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Editor’s Letter Surf, food, style
and more
Anthony Rifilato
Editor Long Beach has been pretty heated this summer —

figuratively and literally. Anyone who has been to City
Council meetings this year can tell you that local politics
have been off the charts — before and after a Democratic
primary in June that unseated two incumbents — not to
mention scorching temperatures in July.

So, we hope this latest issue of Long Beach Magazine serves as a
break while you’re cooling off at the beach or on the boardwalk.

In this issue, we include our food roundup and look at some of the
oldest eateries in town that have remained beloved staples in the com-
munity for more than 50 years — including Gino’s, the Laurel Diner, Lido
Kosher Deli and Marvel — and continue to give Long Beach and the
barrier island its unique character.

We’ve also highlighted more recent establishments, such as LB
Social, which is bringing craft cocktails and eclectic plates to the barrier
island’s burgeoning restaurant scene, and Five Ocean, which offers din-
ers a dynamic menu by the beach on New York Avenue.

Elsewhere, writer Andrew Coen caught up with Boston Bruins de-
fenseman — and Long Beach native — Charlie McAvoy, who, in just his
second full NHL season, was instrumental lead his team to the Stanley
Cup Finals. The Long Beach community rallied behind the 21-year-old
throughout the playoffs, with Bruin flags sprouting up across the barrier
island and locals flocking to sports bars to root on one of their own.

We also interviewed professional big-wave surfer Will Skudin on the
heels of New York Surf Week. He discussed his latest role in the World
Surf League’s elite Big Wave Tour. 

Skudin’s contributions to the sport were recognized in May when he
was inducted to the Wall of Surfers at the museum at the iconic Fort of
San Miguel Archangel in Nazaré, Portugal, a seaside town famous for
generating some of the world’s tallest, most monstrous waves. One of
Skudin’s surfboards was added to a permanent display at the historic
lighthouse, which was built in 1577, recognizing the top big-wave surfers
from around the globe. 

And writer and photographer Brian Steiglitz covered the third annual
Pride on the Beach fashion show, which took place on June 22 and was
part of the three-day Long Beach Pride Festival honoring the 50th an-
niversary of the Stonewall riots. 

Renowned Chapman Stick player Steve Adelson, meanwhile, dis-
cusses his life as a musician and his involvement in bringing back the
popular Long Beach Jazz Fest in September.

The magazine was edited and designed by the Long Beach Her-
ald’s award-winning staff, and we strive to keep the publication fun and
upbeat. Enjoy the rest of your summer!

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In this Issue

Magazine 36

ISSUE 10 26 Features 40
Summer 2019
26 - Charlie McAvoy
EDITORS
Anthony Rifilato Shines in Stanley Cup Finals

Karen Bloom — Andrew Coen

CONTRIBUTING WRITERS 36 - Will Skudin
James Baratta
Briana Bonfiglio Inducted into surfing wall of
Andrew Coen fame

Chris Gharagozlo — Andrew Coen
Melissa Koenig
Alyssa Seidman 40 - Steve Adelson
Brian Stieglitz
Chapman Stick guru reflects on
PHOTO EDITOR a musical life well lived
Christina Daly
— Karen Bloom
EXECUTIVE EDITOR
Scott Brinton Contents

COPY EDITOR 10- More than poses 24 - LB Social
Jim Harmon
Yogis give back Diversifying Long Beach’s restaurant
CONTRIBUTING scene
PHOTOGRAPHERS — Briana Bonfiglio
— Alyssa Seidman
Tony Bellissimo 12 - Five Ocean
Christina Daly 38 - WSL Longboard Tour
Alyssa Seidman Fresh and inspired flavors
Brian Stieglitz Major pro surfing contest coming to
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YogisMore than poses
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By Briana Bonfiglio

Do you hear “yoga” and think of “karma yoga,” the yoga that

someone balancing on one foot, eyes simply has you lend a hand.

closed, in an unreachable state of Zen, Both have to much to offer.

or twisting into a posture you didn’t think At Bikram Yoga on East

was possible? Park Avenue, you can

Anne Hayes, owner of Bikram Yoga in feel sweltering heat of

Long Beach, did, too, some years back. summer indoors. The

When her doctor suggested yoga for hot yoga studio holds

sciatica nearly two decades ago, she classes at 105 degrees.

remembers saying, “I cannot do yoga.” It may seem painful,

But after six months of practicing, Hayes’ but Hayes says,

back pain disappeared, and all her “It’s a physical,

“can’ts” turned to “cans.”

“It was really a wake-up call,” Hayes

says. “Now I can’t imagine my life without it.”

“Yoga” translates to “union” or “unity.”

The practice, in all its forms, unites

breath with movement, mind with

body and individuals with the larger

community.

