It started out as another artful Thursday in Rose Park with the creation of beautiful butterflies, and led into an environmental event that gave attendees the opportunity to share their words and voice for change. Darick Simpson, published Poet and President of the Earl B. and Loraine H. Miller Foundation read a poem he wrote…
Teachers and staff at Burbank Elementary took time in their Thursday afternoon meeting to create mosaic hearts with ArtWorksLBC Director, Dawn Mendelson. The idea to bring additional art projects to the school for teachers, staff and students was welcomed by Burbank Elementary Principal, Scott Fleming and the Hearts Across Long Beach project was a perfect…
All families should be able to walk to school feeling safe and experience a healthy environment. For the last day of Long Beach Walk to School Week, Rose Park resident, Sylvia Salcedo and her husband Ed Campbell handed out pastries and coffee to families walking to school along Dawson Avenue and 6th Street. Sylvia, Ed…
The City of Long Beach Alternate Crisis Response Pilot Program is hosting two workshops to offer residents the chance to provide feedback about the proposed Alternate Crisis Response program. This program is envisioned as a non-law enforcement alternate crisis response team to respond to non-violent, non-emergent, non-medical calls for service related to mental health crises….
Neighbors came together on Saturday, March 12th to get to know each other and discuss ideas for improving the alleyway behind Pizza X Two, located on the north side of E7th Street between Dawson and Raymond Avenue. We asked neighbors two questions: 1.) Tell us how they feel when walking or rolling through neighborhood alleyways….