For longtime Long Beach resident Ken McLaughlin, the boardwalk brings back fond memories of places during his youth that are no longer there: the city's old amusement park that used to sit on the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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1/5/13
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I always thought it was cliché to say, “I’ve never seen anything like it,” but in the aftermath of Sandy, I can honestly say that, in my lifetime, I’ve never seen anything like it.
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11/15/12
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Two months after it officially began rolling bikes onto Long Beach streets, Miami-based DecoBike’s bicycle-sharing program is being described as a success by the company’s chief operating …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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9/12/12
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Anyone who has spent some time on the Long Beach boardwalk has more than likely interrupted a walk, run or bike ride to read some of the hundreds of plaques mounted on the benches that line the structure. And reading has more than likely led to wondering about the people memorialized there. What were they like? What happened to them? What do the ribbons, balloons and other decorations that festoon some of the benches signify?
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By Vanessa Canner
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8/15/12
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“The day was absolutely amazing,” said Long Beach resident Amy Mahoney of the 1st Annual Combat Veteran Long Beach Boardwalk March.
“I think it’s important because I think people don’t …
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Chris Engelhardt
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11/2/11
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In the Nov. 8 election to fill three City Council seats, Long Beach residents will see a new party on the ballot, the Boardwalk Party. Its candidates, incumbent Len Torres, Fran Adelson and Scott …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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10/12/11
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A Long Beach man allegedly involved in the assault and robbery of a man who was jogging on the boardwalk in September was arrested Oct. 7.
Long Beach Police arrested 16-year-old Shawn Persaud, of …
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By Chris Engelhardt
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10/7/11
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A man who was jogging on the boardwalk last night was beaten robbed by five men who had accosted the man as he was running by Lincoln Boulevard. City Manager Charles Theofan said that the incident …
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Anthony Rifilato
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9/20/11
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The Long Island Crisis Center will hold its third annual “Let’s Walk, Let’s Talk…Stepping Together to Prevent Suicide” event on Sunday, Sept. 18, on the Boardwalk at Riverside Boulevard …
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9/12/11
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The City Council approved a partnership with a Miami-based company last week to launch a public bicycle-sharing program that would make roughly 400 bikes available on Long Beach streets, at no cost …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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7/13/11
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