Long Beach 7th Street

Resolve to Help a Youth in the New Year: POWER 4 Youth Seeking Volunteers

As a new year begins, POWER 4 Youth seeks volunteers with a couple hours a week free who can meet one-on-one with a student weekly at a supervised site in the Long Beach area. POWER 4 Youth provides one-on-one academic mentoring to middle school students. Through POWER 4 Youth, students achieve academically while building a [...]

6th District Clean-Up Planned for October

Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews, in conjunction with the Antioch Youth Ministry and the City of Long Beach Neighborhood Services Bureau is hosting a 6th District Neighborhood Clean Up on Saturday, October 8th, from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., at 1304 E. 17th Street. Councilman Andrews invites all businesses and neighborhood residents to join the [...]

Bai-Plu Thai Cuisine and Aki Sushi: Delicious and Unassuming

On a busy, unassuming part of 7th street sits a little gem of a restaurant one would hardly notice unless you were told to visit. As a matter of fact, one weekend evening, this is exactly how we ended up at Bai-Plu Thai Cuisine & Aki Sushi Restaurant. Don’t confuse Bai-Plu with Aki’s on Redondo. [...]

Woman Arrested in Stabbing Death Of Husband

Shortly after 1:00 a.m. today, Long Beach Police Officers were dispatched to an apartment in the area of 7th Street and Long Beach Boulevard regarding an “unknown trouble” call. When officers arrived, they discovered the body of an adult male inside the apartment suffering from apparent stab wounds. The male was treated at the scene [...]

Musical Theatre West’s 13th Annual Fundraiser Broadway in the Park Returns

Musical Theatre West’s annual fundraiser Broadway in the Park will be held Saturday, August 6, 2011 in the Park Estates area of Long Beach, CA. MTW hopes to raise $150,000 to benefit programs including the Education and Outreach Programs, which reaches over 17,000 young people each year, introducing students to the magic and excitement of [...]

Police Seek Assistance With Series of Robberies

The Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public’s help in identifying the individuals responsible for a series of robberies that occurred during the late night hours and would also like to remind residents about their personal safety. On Tuesday, April 26, 2011, at approximately 11:40 p.m., a young woman was walking in the [...]

Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal & RPNA Host a “Community Tree Planting”

Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal and the Rose Park Neighborhood Association (RPNA) are seeking volunteers for the Community Tree Planting, Saturday, March 26, 2011. Volunteers will gather at the Big Lots Parking Lot, 2300 East 7th Street (at Junipero). The community tree planting is Saturday from 9am-12pm. Vice Mayor Suja Lowenthal will present a short speech [...]

Councilwoman Schipske and the OC Transportation Authority to Host Community Meeting on the West County Connectors Project

Councilwoman Gerrie Schipske and the OCTA will conduct a neighborhood meeting on Saturday, March 5, 2011 at 10 a.m. to share general information about the West County Connectors (WCC) Project and the upcoming 7th Street closure and demolition. The meeting will be held at the El Dorado Senior Center at 2800 N. Studebaker. Residents who [...]

Musical Theatre West Presents A Staged Reading Of “SUGAR”

Paul Garman, Musical Theatre West’s Executive Director/Producer and Steven Glaudini MTW’s Artistic Director/Producer are proud to announce a staged reading of SUGAR on Sunday, March 6, 2011 at the University Theater. SUGAR is the third reading offered in the Reiner Reading Series. Based on the hilarious hit movie “Some Like it Hot” – SUGAR is [...]

Suspect Arrested After Laser Light Impedes Helicopter Search for Gunman in Police Shooting

Saturday night, just after 9 p.m., officers from the Long Beach Police Department arrested a woman in the 1500 block of East 7th Street for allegedly aiming a laser at the LBPD helicopter and the Los Angeles County Sheriffs Department helicopter. The laser, which can blind pilots and lead to permanent eye damage, caused police [...]

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