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Rubio’s Rebrands Restaurants with A Taste of Baja and New Dishes

February 15, 2023 By Leave a Comment

The home of The Original Fish Taco®, Rubio’s Coastal Grill, is celebrating their 40th anniversary by rebranding. The eatery’s new A Taste of Baja brand positioning captures Rubio’s craveworthy, Baja-inspired Mexican food, as well as the laid back, beachy Baja lifestyle.
 
The new brand look combines creative inspiration from Rubio’s Baja roots with modern design influences, for an elevated take on the legacy of Rubio’s original taco stand. New restaurant signage features Mexican patterns, custom illustrations, quality ingredients and beachy coastal lifestyle cues. This month, all Rubio’s Coastal Grill locations will be debuting the refreshed store décor and packaging, plus offering new dishes that highlight the company’s commitment to fresh, sustainable seafood and the flavors of Baja. The limited-time menu will be available from February 15–May 31, and includes delicious shrimp dishes for Lent. The new dishes are:
 
Baja Chimichurri Red Shrimp Bowl
Wild-caught red shrimp, handmade guacamole, roasted corn, cotija, crisp shredded cabbage and garlic butter topped with the new chimichurri sauce made with cilantro, onion, garlic and jalapeno. Served on warm flour tortillas with “no-fried” pinto beans™ and tortilla chips.
 
Baja Chimichurri Red Shrimp Two Taco Plate
Wild-caught red shrimp, crisp romaine, citrus rice and black beans topped with handmade guacamole, roasted corn, cotija, and garlic butter topped with the new chimichurri sauce.
 
Puerto Nuevo Burrito featuring Langostino Lobster
Sustainably sourced, wild-caught Langostino Lobster, Mexican rice, pinto beans, drawn garlic butter, salsa fresca, chipotle picante and guacamole wrapped in a warm flour tortilla.
 
Rubio’s has locations across California, Arizona and Nevada. Guests are encouraged to order through the Rubio’s app or Rubios.com. For more information about Rubio’s Coastal Grill and to view the menu, visit Rubio’s, Facebook, Instagram and TikTok.

Credit: Rubio’s. Some form of compensation was received to post.

Filed Under: SoCal City Kids News

Preston, Feb. 16th Pet of the Week

February 15, 2023 By Leave a Comment
Awwwww!

Valentine’s Day has passed, and dear Preston still hasn’t found forever love. The guy’s been waiting since October! Preston’s a tall, slender 2-year-old pittie who loves to have fun and then chill, preferably with you on the couch watching Netflix. He’s smart as anything, knows a lot of tricks, and sure loves his meals. The way to Preston’s heart may be through his stomach, but cuddles and “good boy!” go a longer way with him! You can speed the process to adopt or foster Preston and any of our other pets by emailing PetAdopt@longbeach.gov or petfoster@longbeach.gov. You can also call (562) 570-4925. Even better, stop by during our walk-in hours every Wednesday through Sunday from 11 a.m.–3 p.m. Our shelter is located at 7700 E. Spring St. Ask for ID#A686171 to meet Preston. We’re at capacity, and everyone needs homes!

Filed Under: Pet Corner

Snow White And The Fairytale Fun Force * Unique Fairytale Where Children Learn With Adventure, Comedy, Friendship And Heroes

February 15, 2023 By Leave a Comment

Little Snow White is growing up fast! When her best friend, Dorothy, is in trouble, the sassy princess quickly calls on the bravest gang of fairytale characters ever assembled to come to her friend’s rescue! Together they are the Fairytale Fun Force and they are ready to spring into action!

KIDS FIRST! Film Critic Ethan P. comments, “I like Snow White and the Fairytale Fun Force because it is a unique kid’s fairytale cartoon where children are learning with humor. This show combines adventure and comedy with friendship and heroes.” Kendall B. adds, “My favorite thing about this movie is all the characters. They’re the normal fairytale characters that we all know and love, but each one has a little twist. Also, they’re all tiny and their animation is so adorable. I love the animation in this movie because the characters are so unique.” See their full reviews below.

