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Planning & Development Commission Meeting Agenda, June 8, 2023

City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560
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Mayor & Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, June 6, 2023

Mayor & Board of Aldermen Meeting Agenda, June 6, 2023, at 5:00 P.M. City Hall Meeting Room 201 Jeff Davis Avenue Long Beach, Mississippi 39560

Jimmy Buffett has the right idea when it comes to summertime food

By Kara Kimbrough   “Nibbling on sponge cake, watching the sun bake,” has to be one of the most hummable summertime lyrics. Penned by Mississippi native Jimmy Buffet, …

Movie Review: “The Little Mermaid”

By Bob Garver Back in 1989, the animated version of “The Little Mermaid” ushered in what came to be known as the “Disney Renaissance,” an era of creative and …

CoffeeTime: “THE ‘I JUST LOVE THAT OL’ BOY’ DUDE”

Recently we were in a lot of different churches, where we were introduced to a bunch of people and made a lot of new friends. Met a lot of smiling, friendly folks – but also a few who probably …

Pedal in the Pass is June 8

June 8 will be the next Pedal in the Pass, a community bicycle dinner ride. Pedal in the Pass, a free event, takes place on the second Thursday of each month. Future ride dates include July 13, …

Kara Kimbrough

Celebrate Memorial Day with plenty of cool, no-bake desserts

By Kara Kimbrough Memorial Day is finally within sight and as promised, I’m sharing desserts that’ll reduce cooking time to mere minutes. But first, we have to talk about Blue …

King Charles' coronation quiche: don't try this at home

By Kara Kimbrough King Charles just can't win. As the cameras rolled last Saturday on Coronation Day, he threw a tantrum while seated in his gold carriage on Coronation Day. Professional …

Remember the real reason for Memorial Day…but still grill

 By Kara Kimbrough        If Americans can start decorating for Christmas in October, there’s no reason we can’t begin planning for Memorial Day. In all …
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CoffeeTime: LET ME SAY THIS! !*&^%+%7*&(ijokjr^%rgyj!!

For anyone, reading and understanding the title of this column is pretty impossible. The reason is plain – I just closed my eyes and pressed random keys, so it makes absolutely no sense to …

CoffeeTime: "FORTUNE TELLERS DON’T EVEN KNOW YOUR NAME"

They seem to be everywhere in any town you drive through. Signs promoting the services of a local ‘TAROT CARD READER,’ ‘FORTUNE TELLER,’ and ‘PALM READER’ seem to …

CoffeeTime: “WRONG PLACE AND TIME, BUT TOTALLY INNOCENT, OF COURSE”

You and I hear them, the stories of people who insist they are totally innocent of any wrongdoing. Yet they are definitely identified as being at the scene of the crime, in the company of the …
Movie Reviews
By Bob Garver As the tenth (non-spinoff) installment of the “Fast” franchise, “Fast X” has a certain duty to its fans. It needs to up its game from every chapter …
By Bob Garver In between “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3” (Star-)lording over the competition and “Fast X” running over anything in its path comes “Book Club: …
By Bob Garver The Guardians of the Galaxy were the goofballs of the Marvel Cinematic Universe before “everyone” wanted to be the goofballs of the MCU. The first film from 2014 pulled …
By Bob Garver   It’s hard to believe that the new big-screen adaptation of the classic Judy Blume novel “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret.” made only $6.8 …
Hudson's Journey
   After sailing on the 2022 Buddy Cruise, I knew it was not only something that every family on this journey deserves, but I also recognize that this journey has more expenses for some and …
“Our children are worthy of EQUITABLE SPACE in this world. This is non-negotiable.”  -Heather Avis of The Lucky Few Podcast    This week my family had the honor …
By Mika Hartman Life is life. Some seem to walk around on “easy street”, while others struggle with everything. Some people celebrate 75 years of marriage, while others remarry more …
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