Here is a continually evolving, and embarassingly incomplete, listing of creative, cultural, and artistic resources for the City of Long Beach.

Media: Print

Gazette Newspapers - Three weekly editions, each with a specific regional focus.

Long Beach Business Journal - Weekly business-focused news

Long Beach Magazine - Monthy, mostly for tourists

Press-Telegram - "Local" daily

Media: On-Line

562CityLife.com - Long Beach's Social Network

The Creativity Network - Advocacy, interviews, and involvement

Everything Long Beach - Arts, News Lifestyle, and Events

LBPost.com - News, Sports, Business, Culture, and Commentary.

LBReport.com - News & Politics, mostly.

Local Resources

GLOBALLB.com - Your guide to GLOBAL: Long Beach Arts Month

Downtown Long Beach Parking Map - Get the 411 on all the secret parking spots in Downtown

LimeLightLB.com - All kinds of local events

VisitLongBeach.com - Provided by the Long Beach Area Convention & Visitors Bureau

LongBeach.gov - The official website for The City of Long Beach

Groups

Arts Council for Long Beach - Official City Arts Organization

The Historical Society of Long Beach - Exhibits, tours, & research resources

We Love Long Beach - Connecting people through gatherings, giving, and sharing.

LBCreative! - A collaboration of local artists and organizations working together to strengthen the arts and culture in our community

Museums

Long Beach Museum of Art - A beautiful spot featuring interesting works

University Art Museum - Exhibitions of world class contemporary artists

Museum of Latin American Art - A beautiful, newly rennovated space featuring exhibits of contemporary Latin American art

Theater

Long Beach Playhouse - Presenting intimate performances since 1929

The Garage Theatre - Acclaimed stagings of mostly new works

The Found Theatre - Serving up 'Alt' theatre since 1974

International City Theatre - Producing award-winning plays in my favorite venue, the Center Theatre

Musical Theater West - Presenting classics, and shows straight from Broadway, in the beautiful Carpenter Center

California Repertory Company - Top notch producions by the MFA Theatre Arts department at CSULB

Long Beach Shakespeare Company - Shakespeare and more

All American Melodrama Theater and Music Hall - Comedy, Song & Dance, Food, Drink, & Fun