Snow White and the Fairytale Fun Force

By Ethan P., KIDS FIRST!, Age 14

I like Snow White and the Fairytale Fun Force because it is a unique kid’s fairytale cartoon where children are learning with humor. This show combines adventure and comedy with friendship and heroes.

Snow White and the Fairytale Fun Force is about the first adventures of the Starship Fairy Dust. The Fairytale Fun Force is a group of fictional characters that includes Snow White, King Arthur, Robin Hood, Cupid, Santa Claus, the Easter Bunny, Pinocchio, Little Red Riding Hood, Cheshire Cat, Hatter and more. These fictional characters work together to investigate strange situations such as the disappearance of Cupid’s magical bow, the Mad Hatter’s tea set and the Cheshire Cat’s body. The characters travel together in a spaceship named Starship Fairy Dust with Snow White as their captain.

The graphics are very vibrant, colorful and neat. Each scene has unique colorful backgrounds with floating objects that catch the audience’s attention. For example, Cupid’s scene has white and pink clouds with floating red hearts and confetti. Every scene has confetti and floating objects except the Starship scenes. The characters are illustrated as little children with heads bigger than their bodies. They are not typical fairytale characters like we are used to seeing in storybooks or movies. The voiceovers suit each character. Snow White looks and sounds tough; King Arthur looks smart and sounds slick; Pinocchio looks like a laid-back kid with a relaxed voice; Robin Hood sounds and acts like a smart teenager. My favorite scene is when Snow White visits Cupid to help him resolve the disappearance of his magic bow. She uses a little black humor by advising Cupid to make sure not to sit on a white couch.


This program teaches the audience fun facts about science, different languages, fruits or animals. For example, Easter Bunny explains to Pinocchio that rabbits’ ears are long to help rabbits control their body temperature.

I give Snow White and the Fairytale Fun Force 5 out of 5 stars and recommend it for ages 5 to 12, plus adults. It releases on DVD and Digital Media February 14, 2023. 


Snow White And The Fairy Tale Fun Force

By Kendall B., KIDS FIRST! Film Critic, Age 12

If you’re looking for a movie to entertain your little kids then Snow White and The Fairy Tale Fun Force is a great film for just that! It has lots of adventures and fun animated characters.

Snow White and The Fairy Tale Fun Force follows Snow White, a sassy and adventurous princess. When her best friend, Dorothy (Dailyn Brunck), is in trouble she assembles The Fairy Tale Fun Force, a group of fairytale characters who are ready to do anything to save Dorothy. They go on many adventures and see many different characters on their mission.

My favorite thing about this movie is all the characters. They’re the normal fairytale characters that we all know and love, but each one has a little twist. Also, they’re all tiny and their animation is so adorable. I love the animation in this movie because the characters are so unique. They all have their own special features that make them different. Arthur (Simon Hill) is my favorite character because he’s so cute and sweet. His voice is really high and squeaky and he’s always trying to help out. Another thing I enjoy about this film is that all of the characters get their own part of the movie when they go to different lands to find out what happened; not only do we get to see every character together, but we get to see them by themselves as well. My favorite scene is when Arthur visits the Cheshire Cat, because he’s lost his body and to find it the cat starts chanting. Arthur is so confused that eventually he just starts chanting along with the cat.

The message of Snow White and The Fairy Tale Fun Force is that friendship is stronger than anything. Snow White will do anything to save her best friend and it’s because she really cares about her.

I give Snow White and The Fairy Tale Fun Force 3.5 stars out of 5 and recommend it for ages 5 to 8. It releases on Digital and Blu-Ray on February 14, 2023.

Trailer:

https://vimeo.com/manage/videos/764256107/efe18087a3

Filed Under: Media Reviews