When I first came to the Herald in January to cover Long Beach, I took in what most others see — the fine beaches, the beautiful boardwalk, the tony restaurants on Park Avenue and the cool, funky bars on the West End. But the coronavirus peeled back the layers fast . . .
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By James Bernstein
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12/10/20
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A line of hungry Long Beach residents hoping to get a home-cooked meal and school lunches at the Martin Luther King Center stretched down Riverside Boulevard and onto East Fulton Street on Monday in …
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By Darwin Yanes
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5/7/20
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By Bridget Downes
bdownes@liherald.com
Residents came from points across Long Beach to celebrate the life and legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Monday.
“We’re banding …
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By Bridget Downes
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1/23/19
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Long Beach residents filed in to the Martin Luther King Center on Tuesday to collect turkeys and traditional Thanksgiving dinner trimmings before a large community gathering at the center. …
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By Bridget Downes
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11/21/18
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Martin Luther King Center board members were joined by Nassau County District Attorney Madeline Singas, State Sen. Todd Kaminsky and representatives from Altice USA — one of the largest broadband …
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3/16/18
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Long Beach resident Marcus Tinker was not a huge comic book fan growing up, but there was something about the film introduction of Black Panther in the 2016 movie, “Captain America: Civil War,” …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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2/22/18
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In a ceremony attended by hundreds on Monday, the City of Long Beach renamed the intersection of East Pine Street and Riverside Boulevard — where the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. once walked — …
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By Bridget Downes
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1/18/18
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Long Beach is set to host the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day March, preceded by the second annual ceremony at City Hall, on Jan. 15, the 50th anniversary of the assassination of Dr. King. …
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By Bridget Downes
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1/11/18
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The Long Beach Martin Luther King Center has upgraded its energy system so it can provide light, heat and electricity to residents during future storms and emergencies.
The $130,000 project was …
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By Bridget Downes
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11/2/17
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Dr. Bernice A. King, daughter of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., will speak on the theme of “A Hope and a Future: Empowering the community with courage, dignity, truth and justice” in front of …
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By Bridget Downes
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5/31/17
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