🌱 Airplane Noise Over LB + To-Go Service At El Dorado Library

Welcome to the first day of fall, everybody! Today is also National Ice Cream Cone Day, and I'm back in your inbox this morning to walk you through everything you need to know about what's happening these days in town. In this issue, you'll find news about...

• 🌴 Exciting things are in store for Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park
• ✈️ That airplane noise you’re hearing at night will continue
• 🎨 There are several art projects going on, and you can participate

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📰 Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1) Have you been surprised to hear airplanes at night when you typically don’t? We learned on Tuesday that the Long Beach Airport is still working on its “$25 million taxiway improvement project” that will now go on until November. This means that “nighttime flights will be forced to land on an east-west runway near Douglas Park,” and you will continue hearing the noise or having your windows rattle. (Long Beach Post)

2) The El Dorado Neighborhood Library is currently only offering To-Go Service, but it will reopen for regular in-person service on Saturday at 10 a.m. Filming will be occurring at the 2900 North Studebaker Road location, which curtails the use of the facility. (Long Beach Public Library)

3) Mark your calendars! Los Cerritos Park is getting a new mural! It will memorialize the family of three who was run over and killed on Halloween in 2019. The mural will be painted on Saturday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m., and members of the community are encouraged to participate. Los Cerritos Park is located at 3750 Del Mar Avenue. Council member Roberto Uranga spearheaded the effort. (Eventbrite)

4) Art is also coming to St. Mary Medical Center at 1050 Linden Avenue! We learned on Wednesday that the facility’s President Wellness Challenge looks to art as a way “to get employees to take on healthier daily habits.” The CEO explained that “art has been shown to help lower heart rate and reduce anxiety and what better way to inspire our staff to take the stairs instead of the elevators than by having amazing murals lead the way.” (Press-Telegram)

5) Mark your calendars some more! On Sunday, Council member Suely Saro wants residents to visit Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Park at 1950 Lemon Avenue. Hosting “A Dream for King Park,” there will be food and a kick-off event for the “vision planning efforts for the future of King Park.” (Councilwoman Suely Saro)

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📆 Today in Long Beach:

• Volunteer With Meals on Wheels at 317 Termino Ave (7:30 AM)
• SCORE’s Annual Women In Business Luncheon at 4811 Airport Plaza Dr. (8:30 AM)
• Long Beach Gives! at DiPiazza's (12 PM)
• You Run This Town Foundation Golf Classic at El Dorado Park (1 PM)
• ICAN on the MAP! New Program Open House at 4200 E Pacific Coast Hwy (3 PM)

📓 From my notebook:

• Save the Date! On October 1st, Long Beach State Athletics will be honoring legendary Coach Brian Gimmillaro with a locker room dedication. Make sure to get your tickets now! (Long Beach State Athletics via Instagram)
• 🗣 The City is now accepting applications for its Management Assistant Program. It offers an intense and fulfilling one-year apprenticeship filled with challenge, excitement, and tremendous opportunities for career and personal growth. (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• Our South of Conant neighbor says you will soon receive a red Neighborhood Watch door hanger on your front door. The purpose is to reach out to those residents in the South of Conant area. (Nextdoor)
• A neighbor in the Historic Zaferia Village-Cir area lost their cat. Did you see it? (Nextdoor)
• An Eagle North neighbor is looking for low-cost housing that accepts pets. (Nextdoor)

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— Sylvia Cochran

About me: Sylvia Cochran works out of sunny Southern California and has been freelance writing full-time since 2005. She loves dogs, cats, books, plays Best Fiends (don't judge), embraces social justice, and tries to live out Micah 6:8.

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