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The city is extending its post-Hurricane Sandy marketing campaign into the winter months in an attempt to help businesses during the holidays, an initiative that includes another TV commercial featuring the new boardwalk lights, pictured.
Long Beach hits the airwaves — again
Just as the city took to the airwaves to promote that it was open for business in the summer, a new marketing campaign is underway to let everyone know there is quite a bit to do here in the winter … more
LBCA volunteers wrapped prizes for Friday’s holiday fundraiser.
Long Beach Christmas Angel helping Sandy victims
Ten months after Hurricane Sandy, Johanna Sofield, president of the Long Beach Christmas Angel, walked in to the house of a potential grant recipient, and found an elderly couple that had been using … more
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Chris Quinn and his daughter, Leah, 2, checked out the new holiday lights on the boardwalk at a ceremony on Monday.
Holiday events aim to draw visitors to Long Beach
The holiday season kicked off in Long Beach this week with a number of festive events, including the lighting of the new boardwalk holiday lights. Events and activities are scheduled during the … more
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Facilities Studies Group members Michele Natali, left, West School President Sandra Schneider and Gerry Maquet presented their findings at Tuesday’s school board meeting.
Parents blast possible Long Beach school closures
Parents voiced their outrage at Tuesday’s Board of Education meeting after a presentation on the use of the district’s facilities included the possible closure of an elementary school. The … more
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Karen Adamo, vice president of the Long Beach Historical Society, presented a painting of Shine’s to the bar’s owners.
Shine's marks its centennial, a year late
In May, Megan Casey and her husband, Brent Wilson, owner of Shine’s, discovered a secret passageway in the floor of the 100-year-old building that led to the bar when it operated as a speakeasy … more
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In July, widespread street flooding and numerous rescues by the Long Beach Fire Department served as a stark reminder of the city's vulnerability to coastal storms.
Long Beach braces for nor’easter
Residents and city workers are bracing themselves for the first major storm of the season, as a nor’easter moves through the area late this afternoon and tomorrow. The storm is expected to bring … more
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Temple Emanu-El Sandy fundraiser set for Sunday
One year after incurring significant water damage from Hurricane Sandy, a Long Beach synagogue is set to celebrate its rebirth.Temple Emanu-El, at 455 Neptune Blvd., is holding a music benefit this … more
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The Robinson family, of Long Beach, were among the more than 100 residents who rallied outside the Legislative Building in Mineola on Nov. 2.
Sandy victims rally for ‘adequate’ NY Rising funding
When Long Beach resident Kevin Reilly, a civil engineer who lives in the Canals, received his NY Rising award letter recently, he immediately noticed that something was wrong. Reilly and his … more
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Imagine Long Beach is a group that wants to take residents' best ideas for the city and turn them into reality.
Imagining a better Long Beach
A redeveloped bayfront with shops and recreational activities. Bike lanes throughout the city. A rooftop beer garden. A surfing park. These are just some of the ideas being discussed by the … more
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Residents discussed a number of long-term rebuilding and economic development strategies.
N.Y. Rising planning committee outlines next steps after Sandy
In what may be the most comprehensive planning effort to remake the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, a committee of residents representing a cross-section of the community released a 32-page … more
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