IT’S IGNITION AND LIFTOFF as the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce presented the “Space Beach” panel program for more than 200 guests on March 2 at Hotel Maya.
A tragedy is literally defined as a play dealing with great suffering, destruction and distress and having an unhappy ending, especially one that concerns the downfall of the main character.
“Italians traditionally enjoy cappuccinos only in the morning.” Massimo Viviani (Filippo Timi) is trying to explain to a young Asian couple one afternoon at his BarLume in Pineta, Italy. Actually the couple want two cappuccinos – that’s the only Italian they know.
Fred Rogers of the 1300 block of Argonne Avenue took this photo in January with a Nikon D850, Sigma 180MM 2.8 Macro lens 1/8000 of a second, F7, ISO 800. Send us your recent, best photo in JPG format of a Long Beach scene and we’ll publish it in an upcoming issue of the Beachcomber.
On Jan. 31, John Morris, Long Beach restaurant owner and creator of the fundraiser Big Bang on the Bay, appeared in federal court after being sued for illegally polluting Alamitos Bay with its annual fireworks show.
We mourn the brutal murder of Tyre Nichols. The response of law enforcement has been remarkable. Given that we live in the world’s greatest democracy and we are blessed with the First Amendment. The Congressional Progressive Caucus, a DC-based think tank, stated: