Thirteen community groups share $80,000 in grant funding resulting in a total of $320,000 in grants for projects along the Atlantic Corridor The Long Beach Community Foundation (LBCF) will distribute $80,000 in funding on October 4 to thirteen recipients in Phase 4 of the Leadership Long Beach Atlantic Corridor Project, popularly referred to as the [...]
Pie Contest Sunday July 18!
June 21, 2010 By
Long Beach Sunday Market in California Heights is hosting a summer pie contest. The first event, which took place on opening day November 22nd, was a rousing success with over 30 entries! And don’t be intimidated to join in – a 4th grader took 3rd place with his interpretation of Joy of Cooking’s Key Lime [...]
Little Owl Preschool
June 21, 2010 By
Little Owl is just one more reason I wish my kids were 3 years old again! The program is based on the Reggio Emilia philosophy, which believes in three major influences in a child’s education; the parent, the teacher and the environment. I love that. Owner Janet Watt is definitely on message with her new [...]
Literary Society-James Elleroy
June 8, 2010 By
James Ellroy, creator of powerhouse American crime fiction over the past 30 years, and a literary voice like no other, will visit with the Bixby Knolls Literary Society and friends on Wednesday, June 9. I received the above email notification about the June Literary Society meeting and book selection and thought about it for a [...]
Kids’ Day at Cal Heights Farmers Market
May 28, 2010 By
Every Sunday is a great day for the kids at the market, but this Sunday is going to be extra special! Every Sunday the entire market in on a playground so it has a safe and family friendly vibe going in. We always have the kinder playground open, you can always buy a piece of [...]
Poly North: A Camp of No Barriers
May 26, 2010 By
Along the Atlantic Corridor is Poly High School, a school known for its great athletic and academic programs, but is also known to have racial tension among students. In order to find a common ground among the diverse students, Poly North was created. The Poly North camp invites 10th graders to participate in activities and [...]
A building in Bixby Knolls
May 18, 2010 By
For years, no decades, I have been driving through the intersection of Bixby and Long Beach Boulevard. Cute apartment building to the left, the strawberry stand on the South corner arrives each year around February. Then there is the Killingsworth building on the right. Before I was driving through the intersection, I was peddling through [...]
GRINDTOWN Skater Movie and Tribute to Michael K. Green
May 16, 2010 By
Yesterday I went to see the movie GRINDTOWN by James Cheeks III, a USC Film School Student/Filmmaker. He was building a thesis on areas with a huge emergence of African-American skaters. He found Long Beach to be the home of his body of work for his master’s thesis. The movie is a tribute to [...]