WEEKLY RECAP: Beach Protection Plan Moves Forward, Food Stands Permitted

Here are Long Beach Patch’s top stories of the week:

Long Beach Moves Forward with $150M Beach Protection Plan
The Long Beach City Council on Tuesday voted to authorize the city to enter into a partnership agreement with the state to move forward with an U.S. Army Corps protection project.

Dr. Denis Nicholson, Longtime Organist at St. Ignatius, Dies at 81
Dr. Denis Nicholson, the choir director and lead organist at St. Ignatius Church since the Kennedy administration, died on Wednesday.

City to Permit Food Stands at Beach
City announces a change in policy that will allow food trucks to park near the beach to sell their dishes this summer.

Production Co.: Bridge Filming Involves Gun Shots, Car Collisions
City and Nassau County police announced the partial closure of the Long Beach Bridge this weekend to allow NBC to film an action-adventure show entitled "The Blacklist."

HGTV Show Taps Long Beach Home for Makeover
A crew of 100 volunteers from the new HGTV show “Spontaneous Construction” announced they will pay for the complete renovation of a Hurricane Sandy-damaged home in the West End.