Actors John Turturro, Susan Sarandon and Bobby Cannavale were in Long Beach earlier this week shooting scenes for a new film that is reportedly a spin-off of the 1998 Coen brothers' classic …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/19/16
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Five years ago, Bob McKnight, the chief executive officer of Quiksilver at the time, stood in the center of a huge skateboard ramp in Times Square and announced to the world that Long Beach would …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/19/16
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Long Beach police said that three ticket booths on the boardwalk were vandalized earlier this month, incidents that have sparked the ire of many residents who railed against the damage on social …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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8/18/16
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The city’s future plans sat inked on poster boards around an upstairs room in the public library on Aug. 9, as residents mingled, envisioning Long Beach’s new look and offering feedback on development and resiliency initiatives.
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By Ben Strack
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8/17/16
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Undaunted by the searing heat on the morning of Aug. 13, 320 cyclists from as far away as Oregon converged on the Long Beach Recreation Center parking lot for the 13th annual CURB Bike Ride.
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By Rosemary Leonetti
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8/17/16
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Jim LaCarrubba, commissioner of the city’s Department of Public Works, who played a lead role in the city’s recovery efforts after Hurricane Sandy, is leaving his position at the end of the month, City Manager Jack Schnirman announced at Tuesday’s City Council meeting. The search for a replacement is under way.
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By Ben Strack and Anthony Rifilato
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8/17/16
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U.S. Sen. Chuck Schumer joined U.S. Rep. Peter King, Col. David Caldwell of the Army Corps of Engineers and local officials in Point Lookout on Wednesday to officially break ground on a long-awaited project to strengthen and protect the barrier island’s coastline from future storms.
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By Ben Strack
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8/10/16
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On Saturday, July 30 at 9 a.m. on the boardwalk at New York Avenue, the City of Long Beach will host the Fourth Annual Larry Elovich 5K Fun Run. Race day registration will begin at 7:30 a.m.
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7/28/16
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“It does trouble me, as a police officer, when kids say that they’re afraid of the police,” said Anderson Joseph, a detective with the Long Beach Police Department and one of two black officers on the force.
Joseph, who lives in Long Beach and joined the LBPD in 2006, responded to a young woman who asked, “Why do police always think we’re going to hurt people?”
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/28/16
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The Nassau County Industrial Development Agency last Thursday denied iStar Financial’s request for $109 million in tax breaks to build two oceanfront towers — two days after the Long Beach Board of Education voted against supporting the potential developers of the city’s Superblock.
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By Ben Strack
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7/28/16
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