LA County Election – March 7th
Special election on March 7th. Those who mail-in should be receiving their ballots. Go to lavote.net for info.
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At the Cultural Heritage Commission Meeting
Dennis Herbert and Gretchen Swanson, RPNA Board Members attended February’s Cultural Heritage Commission meeting. Two neighborhood applications were presented. One in Rose Park and one in Rose Park South both for garages. Both were approved – but with conditions. You can find the meeting minutes with the decision details – once they are posted. …
Two Events for Owners of Historic Property or Property in a Historic District
The City of Long Beach is accepting applications for the Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program. All potential applicants must attend the Pre-Application Workshop. The applications are processed once a year, during the application period. For questions re: Mills Act 562-570-6437 or email alejandro.plascencia@longbeach.gov. Pre-Application Workshop – Saturday Feb. 25th 10:30am at Jenny Oropeza Community…
Tour Retro Row!
“Did you know roughly half of Retro Row is inside the Rose Park Historic District? Come get a behind-the-scenes look into how the row operates, who’s behind it, and its future with We Are the Next on February 18th. We’ll see you there!” Meet up at 9am at Portfolio Saturday morning February 18th. Hosted and…
Memorabilia – BIG heART!
Noah Gilman, new artist to our event created an opportunity for discovery with ‘arborgraphing’. Those attending were pitched to find a BIG heART and then have a take away!
Building Community at an Art Show
At this year’s BIG heART Show there were some special ways to connect, participate in art and build relationships. Here is Dawn Mendelson (mosaic artist and art educator) working with Val Parker, Exec. Director for Power4Youth – local mentoring program working on a skateboard mosaic. Too much fun!