Residents came out for a morning stroll down the alleyway between 6th and 7th street and Molino and Stanley Avenue on Saturday, May 8th. Residents were asked to stroll the alleyway and provide feedback for future improvements. Special thanks to our wonderful volunteers Caity and Aaron Engel, Ketzie and Chris Diaz, Esmeralda Garcia and Jonathan Raspa, Cody Lusby, Janna Vandenberg, Chris Robson, Dawn Mendelson and Gretchen Swanson who made this event so successful! Thanks to our local businesses Coffee Drunk and 7th Street donuts! We truly loved seeing so many neighbors and stay tuned for another interactive alleyway stroll coming soon! Questions? Email info@rpna.org.
Rose Park Resident Esmeralda Garcia asked attendees for their input about how alleyways feel to walk through and how they can be improved.
Residents gathered in the alleyway.
Rose Park Resident Caity Engel served coffee from Coffee Drunk on 4th Street and donuts from 7th Street Donut Shop.
Rose Park Resident Ketzie Diaz set up a card making station for attendees to make their own Mother’s Day cards.
Rose Park Residents posed for a photo op in front of artist Cody Lusby’s Roses for Rose Park Mural
Rose Park Resident Garry Rothstein won an Ace Hardware gift certificate in the event raffle.
Rose Park Residents, the Archambault’s.
Rose Park Resident and Artist Cody Lusby talking to attendees about Roses for Rose Park.
Many stepped up at our recent Community Meeting to offer their talents to the Rose Park Neighborhood. Have a talent you’d like to share with the Neighborhood? Let us know! Sylvia Salcedo – Mentor “I mentor at Power4Youth and I’m good at baking” (longer interview in upcoming door2door newsletter) Amanda (Mandy) Moore…
Reminder to use the GO LONG BEACH app to report graffiti, dumped items, potholes, fireworks, e-scooter parking violations, and more! As always, if you have questions, please reach out to us by email at info@rpna.org or DM us on Instagram @RoseParkLB
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