{"id":197719,"date":"2026-02-28T06:01:29","date_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:01:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197719\/"},"modified":"2026-02-28T06:01:29","modified_gmt":"2026-02-28T06:01:29","slug":"our-strange-dirt-pit-will-be-a-star-eat-see-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/197719\/","title":{"rendered":"Our &#8216;strange&#8217; dirt pit will be a star \u2022 Eat. See. Do."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>If you\u2019ve been downtown lately, you may have noticed movement at the dirt lot next to the Billy Jean King Library.<\/p>\n<p>Next month, the pit that used to be Long Beach\u2019s old City Hall <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/kasso-long-beach-city-hall-pit-empty-lot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will host a Japanese skateboarding game show called KASSO<\/a>. It\u2019s over the top. Watch an episode <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=s2JvJDlWHU0\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>One of the show\u2019s producers called the lot \u201cstrange in the best way\u201d because of its uneven levels, wild overgrowth and old foundations.<\/p>\n<p>They chose to host the show in Long Beach after a regional search that included Santa Monica, Venice Beach and downtown Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>We broke down the setup and plans for the event (and why the lot is still vacant) <a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/news\/kasso-long-beach-city-hall-pit-empty-lot\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">here.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size\">EAT.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/eat\/las-best-new-peruvian-restaurant-is-hiding-in-a-lakewood-backyard\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/lomo-1-scprbrightspotcdn-918230-jyr9cijc-591062-fef8XlVb-300x225.webp.webp\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88278\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size\">SEE.<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s a brief glimpse of what KASSO is working on to turn the pit into a skating playground.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVMNvNtDBkF\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DVMNvNtDBkF\/?hl=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"372\" height=\"626\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/kasso-312509-k65iq4eu-699470-1HeaZAZM.gif\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88290\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"has-huge-font-size\">DO.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/do\/how-you-can-skate-on-the-same-lakewood-rink-that-alysa-liu-used-to-train-for-her-olympic-gold\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/alysa-liuasatur-yesayants-yantsimages-7289-1-284691-wqa94hnw-236326-X57qWThi-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88269\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/do\/things-to-do-in-long-beach-this-weekend-including-a-mystery-on-the-queen-mary-and-a-superman-musical\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"207\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772258489_553_0515-flowerbloodmoon-2-1320x909-124218-webw9m3p-022713-YKucKoKx-300x207.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-83273\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lbpost.com\/esd\/eat-see-do-2\/do\/theater-review-i-love-you-youre-perfect-now-change-hilarously-skewers-and-reveals-modern-romance\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/1772258489_248_love-1-121475-72v5dpat-266574-5sUmyaR6-300x199.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88304\"  \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019ve been downtown lately, you may have noticed movement at the dirt lot next to the 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