LB908 Magazine: Local Businesses, Local Events, Local People

Through all kinds of music, Alexa and Justin Haynes-Pilon are side by side onstage and off If music be the food of love, Alexa and Justin Haynes-Pilon play on.   The couple will be featured in Musica Angelica’s concerts in the First Congregational Church of Long Beach on Jan. 31 (repeated in the First Congregational Church of Los Angeles on Feb. 1), and the title of the concert seems to refer directly to them: "Valentine to the Viola da Gamba"   They’ll be playing the viola d

By Kathryn Wells If you walk into Elyse Gordon’s home, the first thing you notice are the photos—dozens of children from every background lining the walls. In one hallway, each picture is labeled with a first name and dates, a record that represents about half of the 143 children she fostered from 1983 through her retirement. As a former foster child, I know how much it means to see proof that someone chose to show up. That’s why I wanted to tell Elyse’s story.  She chose fos

Story and Photos by  Brittany Hart Scholten Not every street in Long Beach can brag of a centenarian, but Rosebay Street sure can! This September, Mia Lipski, who moved onto the street in 1958 with her late husband, Alexander, celebrated her 100th birthday at her home of nearly seven decades, surrounded by friends, family, and neighbors. “The neighborhood party meant a lot to her because she has made so many friends there over the years, and she believes that, ‘You shall love