Volunteers were out the morning of Thursday, December 15th to string up lights and decorations for the annual Rose Park Holiday event. Special thanks to our set up crew: Sylvia and Ed, Art, Chris and the Safe Refuge team, Eric, Cody, Richard and Gretchen! This year, lights illuminated the gazebo and the surrounding walkways of…
ICE CREAM SOCIAL IN ROSE PARK NEIGHBORHOOD Rose Park Residents Cody & Linzy Lusby are hosting neighbors on Saturday, June 24th from 1 to 3PM for an Ice Cream Social at 2913 E. 6th Street in the Rose Alley. Bring something sweet to share! If you are interested in hosting your neighbors for an upcoming…
One of our RP residents has organized a infant and toddler carrier donation action. Please consider this opportunity. Friends, Family, Neighbors – I would like to ask for your help in gathering gently used/ new baby carriers for infants/ toddlers at the border. There are several families carrying infants and toddlers in their arms, walking…
Each year at the start of the holiday season, RPNA and The Substance Abuse Foundation join together with neighbors all around to light a tree for peace, which is erected in the middle of our beloved park (8th St & Orizaba Ave). It’s one of favorite traditions, and one that we think matters—plus, it’s a…
Winter is approaching and our beloved park at 8th St and Orizaba Ave needs a little attention to help it through the season. A little pruning, a little weeding, a little washing, and lots of camaraderie! When we all share in the work, it’s easy and enjoyable! Tools and supplies will be on-hand—all that’s needed…
One of Long Beach’s favorite holiday time traditions, the Daisy Ave Christmas Parade, a.k.a. the Christmas Tree Lane Parade, is celebrating its 60th (yes, sixtieth) anniversary this year. What a remarkable achievement! According to Maria Norvell, longtime chair of the event, “This parade is unique in that it is the only holiday parade of its…
