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Blessing of the Jeeps celebrates 5th anniversary
Long Beach Breeze On Saturday, April 12, St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church will host the 5th Annual Blessing of the Jeeps, and organizers are planning the event to be bigger and better than ever. From 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the family event will include music, activities, entertainment, fun, community and, for…
Read MoreCuevas 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 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 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 MoreCelebrate the Gulf festival set for Saturday, April 6
Long Beach Breeze Established in 1991, the annual Celebrate the Gulf Marine Education Festival is held annually to teach residents and visitors about the importance of the Gulf. Held in coordination with Art in the Pass, the festival is held the first Saturday in April in Pass Christian’s Memorial Park. The event, designed for all…
Read MoreUSM Awarded $2.3M Grant from SAMHSA for New Psychosis Prevention Program
By: Karelia Pitts In partnership with the Mississippi Department of Mental Health (MDMH) and Mississippi State University (MSU), The University of Southern Mississippi (USM) Center for Behavioral Health was awarded $2.3 million through a four-year grant from the Substance Abuse & Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA). The Center for Behavioral Health Screening, Outreach, Assessment and Resilience (CBH-SOAR) program will…
Read MoreHertz to effect environmental policy changes through fellowship
Special to Long Beach Breeze University of Mississippi graduate student and 2019 graduate of Our Lady Academy, Kennady Hertz of Long Beach will spend 2025 gaining valuable environmental policy experience in the nation’s capital as part of an elite fellowship program. Hertz, an integrated marketing and communication graduate student, is among the eighty-eight finalists chosen…
Read MorePAPER FOOLS BRINGS WONDERLAND TO COAST EPISCOPAL’S GAIL KEENAN ART CENTER THIS FRIDAY
The whimsical, paper-themed art of 13 artists from Mississippi and Louisiana will be featured at Coast Episcopal School’s Gail Keenan Art Center from March 28 – May 9, 2025. Paper Fools in Wonderland opens this Friday night with a reception from 5 – 7 pm at the Long Beach arts center, located at 5065 Espy Avenue. Curated…
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