Residents came out for a morning stroll down the alleyway between 6th and 7th street and Molino and Stanley Avenue on Saturday, May 8th. Residents were asked to stroll the alleyway and provide feedback for future improvements. Special thanks to our wonderful volunteers Caity and Aaron Engel, Ketzie and Chris Diaz, Esmeralda Garcia and Jonathan Raspa, Cody Lusby, Janna Vandenberg, Chris Robson, Dawn Mendelson and Gretchen Swanson who made this event so successful! Thanks to our local businesses Coffee Drunk and 7th Street donuts! We truly loved seeing so many neighbors and stay tuned for another interactive alleyway stroll coming soon! Questions? Email info@rpna.org.
Rose Park Resident Esmeralda Garcia asked attendees for their input about how alleyways feel to walk through and how they can be improved.
Residents gathered in the alleyway.
Rose Park Resident Caity Engel served coffee from Coffee Drunk on 4th Street and donuts from 7th Street Donut Shop.
Rose Park Resident Ketzie Diaz set up a card making station for attendees to make their own Mother’s Day cards.
Rose Park Residents posed for a photo op in front of artist Cody Lusby’s Roses for Rose Park Mural
Rose Park Resident Garry Rothstein won an Ace Hardware gift certificate in the event raffle.
Rose Park Residents, the Archambault’s.
Rose Park Resident and Artist Cody Lusby talking to attendees about Roses for Rose Park.
You might wonder where the expression ‘hearth and home’ comes from? Or the phrase, keep the home fires burning. Our world has changed dramatically since homes were built around a fire pit! But the need of a warm and welcoming place has not. Way, way back in the 1600’s sort of as a forerunner of…
If you’ve been feeling that there is more going on – here are a couple of findings. These items and others set the stage for our “Model Healthy Neighborhood” discussion at Thursday’s Community Meeting. We will follow-up with results of the meeting in short order. Consider the incidences of hit and runs in our neighborhood…
ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION BOARD MEETING The Rose Park Neighborhood Association Board met at The Socialist on Wednesday, April 5th to discuss upcoming plans for beautification and community outreach efforts at Burbank Elementary with plans to design and implement a 10 foot mosaic rainbow mural. ArtWorksLBC will be implementing a new project at Long Beach…
As a neighborhood association, we greatly rely on the partnerships of Long Beach nonprofits to help us provide educational resources and services to our residents. Visit LongBeachgives.Org to explore over 150 nonprofits making an impact in Long Beach. Select the nonprofits that speak to your passion for improving our communities and support their mission-driven services…
Each year at the start of the holiday season, RPNA and The Substance Abuse Foundation join together with neighbors all around to light a tree for peace, which is erected in the middle of our beloved park (8th St & Orizaba Ave). It’s one of favorite traditions, and one that we think matters—plus, it’s a…
We are gearing up for California Clean Air Day! Help clean the air by purchasing a local produce box from Long Beach Farms and reduce your carbon footprint. Pick up this Sunday at Revive Church Parking Lot at 668 Obispo Avenue! Enter your chance to win a FREE local produce box from Long Beach Farms…
