02/17/2026
Shout out to our long-time bartender, Marcus Hobbs, who just received Long Beachās Peace Maker Award!
āHobbs is a community leader, educator, and founder and executive director of Project X LB, a nonprofit dedicated to meeting people where they are and creating pathways toward healing, dignity and belonging. Project X LB began by providing free community laundry access through its Loads of Kindness initiative, supporting families experiencing financial hardship. Hobbs is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach and is getting his masterās degree in social work at Howard University, where his training is grounded in the Black perspective, emphasizing cultural wisdom, collective care and community-led solutions, said Saro, who read outloud Hobbsā and the othersā biographies during the presentation.ā