That’s why Long Beach yogis

work to make the practice

approachable and go

beyond the studio walls

to bring the yogic spirit

to others. They’re

sharing both

the yoga that Anne Hay es
makes you Photo by Ch ristina Daly
sweat and

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mental and emotional Beach Community Garden. Stone, owner of Yoga Nanda. whether it’s the physical or
release.” Donation-based classes help “The practice is really about non-physical practice —
Hayes’ transformative bring yoga to the lives of helping others.” because whatever you can
yoga journey compelled more people who may not Stone is the co-founder give is more than nothing.
her to share the practice have the financial means for a of One Love Long Island, an “That’s the power of the
with others. She explains membership. annual yoga festival in Port collective,” she says. “It all
that hot yoga helps with The studio also partners Washington. The day-long adds up.”
breath control, circulation, with Come Together Yoga event, which is Sept. 7 this
digestion, muscle relaxation, in Rockville Centre for its year, brings together studios Top photo: Love Integration held
stress relief and mind-body karma yoga club, Seeds of from throughout Long Island beach yoga on June 22 to benefit
balance. “In yoga, people do Service. Liz Dunne, owner of to offer outdoor classes United We Om, an organization
things they never knew were Love Integration, says yoga and workshops. It’s largely that brings yoga to underserved
possible and it opens new is “the idea that we’re all volunteer-based and all communities.
doors,” she says. interconnected,” and karma proceeds go to United We
To make the practice yoga puts the emphasis on Om, Puresea Humanitarian Photo by Hailey Ann Photography
accessible, Bikram Yoga service. “It’s about losing your and Off the Mat and Into the
designs classes for everyone, ego,” Dunne says. “It’s losing World. Bottom photo: Cara Stone,
from beginners to advanced the idea of what you will get This will be Yoga Nanda’s owner of Yoga Nanda in Long
yogis, and offers a karma out of this and helping out for seventh year participating in Beach, co-founded One Love
yoga program where the greater good.” the festival. Stone expresses Long Island, an annual charity
students can volunteer at Seeds of Service gratitude to the local yoga yoga festival on Sept. 7 in Port
the studio in exchange for organizes cultural events at community; citing their Washington.
classes. Love Integration to support “amazing generosity and
“The practice of yoga is an local and global non-profits. empathy” in helping to raise Photo by Christina Daly
internal practice,” Hayes says, Gatherings have included a funds for important causes.
“and when you make yourself bird house painting workshop She encourages giving
a better person, everyone to benefit Katie’s Art Project back through yoga —
around you benefits. and beach yoga benefiting
Everyone is really sharing United We Om.
what they experience here Yoga Nanda on East Park
with family and friends and Avenue selects a local cause
colleagues.” to give to monthly, holding
Love Integration on West a donation-based class on
Park Avenue has a work- Saturdays.Organizations
study offering, as well as that have benefited include
community beach yoga for Camp ANCHOR, Bobbi and
$10 — half the normal drop-in the Strays Pet Rescue, Ruff
price — on Friday evenings House Rescue and
and Saturday mornings in Long Beach
July and August. On Sundays, Food and
classes are donation-based, Friendship
meaning you can drop in INN.
and give what you can, “Service
with proceeds from the 5 goes hand in
p.m. class benefitting Long hand with yoga,” says Cara

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a

FIVE Oat CEAN
By Alyssa Seidman Long Beach’s
Attwood said the response to the
When choosing a space to open latest restaurant has been great so far, and
his new restaurant, chef Craig Attwood restaurant offers looks forward to building upon its
recalled the summers he spent with his success through the fall, as Five Ocean
cousins who lived in Long Beach. fresh and will be open year-round.
Recently, he found what was inspired As its website reads, “There is no
formerly a pizzeria — and more recently, love more sincere than the love of food,”
Danny Mac’s — at 5 New York Avenue; flavors and that motto clearly comes through
“a beautiful spot on the ocean,” he said. at Attwood’s place. “It’s a great spot that
After an interior revamp and a paint job with freshly squeezed juices, or select a has something for everybody,” he said.
reminiscent of the nearby surf, Attwood varietal from the restaurant’s appealing “Come down, have a drink and feel like
opened Five Ocean on Memorial Day wine list. Five Ocean also has a deck you’re in the Caribbean.”
weekend. out back so diners can enjoy dinner
The latest addition to Long Beach’s with a view. Photo courtesy Craig Attwood
booming restaurant scene offers a
seasonal menu filled with fresh produce
and locally caught seafood prepared
in spices and flavors from around the
world. Attwood’s aim is to serve guests
American classics with a twist; using
recognizable dishes as a vehicle to
deliver signature flavors that can’t be
found anywhere else on the Barrier
Island.
Five Ocean’s menu consists of the
usual suspects — lobster rolls, fish
tacos and locally-sourced raw bar
selections — as well as the unusual
— crispy chickpeas, duck meatballs
and Portuguese fish stew. Attwood
describes his food as “fun, but at the
same time sophisticated.”
The chef said he draws on global
flavors to prepare his menus, and
sources the freshest ingredients
possible to make those flavors pop.
Five Ocean’s lobster roll begins with
chunks of fresh lobster meat tossed in
a tarragon-lemon aioli. Another menu
item is a melon salad prepared with
tamarind and mint. And the restaurant’s
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Park Avenue restaurant has anchored
the community since the ’60s

By Melissa Koenig took it over following Gino’s death in was changed to make the space more

Since it first opened in the 1960s, 2010, the pizzeria has become well- ergonomic.
Gino’s has been a family establishment
— both in terms of its management and known for its Sicilian Nicotra also spends
the community it serves.
and regular slices, her time advertising the
“It’s not only a business,” says Julie
Nicotra, one of the pizzeria’s co- which according to restaurant’s specialty
owners, “it’s a family that includes our
community and our customers.” Nicotra, “is really how pizzas and array of pastas

Her grandfather, Louis “Gino” It’s not only ayou should judge a on Instagram, some of
Brachinelli, founded the pizzeria on which include the hashtag
Park Avenue in 1962. She explained pizzeria.”
that he had other restaurants extending
from Brooklyn to Queens, but fell in She and her business, it’s #SecretMenu. The @Ginos
love with the City by the Sea because siblings grew up Instagram is also filled with
it was not yet developed and he could
see its potential. a family thathelping out at the beach gifs, vintage photos
and pictures of Long Beach,
“There was literally not one of these restaurant, working
businesses here,” Nicotra says. “He just as well as giveaway contests.
thought it was going to be an up-and- includes ourside-by-side with their “We love what my
coming area.”
grandfather. Then grandfather had in place,”
Gino’s soon became popular for its community andwhen they took over Julie says, but adds, “we’re
special slices with mussels and its ice
cream from Staten Island. But since the business, they getting better because we
she and her siblings, Paul and Danielle, our customers.made a few changes. learn more and more every
The historic
spot was recently year.”
remodeled. Paul, — Julie Nicotra, Gino’s is open Sunday
Nicotra says, owns co-owner
through Thursday from

five other pizzerias and had another 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and on Fridays and

layout in mind to modify the design of Saturdays from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m.

the restaurant; the marble countertop Photos by Christina Daly

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LAUREL DINER
still thriving after 87 years

By Melissa Koenig

Since it first opened in 1932, the daily basis. “It’s the best place in Long Fortunately, Andrew said, he and Peter
were able to turn the generator on and
Laurel Diner has been a staple of Beach,” said Bruce Ostroy, who joked get the water out of the basement, and
by the fourth day, they were able to
Long Beach at the intersection of Park that he only eats there twice a day. open up the restaurant as a place of
refuge. They rented a backup generator,
Avenue and Laurelton Boulevard. “Everything’s delicious, nothing’s bad.” which they used to sell residents freshly
brewed coffee for nearly a month when
Serving pancakes, homemade The diner was founded by the Long Beach did not have power.
“It was a really rough three to four
soups, burgers and steaks cooked on a Pine family, and originally featured weeks before power was restored,”
Andrew recounted, adding that he
700-degree sear plate — the restaurant an adjacent movie theater called the and Peter had to sleep there overnight
during that time. “We were probably
continues to attract customers on a Laurel Theater. The movie theater one of the only places open in town.”
The brothers renovated the space
closed in the 1970s, in 2014. They hired Rhode Island-based
Morris Nathanson Design to design it
and is now the in a way that would remind residents of
its storied history, with ceiling contours
site of the CVS that resemble old-fashioned jukeboxes
and black and white photographs of the
Pharmacy. The diner and movie theater hanging on the

diner, meanwhile,

is now in its

fourth generation

of owners with

Andrew and Peter

Loucas, who took it

over in 2006.

Only six years

later, Long Beach

was inundated

with flooding

from Hurricane

Sandy. There was

five feet of water

surrounding the

diner, which lost its

Andrew and Peter Loucas are co-owners of the Laurel Diner. boiler in the flood.

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walls. Outside, MND
also hung up the 12-foot
upright blade sign that
once hung above the
Laurel Theater marquis.
With those
renovations complete,
the Laurel Diner has
since attracted film
industry location scouts
and actors, including
Long Beach native Billy
Crystal, who eats there
when he is in town.
Additionally, Andrew
said, he had to stay
there all night when an
independent film crew
filmed a movie there,
as did a group from
Hofstra University. It
was also considered as
a set for a film starring
Hugh Jackman, but was
ultimately turned down,
Andrew added.
The restaurant is
open every day from 6
a.m. to midnight.

There was once a movie theater next to the Laurel Diner.

Courtesy Andrew Loucas

SUMMER 2019 | Long Beach Magazine | 17

Keeping it

KOSHER
for almost

75years

By Melissa Koenig in-house. Russell.
“We’ve tried to make an old- Russell previously worked as
fashioned kosher deli fun,” says a music teacher in Delaware, but
Wally Goetz, who has owned the decided he “really wanted to be a
For nearly 75 years, Jews and establishment for more than 30 deli man,” and says he has “always
years. He added that Lido Kosher wanted to work alongside my dad.”
non-Jews alike have flocked to is one of the founding fathers of “He’s really well respected in
the city’s Shoregasboard Food the industry,” Russell explains.
Lido Kosher Deli at 641 E. Park Court, and has a food truck on “He knows everything about the
Riverside Boulevard every day business.”
Ave. to get a taste of its traditional from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. That much can be seen at the
He also called the deli, which is deli, where Wally has awards and
Jewish foods and mouth-watering half a take-out counter and half a newspaper clippings about his
sit-down restaurant, “the greatest work hanging up on the walls.
sandwiches. place on earth.” The deli is open everyday from
It was first established by 9 a.m. to 10 p.m.
“It’s fantastic,” says Rob Levy, brothers Jack Schmaren and
Bernard Scharen in the mid-1940s, Photos by Christina Daly
a Roslyn Heights and is now in its fourth generation of
owners with Wally and his son
resident who says

he comes to the deli

We’ve tried “as often as possible”
and is “never
to make an disappointed.”

The deli offers
the traditional
old-fashioned favorites, including
matzah ball soup,

kosher deli kasha varnishkes and
gefilte fish, as well as

fun.” an array of original
sandwiches. The

— Wally Goetz, owner overstuffed sandwich
selections include

The Meshugana,

brisket with mashed

potatoes on garlic bread;

Something Different,

brisket on potato

latkes; and Everyday is

Thanksgiving; a turkey

breast with stuffing and

cranberries on a club

roll. The corned beef is

cured and cooked on

the premises and the

pastrami is also made

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By Chris Gharagozlo alike. On most days and nights,

Marvel has lines that stretch around

When summer hits, lines of kids, the corner with dozens of people

families and friends wait anxiously for waiting to enjoy its beloved soft-

everything from vanilla and chocolate serve ice cream, including many kids

swirl ice cream cones with rainbow from nearby schools. Pass by on any

sprinkles or creamy milkshakes summer night and Marvel’s parking

at Marvel Frozen Dairy on Lido lot usually is filled with customers

Boulevard. enjoying ice cream and packed with

“I have been waiting all year people hanging out.

for this,” said 19-year-old Meghan Marvel offers various traditional

O’Hara, a Floral flavors — vanilla,

Park resident who Iconic ice chocolate, banana,
visited the popular and many others

old-school ice cream spot — as well coffee
cream stand on a flavored swirl,
Sunday afternoon a newly added

in June. “Summer remains a raspberry yogurt
has not started until and the signature

I go to Marvel.” staple on the Marvel topping: a
Marvel, at 258 blend of rainbow and
Lido Blvd., has chocolate sprinkles
barrier island with chocolate
been a staple in crunches. Cones and
the barrier island

community since cups are $4, $5 or

1951, when the Papageorge family $6.50, and shakes are $6.50.

first opened the business. It changed “Once the weather gets nice, my

ownership in 1986 when it was kids are constantly asking me to take

sold to Arthur Katsafouros. In 2013, them to Marvel,” said Marisol Abuin, a

the Fragioudakis family purchased mom of three. “My personal favorite is

Marvel. banana with rainbow sprinkles.”

However, Marvel remains largely “I find myself getting actually

unchanged since it first opened — the upset when I find that people have

staff still serves the same delicious ice not tried Marvel,” O’Hara added. “I just

cream and the iconic red and white feel like it is something you must try

exterior of the small building has at some point when you are on Long

undergone only minimal changes. Island.”

