Publisher John Grossi’s takeaways from hosting a neighborhood pumpkin carving on his front lawn before Halloween! We Love LB’s goal is to connect Long Beach neighborhoods one block at a time. That’s why they coordinate various community-wide events that focus on people getting to know their neighbors—events like the pancake breakfast in February, the ice cream social in June, and the Pumpkin Carving event in October. I’m lucky enough to live on a block that gets together orga

Park Estates Boundaries: Pacific Coast Highway and Clark Avenue, Atherton Street and Bellflower Boulevard Tract 14673 was initially laid out for single-family homes along Anaheim Road, but a deal was made between Lloyd Whaley and the brand new Los Angeles-Orange County State College in early 1949 that turned the focus on building mostly apartments instead. Though the new college campus was to be developed on land donated by the Bixby-Bryant family east of Bellflower Boulevar

Our Publisher John Grossi goes a little crazy trying to read the holiday message around Whaley Park. Don't miss the lighting of the letters Sunday December 3rd, 2017! #908 #whaleypark #michelek #funny #video #xmas #christmas #holidayspirit #holidays #holiday #lightingoftheletters #community #neighborhood

Lloyd Whaley’s Los Altos Neighborhood Library 5614 E. Britton Dr, Long Beach, CA 90815 Lloyd Whaley had a vision. It was much larger than a massive master-planned community aimed at expanding Long Beach to the east. It was about creating a place for families to come together, neighbors to converse and the residents of Los Altos to grow roots. Lloyd knew that community didn’t just come in a housing tract. It came from the gathering centers within it. So he made sure that hi