🌱 Car Crashes Into Covina Ave Barbershop + Odys Aviation Comes To LB

Happy Friday, neighbors; today is National Titanic Remembrance Day! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off right. Here's everything going on today in town.

Nobody was seriously hurt when a sedan crashed into a Belmont Shore barbershop. Also, LB lives up once again to its reputation of attracting aerospace companies. Finally, there’s an update on the man who assaulted a 12-year-old boy on the bus.

First, today's weather:

Fog to sun. High: 69 Low: 56.

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Here are the top five stories in Long Beach today:

1. A white sedan crashed through the entrance of the American Vintage Barbershop at 203 Covina Avenue Wednesday. There were only minor injuries, and everyone refused medical treatment. The business plans to be open again today. (LB Post, American Vintage Barbershop)
2. We learned on Thursday that Odys Aviation “recently signed a lease for 15,000 square feet of office and hangar space with Ross Aviation at Long Beach Airport.” The space sat empty for a while. This aerospace startup “raised $13.7 million in seed funding to accelerate the development of its hybrid-electric aircraft.” (LB Business Journal)
3. Update on 61 Bus Assault of a 12-Year-Old: Last year in September, we talked about a boy who was assaulted by a man on a bus. On Tuesday, a 37-year-old man pleaded no contest and was sentenced “to 440 days in county jail and two years probation in connection with his plea to one count of child abuse under circumstances or conditions likely to cause great bodily injury or death.” (Patch, LB Post)
4. Bored and Hungry officially celebrated its grand opening Saturday, and it’s fair to say that it was a huge success. “We've had people on the grand opening day fly in from Brazil. A guy came in from Miami, and he came here, ate his burger, [and said] 'I got to fly out in 2 hours.' If you came here on grand opening day, you literally saw lines two blocks down into the neighborhood,” the owner said. (ABC)
5. For those of us celebrating, today is Good Friday and the beginning of Passover. There are plenty of meal options at the 6255 East 2nd Street Gelson’s. If you would like to attend church on Good Friday, there are several congregations holding services today. Besides that, remember that the Peace Vigil for Ukraine is planned for tonight! (Press-Telegram, FB)
   

Today in Long Beach:

• Dog Teeth Cleaning at Bark! Bark! (9 AM)
• Conmemora La Muerte De Jesucristo With JWs at Thomas Jefferson Middle School (7:30 PM)
• Peace Vigil for Ukraine at the front lawn of at Bay Shore Church (7:30 PM)
• Disney On Ice Presents Mickey And Friends at the Long Beach Convention & Entertainment Center (7:30)
• The Amazing Mrs. Pollifax at the Long Beach Shakespeare Company (8 PM)

From my notebook:

• We're already well in to 2022, so don't miss out on a chance to earn one of the Long Beach Public Library's handy aprons or reusable water bottles for all the reading you've been doing this year! Join the 50 Book Challenge for Adults! (Facebook)
• Join Leadership Long Beach on April 23 for MLK Day of Service! Community members will help by planting native species, placing ground cover to help prevent weeds, and pulling invasive and non-native plant species. (Facebook)
• Our Artcraft Manor neighbor is wondering if you have seen this kitten? He's very small. He's six weeks old. (Nextdoor)
• A Naples neighbor is reporting a whale sighting in the bay. They spotted a small humpback whale in the bay near the yacht club, heading toward the 2nd Street bridge. The whale breached twice. There were also two large seals feeding nearby. (Nextdoor)
• An El Dorado Park Estates neighbor is looking for a recommendation for a GOOD otolaryngologist (ENT). (Nextdoor)

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— 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.