I am going to keep this brief: Why are we paying our new Comptroller $15,000 more than the previous one? Sandra Clarson, our last comptroller made $130,000 per year while Jack Schnirman’s guy Jeffrey Nogid will be making $145,000 (Source – Newsday : Nassau budget head leaves for Long Beach). Can we afford the $15,000 more annually? Where are the...
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Rumor has it that there was two break ins on Alabama Street on Wednesday, January 25 during the afternoon. As one person told me he had seen the LBPD mulling about. As this is a blog and I’m not a reporter I don’t have any official status as a journalist to call the LBPD...
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(I apologize for the horrible “Google Street View” image capture) Prior to settling on Café Picasso last friday, we thought of going to Matteo’s (777 West Beech Street, Long Beach, NY 11561). Since we were a party of eight, reservations were in order. My wife called up and was greeted with a recorded message saying they...
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I was very reluctant to try out Café Picasso (157 E. Park Avenue) because of the bad taste the last restaurant at that location gave me. I thought Mulberry Street was mediocre at best, so surely Café Picasso must be the same, right? I mean, it’s Italian food at the same location with the same decor, same type of canopy sign, same...
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CloudClicks is a Long Beach-based business recently founded by Long Beach resident and internet marketing strategist Kristin McGowan. Clients are small-business owners and managers who realize it’s important to reach potential customers online, but whose companies don’t have the resources or expertise to do it themselves. Kristin, who has been reaching out to Long...
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My home is on the Beach side of the City. Two blocks away is the “bay” or Reynolds’s Channel. Some Sunday mornings I am aroused from my slumber from the sounds of what I originally thought was someone getting an early start on their Holmes on Homes project. I happened to mention the banging...
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The West End Beautification Association just spelled out the entire logo saga on their blog with documents and everything (read - Introducing the new West End Beautification Association logo!) From what I understand, here are the chain of events: 1. West End residents Mary Ellen and Judy formed the West End Beautification Association (WEBA): A...
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Regarding the comments in: Fiscal Crisis News Roundup (Plus a tip on how to get a free Newsday Subscription*) Why bring this up? Well, I just want to set the facts straight since some folks tried to put me down by calling my “surface” reporting laughable. Some of you are trying to challenge me, but...
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Written by Daniel Lamparter Poliblue.blogspot.com As part of my previous argument for why Long Beach needs a mayor, it was mentioned that the City Council wields too much authority without any check. The new administration has been making efforts to centralize the power of the City Manager. The issue as to how far the...
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FEMA showed up last week to survey the leftovers from Irene and a lot of you asked why were they coming now after so much time has passed, and so many repairs have already been made. That gave me the idea for this week’s installment of Friday Photography. I went around to a few...
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Beach Buds is a Long Beach-based business which provides various pet services including: scheduled daily, occasional walks and last minute notice walks, pet sitting for dogs and cats, transportation to local dog parks, vet or grooming appointments, pet food delivery, backyard clean up and brushing and bathing. Derek, who runs Beach Buds says that although he’s...
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Gordon Tepper, our city’s director of Online Communications, compiled a “Fiscal Crisis News Roundup.” Newsday & News 12 might be behind paywalls. I have access to both, so I can’t verify if non-Newday subscribers can access them. If you would like a Newsday subscription, but don’t want to pay for it, contact our previous administration; They will take...
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Ok, so not exactly related to Long Beach, but being a blogger, I feel that it’s my duty to at least mention PIPA & SOPA – a topic which basically took over the internet today, January 18th. What the heck am I talking about? Well, if you to go to wikipedia today, you will...
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