Indeed, Marvel has long been

synonymous with summers in Long Photos by Christina Daly

Beach among locals and visitors

SUMMER 2019 | Long Beach Magazine | 21

(and patriotic)

at the Pride Fest fashion show

By Brian Stieglitz

Models took the runway at the third annual Pride
on the Beach fashion show on June 22 donning red,
white and blue swimwear, camouflage bikinis and
vibrant, gender-neutral ensembles. In honor of the
50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots, this year’s
show celebrated freedom of expression and love
with a showing of patriotism.

Presented by Colette Productions Inc. and New
York Fit Fest, the Pride on the Beach fashion show
revealed trending selections from brands such as
TYR Sport and Skull and Bones.

TYR Sport is an athletic fashion brand named
after Tyr, the Norse god of warriors, and founded in
Huntington Beach, Calif. It features a wide selection
of men’s, women’s and children’s clothing for water
sports, triathlon competitions or just a day at the
beach.

Skull and Bones prides itself on its vibrant
prints and bold designs, with a number of different
swimsuits, underwear and jock straps, as well as a
selection of designer apparel.

“My vision was to keep a very solid message
of freedom and just being free to live your life and
being able to love whomever you want to love,”
said Colette Lee Morales, who coordinated the
event. “We wanted to promote freedom for all, in all
aspects of life.”

All models were team members from NY Fit
Fest and volunteers from Long Beach and beyond,
including Members of Melange and Barrier Island
Crossfit on East Park Avenue.

The show was the finale to the Pride on the
Beach Twilight Beach Party, which also featured
radio host Stevie Price, drag queen Ariel Sinclair and
DJ Cyn with musical performances by We McDonald,
Megan Vice, Kayla Rae and Rosa Laricchiuta, a singer
who performs with the rock bandTrans-Siberian
Orchestra.

Photos by Brian Stieglitz

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Meet the chef

keeping it

‘SOCIAL’

on Park Avenue

By Alyssa Seidman

Chef Matt Hisiger saw an opportunity to
diversify Long Beach’s restaurant scene when
he took over Sugo Café on Park Avenue in 2015.
He was thoughtful in rebranding the space as
his own, toying with the daily menu offerings,
building a more robust beverage program and
establishing a solid staff in both the front and back
of the house. After a thorough renovation, Sugo
reopened as LB Social in April 2016.
For the past three years, Hisiger and his staff
have cultivated a food and beverage selection
that has attracted foodies and drink-lovers
from all over the Barrier Island and beyond. The
restaurant offers American fare that draws from all
cuisines, featuring eclectic plates with a gourmet
twist as well as staple comfort foods. The menu
also includes raw bar selections, such as oysters
from the east and the west coasts.
But the pièce de résistance of LB Social,
according to Hisiger, is the bar.

The bar
Hisiger filled a void in the city’s restaurant
scene by expanding the beverage menu behind
the bar. “I felt the piece that was really lacking
from this community [was] a true cocktail bar,” he
said. “It’s my favorite focal point.”
Hisiger sources high-quality ingredients to craft
what he likes to call “cocktails made with the mind
of a chef.” The fruit purées and simple syrups are

24 | Long Beach Magazine | SUMMER 2019

made fresh daily, and the liquors come exclusively from the
top shelf.
He fashioned two drinks from two completely different
ends of the cocktail spectrum. The first, Rosé-Colored
Glasses, features Ketel One vodka with hints of grapefruit
and rose mixed with a vibrantly colored strawberry purée
and served over ice. The second is an old-fashioned made
with seven-year-old rum, flavored with an orange peel and a
Luxardo cherry, and poured over a large cube of ice.
Diners can also expect a great craft beer and wine
selection, as well as an absinthe station peeking out from the
corner of the bar.

The food
The dining experience at LB Social is on par with its
chef-driven cocktails. Hisiger hand selects his fish and meats
on a daily basis, noting the 17-pound halibut and prime
filet mignon he had picked up that day. Much of the menu
features seasonal produce, and if the chef happens to run out
of a specific ingredient, he is quick to improvise.
Observing his creative menu, Hisiger listed a series of
“must-try” items: grilled octopus with baby arugula, crispy
fingerling potatoes and lemon vinaigrette; steak tartare
prepared with shallots, fried capers, garlic mayo and an
sunny-side-up egg; clams sautéed with andouille sausage
and collard greens; and their signature flatbreads, whose
toppings change daily.
For those with a more traditional palate, the chef offers
a pasta selection, including a gluten-free zucchini “linguine”
option.

The feel
What’s unique to LB Social, Hisiger said, is the chef-to-
diner interaction that occurs on a nightly basis. “I try and get
out at least once or twice a night to say hello to the guests,”
he said. “We built a very, local, loyal following. It’s kind of like
a ‘Cheers’ feeling here.”
Hisiger said he’s seen this mantra continue outside
the restaurant, as well. “I’ve never seen a place where
people are so passionate and loyal to the place
where they live.”
“There’s really been a flight to quality just in
Long Beach alone,” he added, noting other
successful chef-driven restaurants in the
area, “and I like to think I was a part of it.”

Chef/owner of LB Social Matt Hisiger is bringing
craft cocktails and eclectic plates to the Barrier
Island’s burgeoning restaurant scene.

