Pizza lovers have found their cheese covered haven on the intersection of Redondo Avenue and Broadway. Long Beach Pizza Co. was voted best pizza in the city by the Long Beach State campus. The classic and simply decorated restaurant and bar serves a variety of pizzas, pastas, desserts and more[Read More…]
Features
Features are not limited to features on people. Articles in the features category are in-depth, written analysis of a certain topic. This can include a feature of a restaurant, group, person, organization, location, hobby, club, etc.
Portfolio Coffeehouse warrants a place for art to prosper
In the age of Starbucks, Coffee Bean and Dunkin’ Donuts, coffee shops are certainly not scarce. But local cafe Portfolio Coffeehouse distinguishes itself from the likes of coffee-chains like these with its artsy interior and dedication to giving the Long Beach community a home away from home. Annalyse Meyer,[Read More…]
Mother and daughter duo to graduate together
The enthusiastic applause of Terri Stuart’s classmates filled the room as she announced that she had finally learned how to screenshot and place images into a powerpoint presentation. Her daughter, Caitlyn Stuart beamed with pride. “That was a pretty proud daughter moment,” Caitlyn said. Mother and daughter have shared similar[Read More…]
Lourdes Flores illuminates the darkness
Disclaimer: This following story contains mentions of sexual and physical abuse. Lourdes “Luly” Flores looked out of the window from her hospital bed six years ago to see the bright blue tip of the Walter Pyramid peering over the windowsill. She burst into tears, wondering if she would ever get[Read More…]
Food for the soul, and for the body
If you would have asked 13-year-old Rachel Shimpock what profession she wanted when she grew up, chances are her answer wouldn’t have been that far off from what she does now. Since childhood, Shimpock knew her creativity was going to have a lasting impact on her life, and it has[Read More…]
Trilina Mai making her way to Pixar
When Trilina Mai began her college career as an animation major, she had to lug around a giant canvas and her full portfolio, trying to prove to her family that art was a respected major while being unsure herself if she would be able to find a career in her[Read More…]
Old alma mater dead in the water
There are few things more rewarding than having your own words and music forever tied to your school’s history — actually, there are about 5,000 things. Two students have been chosen as the winners for the alma mater song contest that President Jane Close Conoley announced via mass email in[Read More…]
‘Empathetic’ tackles animal cruelty and our apathy toward the issue
People usually don’t consider how their decisions and choices affect the world around them, or the lives of the animals that surround them. With plenty of distractions, entertainment and activities, the mistreatment of animals is often pushed into the background of our lives. Cora Kim hopes to change that through[Read More…]
CSULB Master student experiences the chance of a lifetime on fully-funded exchange program to study culture in Japan
Every student dreams about an overseas journey during their college career, studying the subject they love and diving into a new culture. Funding these trips yourself can be difficult, but having a fully-funded adventure is even more of a rare phenomenon. Cal State Long Beach MFA student Talin Tanielian is[Read More…]
Setting the table for a sweet tooth
Lena Wolek grew up in the wartimes of Siberia, Russia. She and her family had little money to spend on food and resources, but always rye flour bread, the cheapest bread available at the time and the most nutritious and necessary for survival. This need for survival through bread is[Read More…]