City leaders discuss potential development of waterfront as Gateway Project nears completion
By Toni Miles As the City’s multimillion dollar Gateway Project nears completion, City leaders gathered for a work session in June to discuss potential development and an updated vision for the city’s waterfront involving a discussion with representatives of Bellamare Development, as well as an ADA Transition Plan and Transportation Master Plan by…
Read MoreThe Hidden Financial Strain Families Face After a Serious Injury
A serious injury doesn’t stop at the person who got hurt. It works its way through the whole household budget, and it does most of that damage quietly. The hospital bill is the part everyone sees coming. What catches families off guard is everything stacked underneath it, and when someone else was at fault, experienced…
Read MoreMSBA’s Mississippi Makers’ Challenge returns for fifth year
Special to Long Beach Breeze The Mississippi Business Alliance (MSBA) recently announced the return of the Mississippi Makers’ Challenge. Now in its fifth year, the competition gives Mississippi manufacturers the opportunity to showcase their products while engaging employees, families, customers and the public in the race to earn the title of “The…
Read MoreWhat To Wear for Messy Gulf Coast Yard Projects
Yard work along the Mississippi Gulf Coast has a way of getting messier than expected. A quick trim around the fence can turn into damp shoes and scratched arms. A small garden cleanup can leave you dealing with sticky heat and mosquitoes before you have even made much progress. That is why it helps to…
Read MoreLBHS Class of 1975 awards scholarships
Special to Long Beach Breeze In celebration of their 50th class reunion last fall, the Long Beach High School (LBHS) Class of 1975 made a donation to the Long Beach Excellence in Education Foundation to support current Long Beach High School seniors in their pursuit of higher education. This gift funded two $1,000 academic…
Read MoreLong Beach School District Elementary schools roll out updated car rider patterns
Special to Long Beach Breeze As the Long Beach School District prepares to kick off another, district officials are asking all families with students at Quarles Primary, Harper McCaughan Elementary and Reeves Upper Elementary to review the district’s updated morning and afternoon car rider traffic patterns. This year, traffic flow at some…
Read MoreCommon Driver Errors That Cause Serious Motorcycle Crashes
Every year, thousands of severe traffic accidents unfold across American roadways because of simple, split-second miscalculations between passenger vehicles and motorcycles. Federal crash data paints a stark picture: riders are roughly 28 times more likely than passenger car occupants to die in a collision per mile traveled. Yet, despite a persistent public narrative that paints…
Read MoreWhat to Do After an Accident: A Practical Guide to Protecting Your Rights and Recovery
An unexpected crash or sudden fall can flip an ordinary day upside down in a fraction of a second. Beyond the immediate shock, victims are almost instantly forced to confront a mess of medical decisions, vehicle repairs, missed workdays, and persistent insurance callers. Getting professional personal injury legal guidance and understanding how to handle the…
Read MoreMovie Review: “The Odyssey”
By Bob Garver Few film adaptations require more ambition than Homer’s “The Odyssey,” the quintessential epic. And perhaps no filmmaker has been more ambitious this millennium than Christopher Nolan, the man who told an entire story backward with “Memento,” conquered the superhero genre with his “Dark Knight” trilogy, and dominated the Oscars…
Read MoreCoffeeTime: “THE OLD GOAT”
Send responses to: andybowman839@gmail.com The elderly president had been with the company for so many years that no employee there could remember a time he wasn’t slumped over his desk, muttering about the ineptness of the younger generation. It was true, he was extremely knowledgeable of the company and all it provided for…
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