Photos by Alyssa Seidman

SUMMER 2019 | Long Beach Magazine | 25

Stanley Cup

RALLYING defeat fuels

for a hometown hero Long Beach’s

By Andrew Coen through the second period.
The Long Beach community rallied behind
Charlie McAvoy reached the doorstep of McAvoy throughout the playoffs with Bruin
championship glory in just his second full flags sprouting up across the barrier island
NHL season, leaving the Long Beach native and locals flocking to sports bars to root
hungrier to bring the Stanley Cup to his on one of their own. The Long Beach Fire
beloved hometown. Department posted a Facebook message
Moments after McAvoy’s Boston Bruins inviting him to ride one of its trucks and spray
water from the hose if he brought the Stanley
dropped a decisive game seven of Cup home.
the NHL Stanley Cup finals 4-1, “Charlie is an extraordinary talent, and
to the St. Louis Blues on June he comes from a great Long Beach family.
12, the distraught 21-year-old Whether we were Islanders or Rangers fans,
defenseman told reporters all of Long Beach was pulling for him,” said
how much the loss stung. City Council President Anthony Eramo, who
Two weeks later after falling attended a Bruins game in Boston with his
one win shy of hoisting family earlier in the season. “Fortunately, for
the cup, McAvoy’s Charlie, his career is just starting out, and
disappointment hopefully he’ll have another shot at the cup.”
lingered as he Junction, a popular sports bar and music
refocused on venue on Park Avenue, had about 150 people
returning to the turn out to show their support for McAvoy
ice this fall to during the final game, said manager John
renew the grind. Hamlet, despite the well-known rivalry
“I don’t ever between New York and Boston.
want to have “Everybody was rooting for Boston,”
the feeling I Hamlet said. “It was pretty somber in here
had after game after they lost.”
seven,” said “We had great support for Charlie at
McAvoy, whose Junction,” added co-owner PJ Kavanagh. “The
NHL debut town is so proud of him and look forward to
came in the 2017 supporting him next year. There are a lot of
playoffs just two Long Beach kids who are big Bruins fans now.”
weeks after his While he hasn’t lived in the area full-time
final college since age 15, the hometown support gave him
hockey game at a huge lift 225 miles away in Boston, he said.
Boston University. “It meant so much to me that the people in
“It’s going to fuel Long Beach supported me the way they did,”
me for the rest of said McAvoy, who attended Long Beach High
my career knowing School his freshman year before transferring
how close we were.” to Pioneer High School in Ann Arbor,
Michigan, when he joined the USA Hockey
McAvoy was an integral part developmental team. “It’s incredibly special.”
of the Bruins postseason run after a Although he is unable to
concussion sidelined him from mid- visit Long Beach as often as
October through early December. During he’d like, McAvoy did surprise
23 playoff games, McAvoy netted eight his two younger sisters at their
points on two goals and six assists. He helped Long Beach High School lacrosse
keep the Bruins’ season alive in a must-win practice in March when the Bruins were
game six of the finals when he swatted a puck in the area facing the New York Islanders at
out of mid-air that appeared destined for the
net when the Bruins held a 1-0 lead midway

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Nassau Coliseum. He remains in close

contact with his family who travel often

to Boston or attend nearby road games

against the Islanders, New York Rangers

and New Jersey Devils to watch him

play.

“My family support is incredible,”

said McAvoy, who was selected 14th

overall of the 2016 NHL draft and was

a standout member of the U.S.’s gold

medal-winning

team at the 2017

World Junior

Championship.

It meant so “I’m very thankful
to have them in

much to my life.”
While the

me that the Stanley Cup finals
loss will always

people in linger, so will the
fond memories of

Long Beach the special bonds
he built with
his teammates
supported during the 2018-

me the way 19 season and
witnessing the

they did. It’s passion Boston
fans expressed

incredibly throughout
the playoffs,

special.” McAvoy said. He
is already eager

— C harlie McAvoy for his third NHL

regular season

to get underway

in October and is determined to put in

that extra mile so that the journey once

again takes him all the way into June.

“I was looking forward to bringing

the cup to Long Beach,” he said.

“Hopefully I will have many more

chances to make my dreams come

true.”

Boston Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy,
pictured during a game at Nassau Coliseum
in March. He had a big show of support from
locals during the Stanley Cup Finals.
Photos by Tony Bellissimo

SUMMER 2019 | Long Beach Magazine | 27

Millennial attorney calls her own shots

By Briana Bonfiglio and Isobel Media. She’s also
spent her time networking
From the time she began with fellow lawyers and young
studying law, Long Beach entrepreneurs. She was one of
resident Brittney Borruso knew the first members of the Unicorn
she wanted to be her own boss. Network, a group for young
After graduating Cardozo Law millennial business owners,
School in 2013, she “made the and is a Long Beach Lawyers
leap” and launched Borruso Law Association board member.
in 2015. She was 27.
Though Borruso belongs
“My first year out of grad to the younger generation of
school, I really didn’t care how attorneys in Long Beach, “She’s
much money I made,” she said. “I no rookie,” according to City Court
focused on learning as much as I Judge Corey Klein. “She’s always
could by shadowing people and demonstrated a keen ability to
making sure my knowledge was practice law.”
really solid.”
Judging by testimonials
The 31-year-old now helps on her website, clients value
fellow small companies and Borruso for her availability,
future homeowners make their professionalism and caring spirit.
own leaps in life. She practices
real estate and business law out “It’s a very hands on
of the Bridgeworks co-working approach,” Borruso said, noting
community — which she joined her practice allows her to
as soon as it opened in early 2016 be creative and community-
— and out-and-about in Long oriented, in both attaining clients
Beach and across Long Island. and offering them solutions.
“Part of being your own boss is And she always has her smart
you’re always on the clock,” she phone handy, ready to capture
says. “Every time you’re out is an the next exciting moment.
opportunity to meet people and Whether it’s a networking event
make connections.” or a client’s achievement, she
shares photos on Instagram
Borruso said it was and Facebook — with client
challenging to establish herself permission, of course.
in the beginning. She worked out
of her apartment in Long Beach “I like the ability to be my
and parents’ home in Oceanside own boss,” she said. “I can treat
for the first year; all the while, my clients the way I want to treat
meeting as many people as them, make my own name, brand
possible, proving herself and myself and build something
gaining the trust and respect of lasting in the community.”
clients.
Brittney Borruso runs her one-
All that hustle has paid off —
in four years, the businesswoman woman law firm out of Bridgeworks
has built an impressive clientele,
including Sail Away Coffee on Long Beach Boulevard.
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By Andrew Coen Big-wave “It has made me more motivated than
After just missing out on his chance surfer ever before,” said Skudin. “It’s re-inspired
to re-qualify for this year’s World Surf me.”
League’s elite Big Wave Tour, Long Will This year’s Big Wave Awards came
Beach’s Will Skudin is even more Skudin three years after Skudin made history
determined to ride his way back to the top. as the first East Coast surfer to be
The professional big-wave surfer is a nominated for the WSL’s Best Overall
was nominated in April for the WSL’s ‘pioneer’ Performance honor. He said receiving a
prestigious 2019 Big Wave Awards Men’s among nomination alone was no easy feat.
Best Overall Performance of the Year, the pros “It’s a very hard list to make it onto,”
which gave the veteran surfer a chance said Skudin, who became the first surfer
to reclaim a position representing from the Northeast to clinch a spot on
the U.S. on a world tour he has had the tour in 2017. “You have to be on the
a permanent spot in since 2017. The biggest and best waves to be on this list.”
awards determine which competitors Skudin made a huge mark on the
will earn an entry on the tour for the Big Wave Tour as an alternate when he
2019-20 season. ranked eighth in the world at the end
Considered the best big-wave of the 2016-17 season. His first official
rider from the East Coast, Will, year on the Big Wave Tour ended
who is sponsored by Hurley, was prematurely when he severely lacerated
named first alternate for the 2019-20 his leg after wiping out on a 40-foot
Big Wave World Tour after missing it by wave in late 2017. Still, he was able to
one spot at the Big Wave Awards in Los return to the 2018-19 world tour as an
Angeles on May 2.  “injury wildcard” competitor.

