Long Beach’s Martin Luther King Center held its first college fair on Feb. 18, part of a broader effort by the city to implement economic empowerment programs in the North Park neighborhood.
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By Ben Strack
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2/25/16
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Less than a year ago, Anissa Moore was preparing for spring break, ready to hop on a JetBlue flight to take her far from Nassau Community College, where she has been a communications professor for …
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By Joseph Kellard
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1/21/16
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A budget conflict in Nassau County has left some organizations in Long Beach worried that their funding could be in jeopardy as the fate of the county Youth Board hangs in the balance.
The …
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By Matthew Ern
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12/2/15
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The holiday season is a time for giving — especially to the less fortunate. Local organizations offer plenty of opportunities to give both material gifts and time.
St. Agnes Cathedral
At …
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By Rebecca Melnitsky
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12/2/15
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In the interest of combating local unemployment, the Long Beach Martin Luther King Center partnered with a number of neighborhood organizations, government agencies and city officials to host a job …
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By Matthew Ern
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10/1/15
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Long Beach police responded to another shooting in the Channel Park Homes area last Saturday — the second at the apartment complex this month — in which a Long Beach teen was …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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6/23/14
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The Long Beach Martin Luther King Center’s annual Martin Luther King Jr. Birthday Commemorative March will be held on Monday, Jan. 20, following the traditional route through the center of the …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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1/16/14
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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 …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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11/20/13
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Less than a week after a shooting in the Channel Park Homes rattled residents and left a man injured, community leaders and city officials met to address residents’ concerns and possible solutions …
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By Alexandra Spychalsky
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11/14/13
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Long Beach police are investigating a shooting in the Channel Park Homes last Saturday that left one man wounded after more than 30 shots were fired.
The incident has a number of residents in the …
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By Anthony Rifilato
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11/6/13
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