Cuevas adds Main Street Director to current roles for City
By Toni Miles Long Beach Community Affairs Director Courtney Cuevas hit the ground running (again) as the new year rolled around – new year, new title. Now, the Long Beach native has added yet another role and title to her resume – Main Street Director for the City of Long Beach. “I found…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “Divorce and dealing with your ex”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com Years ago, right after I began CoffeeTime Column, a friend suggested I write an article addressing ‘Dealing with your ex after the divorce.’ Now, I don’t know much, but I do know that a writer is foolish to attempt to write about an unfamiliar subject. And as I have never…
Read MoreLONG BEACH RAILROAD CROSSING IMPROVEMENT PROJECT UPDATE
The City of Long Beach is announcing upcoming changes to the schedule for the ongoing railroad crossing improvement project. Due to utility lines interfering with planned work at the Nicholson Avenue intersection, Moran Hauling will shift efforts to several other railroad crossings while utility companies work to relocate their infrastructure. Engineering firm Neel-Schaffer and Contractor…
Read MoreDriver Service Bureaus opening extra hours ahead of Real ID deadline
By: Magnolia Mornings, Magnolia Tribune The Mississippi Department of Public Safety’s Driver Service Bureau will open select locations on Saturday, April 12; Saturday, April 26; and Saturday, May 3, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. The extra hours are to accommodate Mississippians still needing to obtain a REAL ID ahead of the federal deadline of May 7.…
Read MoreGroundbreaking signals Gateway Project is becoming a reality
By Toni Miles Though seven years in the making and with plenty of obstacles along the way, on March 11, there was a groundbreaking for the City of Long Beach’s Gateway Project. The Long Beach Gateway Project was established to revamp the appearance of the city along Highway 90 and to better connect…
Read MoreKara’s Sights & Bites: General Tso lives on through his namesake dish
By Kara Kimbrough I’ve shared my favorite cuisines in the past as well as those that I can do without. Specifically, I prefer to skip over the multitude of Mexican restaurants that seem to pop up on every corner of our state. One exception: I enjoy a sizzling plate of fajitas, but that’s often too heavy…
Read MoreThe hunt will soon be on! Easter Egg Hunt planned for April 12
By Toni Miles Preparations are underway for the City of Long Beach’s annual Easter egg hunt, one of the most popular events of the year for youngsters. Last year, hundreds of children waited not-so-patiently behind the lines as City leaders and volunteers spread out thousands of plastic eggs with goodies inside across the Harper McCaughan…
Read MoreCelebrate National Library Week April 7-13
By Guest Columnist Renee Rayburn, LBPL Youth and Technology Services Hello, Long Beach! Here is what’s happening at the Long Beach Public Library in April. National Library Week is April 7 – 13, and, along with story time on Tuesday and Thursday at 10:30 a.m., the Friends of the Library are also sponsoring Library Outreach…
Read MoreMovie Review: “A Working Man”
By: Bob Garver Jason Statham has a new movie out. He plays with a guy who used to work in a violent profession, but he’s sworn to leave that life behind. But now some bad people have messed with his employer (the only people to help him out when he was at a low point),…
Read MoreMovie Review: Working Man
By Bob Garver Jason Statham has a new movie out. He plays with a guy who used to work in a violent profession, but he’s sworn to leave that life behind. But now some bad people have messed with his employer (the only people to help him out when he was at a…
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