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Seattle, Washington Biking
After an amazing time biking around Portland, we took the couple hour train ride up to Seattle, Washington. In addition to the rainy weather, hilly topography, and being the birthplace of the green...
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Porch Politics
The American front porch has seen better days. What was once an open and social architectural object that represented the ideal of community in the United States, has become an obsolete relic that in...
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Why I Longbeachize, an open letter.
To all you wonderful Longbeachize readers, I co-founded this website in 2009 to showcase the burgeoning bike culture I was witnessing around Long Beach. We have grown the site substantially since then,...
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Walk This Wednesday
Nobody walks in LA–or so the saying goes. While that notion may ring true here in Long Beach as well, a local group is trying to change that. Walk Long Beach is a local organization that seeks to...
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#WalkTheVote
While the slogan “Rock the Vote” might be geared toward youth voters, “Walk the Vote” is meant for voters—and walkers—of all ages. On November 4th, Walk Long Beach is encouraging all Long Beach voters...
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By the Numbers: The Bixby Strollers, 7 Years & Counting
Long Beach’s Bixby Strollers are celebrating seven years of putting one foot in front of the other—and we felt it was obligatory to honor their walkin’-the-walk by showing you just how much they’ve...
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The Midnight Train Depot Move
This Wednesday evening, join Walk Long Beach as they walk alongside the historic Southern Pacific Railroad Depot as it is relocated to its new home at Willow Springs Park. Before becoming synonymous...
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Remembering Jon Jerde
Jon Jerde, the pioneering local shopping and entertainment-center architect whose fascination with people and placemaking transformed the Southern California landscape, died yesterday at the age of 75....
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Knickerbocker pants, English bikes, and mustachioed gentlemen aplenty-it must be a Tweed Ride! A little rain didn’t stop a group of dapper and dandy bicyclists from having some old-timey fun during the...
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Sidewalking Society does Pow! Wow!
We here at Longbeachize love our bicycles without a doubt, but there are times when even the speed of two wheels is too much. Those times when we would rather walk so we can take in the neighborhood,...
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Sidewalking Society Presents Rain Roamers
They say life isn’t about waiting for the storm to pass, it’s about dancing in the rain. But what about biking and walking when it pours? Long Beach locals Ivana and Sam love to roam the puddle-filled...
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October is National Arts Month
Since 1985, the month of October has been designated by cities across the country to acknowledge the importance of culture and encourage all Americans to participate in the arts. We here at...
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The Innovation Team’s Five (Brilliant) Initiatives for Long Beach
Back in May, an impressive cohort of nine creative doers and thinkers came together in Long beach and after months of research and planning, they now have five on it. Five new initiatives to spur local...
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Calculated Grit: The Changing Face of Wynwood Miami
While selling sun and sand to the masses is how most view Miami, the city’s cultural pulse and identity has shifted away from the washboard abs and perfectly preserved pastel in South Beach to...
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The City Curated Series
It’s happening. It might be tucked away in a small alley, a ubiquitous parking lot, or positioned prominently in a large public plaza. A movement is afoot that is breathing new life into communities...
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