Ah, an article that slipped right by me. This is from the July 24, 2009 issue of the New York Times – Building Projects Shelved. The article mentions the two major Long Beach projects which are currently on hold due to financing and the economy: The Superblock & Local Waterfront Revitalization Program (LWRP). Both will [...]
Posts Tagged ‘LWRP’
Newsday – Explore LI Dockside dining
What’s missing from this article? Yeah, you guessed it: Long Beach.
Sure, we have plenty of great restaurants in town, but if we want some dockside dining we have to go over the bridge to Island Park or down the block to Point Lookout. Better yet, if we had a proper marina in Long [...]
Bits & Pieces
That new healthy California-style restaurant Monterey opened last Friday. I went there last night. Look for my review later in the day at LBfoodie.com
Parking Study Public meeting this June. This meeting will focus on the commercial district. See the full public notice below if you don’t feel like downloading the PDF off the [...]
observations
The 9th annual Polar Bear swim went without a hitch and boy was it fun. Thousands of people showed up and lots of money was raised for the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Too bad I am more of a chicken than a polar bear. Visit the Long Beach Polar Bears for more info.
Lido Blvd median [...]
The future of Long Beach being considered:
A collection of interesting notes taken from the City’s Comprehensive Plan, Master Plan & Planning Board Charrettes.
1. A redesign of Walbaums shopping center – the only shopping center in Long Beach. Strip stores – bring those stores to the street with parking in the rear. It would compliment the downtown district better.
2. Would Long Beach [...]
Random Updates
Well the winter is almost officially here and all is quiet here in this sleepy beach town.
I went to Sugos and liked it. The owner was really nice and they have life entertainment and comedy on the weekends. It’s not your typical Italian food that you would find at Gino’s or Mulberry Street. Being [...]
New Developement
Just a quick post on new development which is going on in our city right now. Later, I will give more detailed descriptions on each development.
Three major projects going on right now.
One is the Renovation of the King David Manor. Go to http://www.alrosegroup.com/ and click on OTHER PROPERTIES – it’s the one on top. [...]