36 | Long Beach Magazine | SUMMER 2019

The next Big Wave Tour kicks off on display recognizing the top big-wave
Oct. 15 and runs through March 2020. surfers from around the globe. The
As an alternate, Skudin will have to museum is situated along North Beach,
be constantly primed to travel all over a seaside town famous for generating the lowest of lows. It’s the gladiator pit
the world in tour spots scheduled for some of the world’s tallest, most of big-wave surfing. Honored to be a part
Portugal, Hawaii and California. He will monstrous waves. of such an amazing community. Most
need to be ready on a 72-hour notice in Skudin’s journey of catching the big of all, I love the local people and good
order to have adequate time to cross the waves of Nazaré first began in 2013. In vibes.” 
globe should an injury occur among the 2015, he paddled into and caught one At the ceremony, Nazaré Mayor
competitors. of the biggest waves ever recorded Walter Chicharro described Skudin as
“You never know when you are going at Nazaré — about 60-feet tall — and “one of the pioneer surfers on the North
to get that call,” said Skudin, who was survived one of the gnarliest wipeouts of Beach.”
named Eastern Surf Magazine’s 2013 his life. Skudin said he is aiming for a chance
Surfer of the Year, the first New Yorker to Skudin wrote for the museum to reach even bigger heights as a
earn the coveted title. “You have to be display, “Nazaré is a magic place. It’s one professional surfer.
on your toes.” of the scariest lineups on the planet that “This 2019-2020 season, I am going
While gearing up for potential calls has given me the highest of highest and to focus on more training and tap into
to WSL Big Wave Tour events this fall, my past experiences,” he said. “I’m not
the longtime Long Beach resident is slowing down – I just want to be more
enjoying his other role teaching the calculated in my approach this year.”
sport he loves at Skudin Surf, which he
co-owns with his brother, Cliff. The duo
also run Surf for All, a local nonprofit Left page photo: Will Skudin, Ireland, 2017.
that provides surfing opportunities and
events for children and adults with Photo by Tim Borrow
disabilities. This year also marked the
tenth anniversary of NYSEA’s New York Above left photo: Professional big-wave
Surf Week — which features surfing and surfer Will Skudin riding the legendary
skating competitions, charity events Mavericks in March 2019. He is currently
and more — an event Skudin founded competing as an alternate in the 2019-20
in honor of his friend, the late George WSL Big Wave World Tour.
“Geeza” Geiser, a local surfing legend. 
And Skudin’s legendary career Photo by Abe Alarcon
tackling the world’s biggest waves
and contributions to the sport now Above right photo: Professional big-wave
has a permanent etching at surfing’s surfer Will Skudin riding a monster in Ireland
most historic landmarks. In May, the in 2016.
Fort of San Miguel Archangel museum
in Nazaré, Portugal, added one of Photo by Tim Borrow
Skudin’s iconic boards to a permanent
Inset photo: The Fort of San Miguel Archangel
museum in Nazaré, Portugal, inducted Skudin to
its “Wall of Surfers” recognizing the top
big-wave riders from around the globe.

Photo by Matt Furman

SUMMER 2019 | Long Beach Magazine | 37

Get ready for an

surfingcontest in L.B.

World Surf League pro tour to be held Sept. 6-12

By Anthony Rifilato of history with in crowning the sport’s coastal destination.”
world champions since 1986,” renowned “This grant will show the world what
The largest professional surfing surfer Devon Howard, the event’s tour
competition since the Quiksilver Pro New director, said in a news release. “The Long Beach already knows — that we are
York nearly a decade ago is coming to additions of events in Noosa, Galicia the best kept surfing secret on the East
Long Beach in September, part of a stop and New York will now bring an exciting Coast,” State Sen. Todd Kaminsky said in a
on the World Surf League’s international title race for this traditional discipline of statement.
Longboard Tour. waveriding to four distinctly different
regions that are all well-suited for the “The Longboard Tour is an exciting
The league, formerly the Association world’s most stylish longboarders to expansion our existing longboard events
of Surfing Professionals, announced Feb. display their impeccable footwork.” and Longboard World Championship
22 that Long Beach would be the third as we look to further develop this very
of four stops on the pro tour, following In December, the WSL important aspect of surfing,” Sophie
competitions in Noosa, Australia, and was awarded a $254,000 Goldschmidt, the WSL’s chief executive
Galicia, Spain. grant through New officer, said in a statement. “We would like
York state’s Regional to thank Tourism and Events Queensland,
The event, scheduled for Sept. 6-12, Economic Development Discover Long Island and the New York
is expected to attract some of the world’s Council initiative to launch
best surfers, who will be on their way what the state described as a State Division of Tourism
to the Taiwan Open World Longboard “landmark” professional surfing and I LOVE NY for their
Championships, where 24 men and 24 competition. According to the support to help bring
women will compete for a $60,000 prize state, the league will use the funds this tour together.”
purse in their respective divisions. to promote New York and Long
Island and highlight the region
“This is a major step for the WSL to as a “family surfing and
grow its professional longboard surfing

platform, which it has decades

38 | Long Beach Magazine | SUMMER 2019

The Los Angeles-based World Surf passes, and visit our restaurants and

League, the governing body of shops.”

