Transforming, Connecting and Empowering Community
I Am Long Beach invites the Long Beach community to join them for a Free Live Mixed Media Event!! The event will celebrate the unique experiences of Long Beach locals. Among other things, musical performances and art exhibits from the teens at Long Beach Community Action Partnership will be seen. Please join us at Expo Theater [...]
This Saturday, April 2nd from 3-6pm at the Expo in Bixby Knolls, hundreds of people will gather together for the Assembly of the Catalyst Network of Communities to showcase the impact of creative collaboration. The event commemorates Catalyst’s 5-year anniversary of striving to inspire our city with a greater sense of community, collaboration, and citizenship [...]
In case you were wondering what Farm Box is all about here is a summary of how it works. Our next pick up is March 30th at Bella Cosa, 3803 Atlantic Ave, in Bixby Knolls. The pick up hours to 5-6:30. Each box is $30. If you would like to try it out for one [...]
On Saturday, February 19th, Orange County Pit Bull Rescue hosted a fundraiser, Pints for Pit Bulls, at the Factory. Bootlegger’s Brewery, of Fullerton, donated a keg of their Summer Ale, which quickly sold out with Pick Your Price Pints. Various local businesses, artists, and photographers donated goods and gift certificates for a raffle and silent [...]
The last bastions of Urban Agriculture need to be protected. More than the right to coexist, these dusty roads are historic, they need to be protected and revered. Once we have run them out of town, there will be no looking back. Many, many mistakes have been made in the name of progress and we [...]
The next Bixby Knolls Community Happy Hour is next Wednesday February 23rd at the Expo! This should be especially interesting as it is being billed as the “State of the District”! There is always so much happening in the ‘Knolls – these events are a great way to keep up with everything.
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Today was a school holiday, a spectacular sunny & 70˚ and I felt like taking the kids for a little field trip. A hop over the bridge to Terranea Resort for a stroll on the beach sounded right, but time ran short. What about Seal Beach? Beachwood BBQ is a family fave, but they are [...]
Last night was a very special meeting of the Literary Society. The book being discussed was - Tattoos on the Heart by Father Greg Boyle. Kudos to Blair Cohn for bringing the author to the event to speak. We in the BK forget how lucky we are to have the Cohn duo, Blair and (his) [...]