Several neighborhood groups in the Wrigley Area are joining forces on Saturday for an event they are labeling "Take Back Earl Street."
Earl Street is a struggling area that runs north-south between Long Beach Boulevard and Pacific Avenue.
The Saturday event will be staged on the 2100 block of Earl Street just south of Hill Street. It will begin at 10 a.m. with a clean-up and continue after noon with a block party.
The South Wrigley Neighborhood Advisory Group and Wrigley Association are helping stage the event with the LBPD West Patrol Division, Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews' office and about 50 business and civic groups and agencies.
This is the third of a series of quarterly events encouraging peaceful and productive relations among neighbors and the Long Beach Police Department. Similar events were held at Locust Street and Pine Avenue.
The event is designed to foster relations between residents and police, encourage the formation of Neighborhood Watch and get the residents engaged with each other.
"We want to keep people involved," Andrews said. "We want people to know we're here and we're watching."
Because of the neighborhood's crime issues, Andrews says there's a lot of fear on the block.
"We want this street to be as safe as any other in the city," Andrew said.
The block party with feature skateboard and bike ramps, hula hoops, tether ball, basketball, a bounce house, fire truck, face painting and arts and crafts. There will also be free food and information for a wide array of community groups and services.
Earl Street is a struggling area that runs north-south between Long Beach Boulevard and Pacific Avenue.
The Saturday event will be staged on the 2100 block of Earl Street just south of Hill Street. It will begin at 10 a.m. with a clean-up and continue after noon with a block party.
The South Wrigley Neighborhood Advisory Group and Wrigley Association are helping stage the event with the LBPD West Patrol Division, Sixth District Councilman Dee Andrews' office and about 50 business and civic groups and agencies.
This is the third of a series of quarterly events encouraging peaceful and productive relations among neighbors and the Long Beach Police Department. Similar events were held at Locust Street and Pine Avenue.
The event is designed to foster relations between residents and police, encourage the formation of Neighborhood Watch and get the residents engaged with each other.
"We want to keep people involved," Andrews said. "We want people to know we're here and we're watching."
Because of the neighborhood's crime issues, Andrews says there's a lot of fear on the block.
"We want this street to be as safe as any other in the city," Andrew said.
The block party with feature skateboard and bike ramps, hula hoops, tether ball, basketball, a bounce house, fire truck, face painting and arts and crafts. There will also be free food and information for a wide array of community groups and services.
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