Councilman Dee Andrews and the Long Beach Redevelopment Agency Invite you to the Wrigley Village Streetscape Improvement Celebration When: Thursday, August 18, 2011 Time: 6:00 p.m. Location: Wrigley Village Community Garden 2044 Pacific Avenue Come out and celebrate the streetscape improvements along Pacific Avenue, from Pacific Coast Highway to Willow Street, creating an attractive pedestrian [...]
3rd Annual Green Long Beach! Festival
June 9, 2011 By
Green Long Beach! hosts the 3rd annual Green Long Beach Festival at the Promenade between Broadway and 3rd street to raise environmental awareness and appreciation for eco-friendly local businesses, non-profits, educators, and the arts on Saturday, June 11th from 10 am to 8 pm. The public is invited to participate in the Celebration of Green [...]
Wrigle Garden clean up and move.
May 18, 2011 By
Catalyst Launches New Emerging Leaders Network
April 22, 2011 By
Catalyst is launching a new Emerging Leaders Network comprised of new Executive Directors, Founders, and Business owners. This will be a relational network meaning its an informal support system for those of us passionate enough to start up (or run) our organization but we’re simply trying to figure it all out along the way! Do you [...]
Bike Updates via Robert Garcia
April 21, 2011 By
Repost from www.RobertGarcia.com: Long Beach is making great progress in becoming America’s Most Bike Friendly City. We are building new bike infrastructure, encouraging more bike safety education in our schools, and planning for a city that focuses on people and mobility, not just cars. Downtown Bike Lanes Open Saturday You are invited to join Mayor [...]
2030 Plan for Long Beach
April 20, 2011 By
If any of you are interested in being part of the future of Long Beach please contact the planning department and ask to be added to this list. Your input is valued and requested. Let’s work together to make LB even greater than it already is. CITY OF LONG BEACH DEPARTMENT OF DEVELOPMENT SERVICES 333 [...]
I am Long Beach
April 14, 2011 By
I am Long Beach is a storytelling project from the 2011 class of Leadership Long Beach. From their website: Sharing our stories is the most effective way to bring people together and foster a sense of community. You may walk into a crowded room of strangers but once people engage in genuine dialogue about themselves [...]
Jordan’s ACE Academy wins big!
April 13, 2011 By
by Melissa Brookman Congratulations to Mike Zeke and Tom Kelsey for leading ACE into First Place in both the Design and Build Competitions in Orange County this weekend at the HBC Design and Build Competition. There were several high schools competing in both events with ACE students coming out on top! The students are given [...]
The Art and Diversity of Dance
April 5, 2011 By
Dancing with Long Beach is hosting an evening of dance performances on Saturday, April 9th from 6-10pm at Lyons Art Supply, 441 E. 4th Street, Long Beach, CA 90802. Admission is $10 to support continued efforts to bring dance into the city. Featured performances will include Yukiko & Abraham, Bodysport Capoeira, Renaissance High School for [...]
Leocadio Unites With The First Catalyst Assembly (Video)
April 4, 2011 By
What’s up City Lifers? Yesterday, I went to the Expo in Bixby Knolls to attend the Assembly of The Catalyst Network Communities event. This event had more than 50 people attend including 1st District Councilmember Robert Garcia. Go Catalyst Founder, Eric Leocadio is doing something really cool with his organization – bringing people together to work together [...]