Dear Long Beach resident, local organic farmer, community gardener, chef or food provider, On September 25, 2011 T’sSpace in collaboration with Farm Lot 59, Beach Greens, Long Beach Produce Exchange and 2cc (2nd City Council Art Gallery + Performance Space) are hosting a Local Community Harvest Dinner. This event is designed to celebrate the nourishing [...]
Volunteers Needed for a Tree Care Day
July 27, 2011 By
Wrigley is Going Green is organizing another tree care day as a follow up to our 2007 tree planting. Saturday, July 30, 9 a.m. meet on the median at Daisy Avenue and Hill Street We will be trimming branches, removing nursery stakes and lodge poles, along with weeding, fertilizing and watering where necessary. For those [...]
Free Residential Landscape Classes
July 20, 2011 By
Free Residential Landscape Classes Save the Water: Grass lawns require more water and chemicals per foot and cause more runoff than almost any other kind of landscape! About 50 percent of the water used at the average home is for landscape irrigation. Save the Planet: Grass lawns are responsible for much of our urban runoff, runoff carrying [...]
Wrigley Community Happenings
July 15, 2011 By
Here are some great events happening this weekend. Tomorrow July 16th Neighborhood clean up 8-12 at 23rd Street & Locust Health & Safety Fair at MLK Park from 10-4 All major LB health providers will be there to assist you and answer any questions you might have. You can also meet NFL player Desean Jackson! [...]
Viking Glory Photo Contest
April 19, 2011 By
LBCC Community Photo Contest Long Beach City College is launching a community wide photo contest from April 20 to April 23, in anticipation of the colleges 85th anniversary in January 2012. The photo contest encourages students, faculty, staff and community members to submit 10 photos shot on the LAC or PCC campus for the contest. [...]
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 [...]
March 17, 2011 By
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 [...]
Meet The Long Beach Press Corps
March 7, 2011 By
Thanks to Dan Pressburg of the Community Action Group (CAG), yesterday, I had the great opportunity to be on a panel at the North Division Police Substation, with Bill Pearl (LBReport.com), Dave Wielenga (GreaterLongBeach.com), Neena Strichart (Signal Tribune), Paul Eakins (Press Telegram), Harry Salzgaver (Uptown Gazette) and myself, Floyd Hampton Livingston “The Man“ representing Long Beach’s [...]
February 21, 2011 By
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 [...]