Now open: new places to eat, drink

Here are the latest establishments permitted to open by the state Health Department: Scoops Ice Cream at 229 Klondyke Road in Long Beach has a sweet menu including sundaes, Blue Bell hand-dipped ice cream, waffle cones, floats, coffee, cookies and more. Linda Peltzer is the owner. Little Red Wagon at the Menge Ave. Flea Market…

A most disturbing trend

I love a good moonshine story. Probably because I’m not unfamiliar with the topic. Family stills were part of some of our neighborhoods when some of us were kids. Anyway, The Picayune Item reported this week that a reckless driver by the last name of Necaise was found in possession of 14 gallons of moonshine…

Elon Musk: To Stennis & beyond

STENNIS SPACE CENTER SpaceX is bringing a new engine rocket testing program to Stennis Space Center along with an incredible portfolio, thanks to its forward-thinking founder, Elon Musk. Musk, the billionaire co-founder of PayPal and Tesla Motors, is CEO and chief designer of SpaceX. Bloomberg Businessweek called him “the 21st century industrialist.” Most recently Musk…