🌱Winter Shelter Opens + Port Works With Jordan HS + Shop Ethikli

Morning, Long Beach! Let's get you all caught up to start this day off on an informed note. Here's everything happening today in town.

Individuals and families experiencing homelessness now have access to the city’s winter shelter. Also, the Port has created a program for Jordan HS students. Finally, Ethikli encourages package-free shopping!

First, today's weather:

Sprinkles in the morning. High: 64 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Long Beach:

1. LB’s winter shelter opened Wednesday at 1718-1722 Hayes Avenue. The City Council will vote tonight to let Volunteers With America Los Angeles lease the space rent-free through March 31 of next year. The shelter provides “intake, nightly shelter for individuals, showers, and two daily meals.” (LB Post)
2. The LB Port is testing a new program with the LBUSD that benefits students at Jordan HS’s ACE Academy Program, a Monday report revealed. By offering “work-based learning and other real-world experiences for students.” the Port hopes to give students “contacts, experiences, background, career exploration and awareness.” The principal welcomes the opportunity that students will have with this large employer. (LB Business Journal)
3. Do you want to shop at the “1st package-free grocery store in LBC?" You can! Ethikli Package-Free Goods is coming to 352 East 4th Street. Shoppers bring their own jars or other containers to fill them with the products they would like. The store has hosted a couple of soft open events – one was the small business Saturday on November 27 – and says it will be open by the fall of this year. (Winter starts on the 21st; no pressure.) (Ethikli)
4. On Monday, we learned that Regency Centers Corp. sold the 6.2-acre property at 6500 East PCH to the Onni Group of Companies for $68 million. What used to be a shopping center will become multifamily housing with waterfront pricing. “High rent growth” was one of the selling points. (LA Business Journal/paywall)
5. 456 Elm Avenue in the East Village Arts District is about to become the hotbed for new culinary experiences. Named the Partake Collective, it plans to transform 25,000 square feet into several smaller kitchens, food prep areas, refrigeration, freezers, and an accelerator program with “offering capital, tools, and the training required for a small brand to grow (an application is required); as well as tenant support staff offering expert guidance from legal to insurance, design and branding of your products.” Targeted tenants are pop-up or cottage food businesses that want to go big. As of Monday, the anticipated opening date is Spring 2022. (The HiLo)

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Today in Long Beach:

• Coffee with a Cop at the Portuguese Bend Distillery at 300 The Promenade North (9 AM)
• Tea Time for Two with an Ocean View at Shoreline Marina, 450 East Shoreline Drive (1 PM)
• Heritage Holiday Tours at the Bembridge House, 953 North Park Circle (1 PM)
• Bixby Park Farmers’ Market at 100 Block of Junipero between 1st and 2nd Street (3 PM)
• Tom Norman at The Auld Dubliner, 71 South Pine Avenue (9 PM)

From my notebook:

• Long Beach Police Department: Holiday festivities are in full swing here in Long Beach! This weekend, the LBPD team stopped by the St. Mary Medical Center’s Helping Hands event and the Belmont Shore Winter Village to help spread some holiday cheer. (Facebook)
• Long Beach State Athletics: Justina King is the Player of the Week, presented by the Port! Women's Basketball is now 7-0 after another win, as King scored 15 points to lead the Beach past Air Force on the road to stay undefeated! (Instagram)
• Long Beach Public Library: Take your gift wrapping skills to a new level with a free gift wrapping workshop at the Los Altos Neighborhood Library on Dec. 14 at 5:30PM Registration required - visit or call Los Altos at 562-570-1045 to register. (Facebook)
• Long Beach City: Here are some safety tips when driving in the fog via the US National Weather Service, Los Angeles/Oxnard. Drive safely, Long Beach! (Facebook)

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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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