professional surfing, last came to Long Both Eramo and Cliff Skudin said

Beach in 2011 for the Quiksilver Pro, the that the WSL could have chosen

sixth of 11 events on that year’s world tour, Montauk or Rockaway to host the

in which 34 of the world’s top surfers — event. The WSL, Skudin said, is

including 11-time World Champion Kelly using its longboard competition

Slater — vied for an unprecedented $1 as a “steppingstone” for potential

million prize purse. future events in

The surf shop town, such as

Unsound sponsored another shortboard

the Quiksilver Pro New pro contest on the

York Trials, and local Longboarding level of Quiksilver. history in town. “Longboarding is where
pro Balaram Stack is where “When we were surfing started,” Will said. “It’s more of a
became the contest’s surfing started. dance, with grace and flow, than your
local favorite when he It’s more of a talking to them, traditional short-board, high-performance
was named the first they had a few surfing. One isn’t better then the
wild-card entrant and choices, and we other; [they’re] just two totally different
competed against lobbied the WSL to bring disciplines and ways of riding a wave. The
it to Long Beach,” Skudin good thing about a longboard event is that
you don’t need the waves to be that big to
Slater and other dance, with said. “For the first year, they run. It allows organizers and surfers more
venerated pros. want to do the Longboard opportunities to plan in advance.”

The contest, which grace and Tour and grow from there. Johnny Barnas, co-owner of Moku
was nearly canceled flow, than your They wanted to come back Surf NY in the West End, which has
traditional held an annual Longboard Classic each
after Tropical Storm short- to New York, and this year September since 2014, said local surfers
Irene, attracted nearly board, high- they want to really focus on will have an opportunity to compete in
100,000 people, the surf community and its the WSL event, and that Moku would be
helped put New York surfing history.” involved in a trials competition.
surfing on the map
and was considered by Eramo said that the “Locals will have an opportunity to
many to be a boon for Longboard Tour would compete either through our contest or
not be as large or attract through the trials,” Barnas said. “There
are some unbelievable longboarders in
local businesses and performance the same crowds as this town, and we’re super excited to give
the economy. the Quiksilver Pro, but them the opportunity to show the world
what they are capable of here in New
Professional big- surfing’. would include a week of York.”
wave surfers Will and events around town. He An earlier version of this story originally
appeared in the Long Beach Herald.
Cliff Skudin, who own — Will Skudin, credited the success of
Long Beach-based professional surfer a professional stand-up Main photo: Professional surfer Honolua
Skudin Surf, which is paddleboard competition Blomfield, a World Surf League longboarding
champion, during the 2018 Taiwan Open World
hosting the WSL event, in Long Beach last year Longboard Championships. Some of the
world’s best surfers will come to Long Beach
said they worked with city and state officials with helping to persuade WSL officials to in September for a stop on this year’s WSL
Longboard Tour.
and the league to attract the Longboard choose the city for the Longboard Tour.
Drop-in photo above: Soleil Errico won the
Tour to town. “Hopefully it could be another event that 2018 Taiwan Open Of Surfing World Longboard
Championships.
“Since I’ve been on the council, Long Beach hosts annually,” he said.
Photos by Jack Barripp,
I’ve been working with Cliff [Skudin] to Will Skudin said he had the chance to courtesy World Surf League

bring the World Surf League back after speak with event organizers over the past

Quiksilver, and to see if there was a way few years while competing on the WSL’s

to do it on a smaller scale,” said Anthony Big Wave Tour. “We’ve been pulling for

Eramo, the Long Beach City Council them to return to New York with an event,”

president. “I think it’s a huge benefit he said. “With the support from the City

to the community, in part to help of Long Beach and the local community,

address our fiscal challenges we’re honored to host their return to our

by bringing people to the backyard. It’s just the beginning!”

city to purchase Each Longboard Tour event will

beach award 6,000 points toward the world

championship rankings, and offer a

$30,000 prize purse in men’s and women’s

divisions. A longboard is at least nine

feet long, and the Skudins said that

longboard surfing has a rich

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In the

with Steve
Adelson

Musical adventures
with the Stick-Man

By Karen Bloom

Steve Adelson gave his heart to Long Beach
many years ago, and in turn the City by the Sea has
benefitted from his musical endeavors.

Adelson is a familiar sight around town with his
Chapman Stick, the revolutionary string instrument
that enables the player to perform multiple parts
simultaneously by using a tapping technique.
Invented by jazz musician Emmett Chapman, it can
seem like a wide version of the fretboard of an electric
guitar, but with 8, 10 or 12 strings.

You can often find Adelson gigging at nearby
restaurants or — as many know him — as the producer
of Long Beach’s popular Jazz Festival. That festival,
sorely missed last year, returns for 2019 — Sept. 19-22
— with Adelson once again at the helm.

The innovative musician has changed the face of
the community’s cultural scene, devoting himself to
the city he’s called home since 1984.

“You don’t choose music, it chooses you,” is
Adelson’s mantra.

And choose him it did. Adelson freely admits
he was not musical growing up, heading towards a
career as a chemical engineer. The self-described
“hippie” came of age in the ‘60s and found himself,
after going to Woodstock, eager to learn the guitar.

“Everyone in ’69 played the guitar,” he explains. “A
friend showed me a couple of chords [on the guitar]
and I was hooked. I started playing and kept wanting
to learn more.”

Still, the young Adelson went off to City College
intending to pursue his chemical engineering studies.

Two years into his engineering curriculum, he
was studying intensively with local music teachers
(including jazz guitarist Charles Didier) and it became
clear to him that chemical engineering was no longer
in his future.

