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A rendering of iStar’s proposed development of the Superblock, which would include retail shops and a promenade along the boardwalk.
Developers make case for Superblock
With a plan to build the two tallest structures in Long Beach — and the first mix of retail shops along the boardwalk in recent memory — a Manhattan-based developer went before the Zoning Board … more
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Professional big-wave surfer Will Skudin, of Long Beach, rode the massive surf break known as Jaws off Maui on Monday, where the swells can exceed 60 feet. Skudin was recently named the 2013 Surfer of the Year by a prominent surfing magazine, the first New Yorker to earn the distinction.
Skudin is ‘Surfer of the Year’
One day last May, the waves in Tahiti were more than 20 feet tall and just as deep, and to big-wave surfer and Long Beach resident Will Skudin, it looked as if there were giant holes in the … more
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The Pay it Forward crew: Sean and Kelly Sullivan, left, Jackie and Billy Kupferman, Janet Slavin, Michelle and Tim Kelly.
People of the Year 2013: Project Pay it Forward
"In the days after the storm, there was a mentality of helping one another — it was such a mess, but there was also such a feeling of community. You really felt like you were literally helping … more
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The new record board lists the all-time records for the Long Beach Aquatic Swim Team, and will be updated annually.
Record board dedicated to Joseph Farrell
The City of Long Beach recently installed a giant record board at the newly refurbished swimming pool at the Rec Center. The record board is dedicated to the memory of the late Joseph F. Farrell, a … more
Pro surfer Rob Kelly took second place in the Unsound Surf Pro contest.
Kings and queens of the beach
Nine-year-old Long Beach resident Michaelangelo Marino had never surfed before last week, when he attended the Skudin Surf camp and learned how to ride a wave. “We really applaud the … more
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Long Beach resident and pro surfer TJ Gumiela will be among the 48 competitors vying for a $5,000 prize purse in the Unsound Surf Pro contest.
Pro surfing contest returns to Long Beach
The best surfers on the East Coast will come together in Long Beach this week during the 15th annual Unsound Surf Pro competition, the first major professional surfing contest to take place in the … more
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Surfer Alex Fawess was among the 48 competitors in last weekend's surfing contest.
Surf Week 2013 marks a 'new era' in L.B.
“Just to see people all over the place listening to music, watching skating, watching surfing, a packed house — it was just rad,” said Will Skudin, the founder of NYSEA Productions’ Surf Week. “It was turning over a new leaf. It’s just the beginning of a new era in Long Beach, N.Y.” more
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John Beattie began filming surfers in Long Beach in 2010, and eventually made his way to Montauk.
The surfing starts in Long Beach
As a young man growing up in Massapequa Park, John Beattie often surfed in Long Beach and Gilgo Beach. But when he moved to Selden with his family in 1980, Beattie, who’s now 62, recalled, he had … more
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Cliff Skudin and other Surf for All volunteers will hold a surf outing for visually impaired and blind children on July 17.
Surf Week returns to the beach
Surf Week, presented by NYSEA Productions, will return to Long Beach for the fourth year in a row July 17-21, bringing with it an array of contests, charity events, parties and concerts as well as an … more
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Chamber of Commerce Executive Vice President Mark Tannenbaum, right, shook hands with owner David Kadosh at last Friday’s ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Long Beach Hotel officially opens its doors
The Long Beach Hotel officially opened its doors last Friday with a ribbon-cutting ceremony held by the Chamber of Commerce and attended by more than 200 people. The former Jackson Hotel, at … more
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