Category Archives: Green and Greener

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Neighborhood Meeting on April 3rd, Clear the Clutter with a Neighborhood Garage Sale & Mann Elementary MLK Day Gardens

Rose Park Neighborhood Meeting

Attendees will engage in an active discussion of Rose Park, gather collective ideas and visions for shaping the use of Rose Park.

LBPD Eastside Commander Pennino will provide public safety updates including crime trends and prevention tips. 

Vanessa of Litter Free Long Beach, will discuss citywide cleanups on blocks, alleyways, teaming up with businesses. Interested volunteers will have an opportunity to sign up to participate at the neighborhood meeting. The goal is less trash collected!

Vice Mayor Cindy Allen will provide District 2 updates.

There will be plenty of time for socializing and volunteer sign ups. We will also hand out information for the upcoming Earth Day event and Art in Rose Park starting May 2nd …

Please join us!

Clear the Clutter with a Neighborhood Garage Sale

Sign up to participate in the Rose Park Neighborhood Garage Sale. Rose Park resident Linzy Lusby invites neighbors to participate in the neighborhood garage sale happening on Saturday, April 20th.

RSVP HERE by March 29th to participate! Just collect your inventory and invite your neighbors. Linzy will handle the signage and permits. Questions? Email Linzy at Linzy@theRECol.com

Mann Elementary MLK Day Gardens

Remember the fantastic day of service at Mann Elementary in honor of Martin Luther King Jr? Well, it’s a day that keeps on giving back to our Mann community. On Wednesday, March 27th parents and neighbors harvested another round of vegetables to offer up for free as an afterschool “Farmers Market” at Mann Elementary. The harvest included lettuce, onions, broccoli, cauliflower, snap peas, cilantro, parsley and more! Thank you to all who came out to support the growing gardens at Mann Elementary!

Mann Elementary PTA Members volunteer for the afterschool Farmers Market
Leafy greens, herbs and potatoes line the table at Mann Elementary’s pop up Farmers Market
Parents and neighbors select their produce at Mann Elementary

Neighborhood Clean Up, Fourth Fridays on Retro Row & Save the Date for the next Neighborhood Meeting in April

Neighborhood Clean Up

Fourth Fridays on Retro Row

This Friday, March 22nd from 6pm to 9pm Retro Row is transforming into Reader’s Row. Readers, book worms and zinesters welcome!

Neighborhood Meeting in April

SAVE THE DATE for the next Rose Park Neighborhood meeting at Lola’s on Retro Row at 2030 E 4th St. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 3 from 6 to 8PM.

Attendees will:

  • Receive updates regarding the Rose Park improvement project
  • Provide ideas for future improvements at Rose Park
  • Learn more about public safety in our neighborhood

We hope to see you there! Questions? Email info@rpna.org or DM us on Instagram @roseparklb