HOLLY HILL — Brejoya Smarr, owner of the Daytona Beach Music Academy, developed a passion for music which she then grew into a business in an area deprived of the art form. “I was a music major in college,” said Smarr, 35. “My junior year in college I took vocal pedagogy. […]
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Greetings from Vakkaru Maldives, where Work From Beach is the new WFH
I‘m chained to my desk, head down, desperate to make my deadline – no change there, but what is different today are the distractions. Currently capturing my attention is a huge navy blue stingray hovering across the reef like an aquatic magic carpet. Earlier on, I spotted a pair of […]
How To Mail A Letter In Imperial Beach
IMPERIAL BEACH, CA — The coronavirus pandemic could make the holidays particularly bleak for many U.S. kids and families. As parents struggle with unexpected medical bills, job loss and food shortages, their children could also wake up on Christmas morning to discover Santa missed their homes. It’s a devastating scenario […]
She’s 63 and living by the beach in Mexico on $1,000 a month: ‘I can’t imagine living in the U.S. again’
Janet Blaser knows a thing or two about reinvention. Once a food and restaurant writer in Santa Cruz, Calif., the now-63-year-old struggled to find work roughly a decade ago as journalism increasingly moved online. She lost one beloved job, got her hours cut at another, and ended up working odd […]
To fill COVID-19 gap, Miami Beach dips into reserves and plans reduced trolley service
In order to balance its budget for the upcoming fiscal year, the city of Miami Beach will use about $8.5 million in reserve funds and continue cost-cutting measures it began at the onset of the coronavirus pandemic. The City Commission passed the operating budget Tuesday evening after facing a $32 […]
Union Beach Man, 20 Others Caught In Statewide Child Porn Bust
UNION BEACH, NJ – 21 people from New Jersey, including one man from Union Beach, were busted in an undercover operation that targeted possible offenders who used the coronavirus lockdown as an opportunity to prey on children, according to the Office of Attorney General. Michael Gilpin, 42, of Union Beach, […]
Racist history of Manhattan Beach resurfaces amid BLM movement
The racist past of Manhattan Beach is revealed as Black Lives Matter movements urge cities across the country to confront their history. A popular resort for Black travelers formerly on Manhattan Beach was shut down by racist white residents, a relatively unknown historical fact. Now, the community is faced with […]
It took her two hours to get to Beach High. But she’s now off to Harvard on a full ride
Heavyn Lee would start her day at 5 every morning to begin her journey to Miami Beach Senior High. She would get up, take a swig of chocolate milk and run to catch the 183rd Local, the Miami-Dade bus that would take her from her Miami Gardens home through North […]
The beloved Miami Beach bookstore that once helped make Lincoln Road quirky is leaving
For more than 30 years, Books & Books on Lincoln Road drew readers with great books and lively events, helping to turn a quiet Miami Beach street into a busy tourist thoroughfare. Now, the store and its cafe are closed for good. Like all the Books & Books locations in […]