“Little by little I was playing more and more music,”
he says. “I took to it quickly.”
Clearly music had chosen Adelson. He switched
to Brooklyn College to devote himself full time to his
music, through study and performing.
Playing in New York City clubs and teaching, he

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quickly became involved in the jazz Since its debut in September “alumni,” including innovative jazz-rock
community. “I was a neophyte at pianist Rachel Z, local legend Dean Brown
that time,” he says, of those ‘70s and 2003, the festival has evolved into an and the dynamic Frank Vignola. Fab Faux
early ‘80s years,”playing with these frontman bassist Will Lee, known for his
jazz greats that had been around for institution. work with David Letterman’s Late Show
decades.” band makes his LBJF debut. “He’s a big
“My tastes were changing from the Over the years Adelson was able catch,” Adelson says.
Allman Brothers to Django Reinhard “I’m so proud of the jazz festival
and Wes Montgomery.” to secure additional funding and as and what we’ve given to the
He opened up a music school in community,” Adelson continues. “I’m
Brooklyn, got married, then had a son. its popularity spread, the international so grateful that it’s grown to be the
Adelson had found the rhythm of his life. premier music festival on the south
Then in 1983 everything changed. music community responded. shore and the premier cultural event
“After playing guitar for 14 years, of Long Beach. And,” he adds, we’ve
I started doing the two-handed “We started getting major players. made the library the envy of Long
tapping thing on the guitar after Island.”
seeing Stanley Jordan perform. I They liked the idea of doing a “I’m also proud of my family.
was walking in the Village, around My wife, of 42 years Fran Adelson,
LaGuardia and Bleeker, and there was community scene. It became a cool (a broker with Engel & Völkers] has
this huge crowd. They were watching contributed so much to Long Beach
Stanley Jordan tapping on his guitar. event and everyone wanted to be here.” through her work on the Library Board
Something was happening.” and with the City Council. My son,
“Some six months later I went to a “It quickly became an annual Jesse, is a 17-year music teacher in
guitar convention at Madison Square the New York City school system. He
Garden where Emmet Chapman was event that people looked forward also plays with three bands, touring
demoing the Stick and I knew if I was when he’s off from school.”
going to play this tapping style, this to each year. It’s my commitment to “Long Beach is a community that
was the instrument for me.” I’m so proud to be part of. The city has
“I went to Sam Ash Music and tried the community and has added to the been through a lot. Sandy brought it
out it out.” Paul Ash, a friend to the together more than ever and made
music community, helped him obtain cultural personality of our city.“ Long Beach stronger than ever.”
his first Stick and from there Adelson
was hooked. After the 2017 edition, Adelson Photos by Christina Daly
“I had evolved,” he says. “There’s so
much more complexity to playing the decided it was time to “retire” as SUMMER 2019 | Long Beach Magazine | 41
Stick. It’s really opened up my creative
ideas.” festival producer.
Adelson has never looked back.
He’s become a renowned interpreter “After 15 years I needed to step
of this unique instrument, performing
nationally and internationally, all the away. I had other obligations and
while maintaining an active presence
in Long Beach. things I wanted to do. I feel very
Then in the winter of 2003, he
was approached by his friend Bruce gratified with the event’s impact on
Snyder with an idea to develop a jazz
festival. Little did he know how that the city.”
“experiment” would energize the city’s
cultural life. ”This year the community and the
“He brought me on board to be
artistic director,” Adelson recalls. “I had people at the library convinced me to
no experience producing a festival,
but thought it would be a great idea, come back for another go.”
so I gathered some local talent and
we set out to make it happen. During Despite his attempts to resist at
the planning, Bruce moved to Florida
and the entire thing became mine. first, those involved made him an offer
“Even though Bruce had left I was
determined to see it through [with the he couldn’t refuse. “They persuaded
Long Beach Public Library’s support].
Long Beach was not a jazz town, but me. And within the three days I had
people appreciate quality music so I
wanted to make it happen. the full schedule ready to go.”
Musicians offered their services
and the festival was off and running. LBJF will welcome back many favorite

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Long Beach’s

Musician and actress
performing in NYC’s

By James Baratta currently has over 10,000 streams.  powered devices to Arroyo’s residents
Starr, who has been acting since the during Starr’s time in the country. “La
Upon entering the Long Beach age of four, explained that performing Piel De Ayer” first aired this year on May
home of actress and singer-songwriter is all she’s ever known. Years after 1 and is available to stream on HBO. 
Alexandra Starr, I was asked to remove working on shows like “The Naked Starr was cast in “Pip’s Island” as
my Lands’ End flip-flops and follow her Brothers Band” and “Dora the Explorer,”
to the living room — where an array she claimed a lead role in the 2018 HBO Continued on page 46
of instruments are strewn about as short film “La Piel De Ayer.” Directed by
if she had just finished playing them. Andrew Garcia, the film tells the story
The room itself feels like the creative of Randwin, played by Andres Nicolas
nucleus of Starr’s outstandingly fresh Chaves, who struggles to support his
musicality. family after Hurricane Maria. It features
The 23-year-old has already real interviews from Starr’s relatives
made a name for herself with current who talk about the impact of the
projects like the Broadway-caliber storm on Arroyo, Puerto Rico — their
production “Pip’s Island,” a theatrical hometown.
fantasy adventure running in New York Before Starr was casted for the role
City, and her band, DREAMDIVE. She of Sandra, her mother, Julie, was in the
also performs as a solo artist and has process of aiding 109 families who were
her own Spotify platform. In 2017, she displaced after Maria. They worked
released the single “I See it All,” which together to provide shelters and solar-

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46 | Long Beach Magazine | SUMMER 2019 a mix of Coldplay and Bastille with
Paramore, she said.

“If I can picture myself running
across stage, it’ll be a good song,” Starr
said. “Half of the performance is the
song and the other half is what you’re
doing on-stage.”

The band released its radio-friendly
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the track is currently streaming on
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“Tucker, who’s the drummer, Danny,
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great people,” Starr said. “We all share
the same love for music, and we’re all
equally as dedicated. We want to make
a living doing what we love, share good
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