🌱 Barefoot Sensory Path At Poly HS + Bar Envie Brings NOLA To Zaferia

Hello there, Long Beach! Today, support a small business on National Be Heard Day. I'm here in your inbox this morning to get you caught up on everything you need to know that's going on around town, including news about...

• 🏥 A police shooting to end a stabbing
• ⚠️ A probation compliance check that resulted in an arrest
• 👮 The results of Friday’s DUI checkpoint

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⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in the City of Long Beach

• American Oil at 6850 Long Beach Blvd., $4.15
• Noil USA, Inc. at 1234 W Cowles St., $4.24
• ARCO at 1785 Bellflower Blvd., $4.29

😋 Fair Food Poll!
Fair food is the ultimate cheat meal. Although we all know it’s unhealthy, everyone has a guilty pleasure. Which is your favorite? So far, 50% admit to loving funnel cake, 16.7% wrote in cheesecake, 8.3% added cotton candy, 8.3% added tri-tip sandwiches au jus, 8.3% opted for candy apples, and the last 8.3% went for fried cheese curds.

📰 Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. A Long Beach Police Department (LBPD) officer shot and wounded a man Sunday evening in the 5200 block of Atlantic Avenue. The officer saw the man stabbing another and intervened. “During the stabbing, the officer gave commands for the suspect to drop the knife, the suspect refused, and an officer-involved shooting occurred.” (Patch, LBPD)
2. Late last month, the Los Angeles County Probation Department did a compliance check at a home in the 1100 block of Jackson Street. Unfortunately for the 41-year-old probationer, things weren’t going to be okay. “Officers discovered an un-serialized firearm, illegal firearm paraphernalia, and several rounds of ammunition.” He’s back in custody. (LBPD)
3. How’d the DUI checkpoint go on Friday? The PD set up “in the area of Artesia Boulevard east of Cherry Avenue” and screened about a third of vehicles passing through. Officers cited 11 drivers who didn’t have a valid license or had theirs revoked. One driver was put under arrest for suspicion of DUI. (Long Beach Post)
4. Poly High School has an outdoor sensory space for students in the special education program. It opened in 2021 and encourages learners to “develop and engage their senses.” Last week, students and staff collaborated to build a barefoot sensory pathway. A shoutout to teacher Indira Jimenez, who enlisted the help of numerous Jackrabbits, and the students who’re cutting their lunches short to make it happen! (Long Beach Unified School District)
5. Bar Envie at 4000 East Anaheim Street is making a go of the space that stymied The Red Leprechaun and Tennessee Jack's. Opened early in February, the restaurant’s name is already on everyone’s lips for its New Orleans food that includes fried bologna sandwiches, frog legs, grits, and fries with an authentic mornay sauce. Yum! (LongBeachIze)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Come to the March Mama Meetup at Steelhead Coffee (10 AM)
• Taco Tuesday returns to the Long Beach Beer Lab (11 AM)
• The Soul Vision Healing Center hosts a Full Moon Ceremony (7 PM)
• Dance Level 2 Salsa & Bachata at the Josie Neglia Dance Academy (7:30 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Our Player of the Week is Rocco Peppi from the LB Dirtbags, presented by the Port of Long Beach! Peppi led Long Beach State to a 3-0 weekend, capturing the LeClair Classic championship hosted by No. 9 ECU. That included a 3-2 win over the Pirates, where Peppi accounted for two of the three runs." (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• "The City of Long Beach is now hiring! Be sure to apply before the close date 📅 ➡️ Community Program Specialist IV 📄 This position will serve as the Technology Coordinator in the Housing Authority Bureau. 📅 Closes: March 8, 2023." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "📣 Our Mobile Access Center (MAC) will continue through March, this month focusing on service areas throughout Long Beach. Get the full schedule and details here. ℹ️ https://bit.ly/3IL8AhD" (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "Interested in joining LBPD? Our LBPD Recruitment Team, along with Civil Service, will be hosting a Post Entry Level Law Enforcement Test Battery (PELLETB) Test at the Long Beach Police Academy on Thursday, March 23, 2023, at 6 p.m." (LBPD)

🏡 What are homes selling for these days in Long Beach?

• Median Listing Home Price $720K
• Median Listing Home Price/Square Foot $603
• Median Sold Home Price $725K

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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