting The Reef On The Water in Long Beach on my party bucket list. After seeing it for several years and going past it but never going into it, I finally popped in for a drink. I was at an event at the Queen Mary and quickly tired of paying 8 bucks for a Jack & Diet that was so small and full of … [Read more...]
New Miss Long Beach Grand Prix Girls Crowned
Trio Of LA Girls To Represent World's Fastest Beach Party The stage was set – literally – and 15 girls stepped into it before a thousand fans on a warm and clear night in downtown Long Beach. And from that, three emerged as winners and are now the 2913 Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach girls. They are: 1.) Lorin Hartell of North Hollywood 2.) Emily … [Read more...]
Grand Prix And Sailing Race Make Long Beach LA’s Top Party City In April
By Sea And By Land: Congressional Cup And World's Fastest Beach Party If you're looking to party in the Los Angeles area this month, then look no further than Long Beach. This city by the sea has two fun events in back-to-back weeks featuring sailboats and race cars. And each event has a big party element to it. The first is the Congressional Cup and the second is the … [Read more...]
Miss Long Beach Grand Prix 2013 Prelims At Legends Bar Belmont Shore
Pageant Continues To Find Finalist Girls For Thursday Thunder On Pine The search to find the 2013 Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach continues on Thursday, March 28, with a preliminary contest taking place at Legend's sports bar in Long Beach's Belmont Shore. The contestants will gather at 7 p.m., with the contest scheduled to start at approximately 7:30. There will be … [Read more...]
Attention LA Models: Open Auditions For The Next Miss Long Beach GP
Race Queens Get On The Grid And Podium During April IndyCar Race The search for the next Miss Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach is underway, and all models and promotional girls in Southern California should take note. The Miss Grand Prix is holding open auditions on Sunday, Feb. 24, from 11 a.m.-2 p.m. It's at the Grand Prix offices at 3000 Pacific Ave., in Long Beach … [Read more...]
Sipping Scotch Whiskey Sets The Mood For Queen Mary’s Scotsfest
Previewing The 25th Annual Scottish Festival In Long Beach, CA By Kevin Wilkerson, PubClub.com Los Angeles Blogger I love media events where they serve you alcohol. Wine with a luncheon or dinner is fine, of course, but at the press preview for the upcoming Scotsfest, a full-on Scottish festival Feb. 17-18 at the Queen Mary in Long Beach, CA, we got … [Read more...]
Panama Joe’s Gets to Keep Entertaining in Belmont Shore
Long Beach City Council Allows Permit For Live Entertainment and Dancing One of the issues with being a successful bar is dealing with, well, issues. Just ask Ron and Greg Newman, co-owners of the popular Southern California cantinas Sharkeez. They also own Panama Joe's, the same style of bar with a different name in Long Beach's cool Belmont Shore area. And on a Tuesday … [Read more...]
It’s a (Boat) Party At the Annual Catalina Water Ski Race 2019
Water Skiing From Long Beach to Catalina And Back Is Biggest Stationary Boat Party in Southern California It's the perfect Saturday morning scenario: Race boats on the water daredevil competitors prepared to do something mentally and athletically outrageous, and in a major aquatic area. It's the annual Catalina Ski Race, a 56-mile race from the Queen Mary in Long … [Read more...]
Photos of the PJ 10K Long Beach’s Annual Fun and Funky Run
Exercise and Socialize A Party in Pajamas, And a Beer Garden They roll out of bed, go out in public dressed as they are when they sleep, some even with their hair still in curlers. They gather early in the morning and go for a little run. It's the PJ 10K, an annual event in Long Beach, CA, a creative concept that's a party in pajamas. The Pajama Run, as it is officially … [Read more...]
Sharkeez Party Bus Hermosa to Newport and Long Beach
A Sharkeez-to-Sharkeez Pub Crawl After the Hermosa St. Patrick's Day Parade Every wonder what it's like in those other Sharkeez locations, if any are as popular as the one in Hermosa Beach? Want to check one – or a few of them – out but can't find some friend to stay sober to drive to Newport Beach, Huntington Beach and the Panama Joe's in Long Beach's Belmont … [Read more...]