🌱 Bixby Knolls Celebrates Black History + Own A Piece Of LB History

Hi all! Today, we indulge a little on National Dark Chocolate Day. I'm back in your inbox this sunny winter morning with your new edition of the Long Beach Daily. Let's get this Wednesday started off right with a quick review of everything you need to know that's happening around town, including:

• 🚧 Detours for the 51, 61 and 141 bus lines
• 💰 $100,000 for business improvement districts
• 🚲 A successful bike light giveaway at Junipero Beach

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☀️ But first, today's weather:

Mostly sunny. High: 67 Low: 43.

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⛽ Three of the Cheapest Gas Stations in the City of Long Beach

• Sam’s Club at 7480 Carson St., $3.89
• Sinclair at 5588 Long Beach Blvd., $3.89
• ARCO at 1785 Bellflower Blvd., $3.99

⏰ Daylight Saving Time Poll! 🤔
Daylight saving time begins on March 12. According to history, we can thank entomologist George Hudson for coming up with the idea in 1895. Implementation took place in 1918 to save resources and extend the work day during wartime. In 1966, daylight saving time became the law of the land, but states could opt out. So far, only Hawaii and Arizona have done so. Now, there are dueling studies pointing to the successes and failures of the practice. Where do you stand on the issue?

📰 Here are the top stories in Long Beach today:

1. Starting today, February 1, and lasting until the same time next year, Long Beach Transit will put into place detours for routes 51, 61 and 141. While construction is happening on Artesia Boulevard between Susana Road and Downey Avenue, look for signs at the bus stops directing you to “alternative boarding locations.” If you’re tech-savvy, download the Moovit app for this information. (Long Beach Transit)
2. Are you a mover and shaker in the local business improvement district? The city wants you to host special events and create “an environment that attracts more people into local businesses.” City grants totaling $100,000 are available to be shared among the locations, which include downtown, Zaferia, 4th Street, Belmont Shore and Bixby Knolls. (City of Long Beach)
3. A week ago, the friendly folks at Go Active LB hosted a bike light giveaway event at Junipero Beach. Volunteers were on the bike path after dark with signs in four languages. advertising the free bike lights. Seventy cyclists took them up on the offer. “Not only do bike lights keep bicyclists visible, they are required at night by law.” (Go Active LB)
4. You can own a piece of Long Beach history – for $1.075 million. The property in question is a home at 326 West 10th Street. It was built in 1887 by the Bixby family as a parsonage on Cedar Avenue and 3rd Street. In fact, the home was moved four times in its 126-year history. It stayed at 7th Street and Pacific Avenue for 85 years, but was moved again when the Volta Apartment project came along. Insiders call it “virtually a new house, with little memory of the past wrapped in a historic Victorian home with decades of stories to tell.” (Long Beach Post)
5. Bixby Knolls will be ground zero for a two-day Black History & African Marketplace Celebration on February 3 and 4. At its heart will be the African American Cultural Center at 4313 Atlantic Avenue. In addition to the marketplace and exhibits will be “spoken word and dance performances and workshops.” (Press-Telegram/paywall)

📆 Today in Long Beach:

• A seminar on New Laws Impacting Property Managers meets at the Holiday Inn (10 AM)
• The Collectibles Show at 300 E Ocean Blvd (2 PM)
• Trivia Night at the Long Beach Beer Lab (7 PM)
• Brain Party Trivia at Alex's Bar (7 PM)
• Bear City Stand-Up Comedy at Que Sera (7:30 PM)

🖊️ From my notebook:

• "Our Long Beach Public Library is extending its 'To-Go' model of service, currently in place at Alamitos, Brewitt and Dana Neighborhood Libraries, through the end of March 2023." (Long Beach City via Facebook)
• "RAIN ADVISORY❕Our Long Beach Department of Health & Human Services (LBDHHS) Officer Dr. Anissa Davis has issued a rain advisory for recreational beaches and bays in the City of Long Beach following the rain experienced in the last 24 hours." (Long Beach City via Facebook)

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Events:

• Breast Ultrasound Screening Coming Direct to You! (February 7)
• Gap Year and Summer Enrichment Fair (February 7)
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🏡 What are homes selling for these days in Long Beach?

• Median Listing Home Price $737.5K
• Median Listing Home Price/Square Foot $600
• Median Sold Home Price $724.5K

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You're all caught up for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with another update!

— 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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