Feb. 3: House Hunts, View Finder, Bites Nearby

Each morning, visit Patch to get the scoop on the top five things you need to know about Long Beach for the day. Here’s what’s happening on Thursday:

1. Are you searching for that starter home, or simply looking to upgrade? Starting today, Patch will post its House Hunts column of open houses in Long Beach each Thursday.

2. Our weekly Lens on Long Beach photo gallery returns under a new name: View Finder. Today’s gallery will feature snapshots from around the city at night.  

3. We’ll roll out another new weekly Thursday feature called Bites Nearby, a brief look at a quality restaurant in town.  

4. Return to Patch each Thursday to find out what’s going on in the city and in neighboring towns each weekend using yet another new post dubbed Patch Picks.

5. The Long Beach Chamber of Commerce will hold its Winter Blast networking party at Matteo’s Ristorante on West Beech Street starting at 7 p.m.