Remember, in 2018 when Long Beach was named the #1 city in the country with the most ‘nice days’ each year, with 210 nice days? Check out our newest community initiative here: @playstreetslb ———- #welovelb #playsteets #playingout

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101 Ways Toward Neighborliness #7 Forgive Neighbors: Forgiveness is not typically a popular way toward neighborliness, but it has the ability to bring neighbors, blocks, and entire neighborhoods back together in peace and unity. Think about how many neighbors for 10, 20, even 30 years don’t talk and ignore their next door neighbors over things like dog poop, loud music, over grown trees, etc. This post also acknowledges more painful things that neighbors have done to us and our loved ones. We acknowledge that those wounds are real and are not to be taken lightly. With that said, we do know that when we are courageous enough to have conversations around forgiveness with our neighbors new life, freedom, and even peace can often follow, and so we desire to see more forgiveness happen among neighbors in Long Beach. Does a neighbor come to mind for you that you think it’s time to forgive?Please let us know if you do. We would love to hear the story. #welovelb #101wayslb

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101 Ways Toward Neighborliness #5 Start/ Join a Neighborhood Walking Group: Starting or Joining a neighborhood walking group is a great way to regularly connect with your next door neighbors, while being outside and exercising with others. The walking group can meet in the morning, at night, or on the weekends, but it is best to create a weekly routine so can the group can be more easily sustained. Walking groups are great way for neighbors to get to know one another and to build a healthy trust among neighbors. We believe the minimum number to begin a walking group is 3 people. Feel free to add your dogs and young kids in strollers too in the walking party! Let us know if you want to start a walking group with your neighbors. #welovelb ##101wayslb

How do neighborhood connections and projects happen? One We Love LB Breakfast in the Rose Park neighborhood a few years ago led to new friendships between neighbors, which led to a roses alley mural project led by neighbors, which today came around full circle back to a neighborhood breakfast inside the Roses for Rose Park alley, where more new friendships among next door neighbors were formed. This is the power of neighborliness. The possibilities for love and creativity are endless. #welovelb

101 Ways Toward Neighborliness #5: Start a Neighborhood Band. The more we get to know our neighbors the more we realize how many things we share in common. One of those commonalities is often playing a musical instrument. How incredible would it be if all the musicians got together to play a neighborhood concert? How many of your neighbors play a musical instrument? You will be surprised! #welovelb #101ways

101 Ways Toward Neighborliness: #4 Share a meal with neighbors. When we have talked with Long Beach residents, one of the things we hear over and over is that many of them have never shared a meal with their next door neighbors. There is nothing like extending hospitality to our neighbors. A shared meal and conversation around a table has the ability to bring us together and create a greater sense of community and trust. #welovelb #101wayslb

101 Ways To Neighborliness: #3 Make Friends With Neighbors: We love the possibility of seeing strangers become friends. We suggest creating opportunities, typically with food, fun, and family for fantastic neighborly connections. We all know that trust takes time, but the time we make for our neighbors can create relationships that can last forever. One idea: host a We Love LB event like Neighbors’ Table, coming up Saturday, April 25th as a simple on-ramp to meet your neighbors and maybe make new friends. #welovelb #101wayslb

101 Ways Toward Neighborliness: #2 Say hello to a neighbor: In the busyness of our lives, it’s easy to forget that our next door neighbors have tremendous value to add to us and others around us. Taking the first step by saying hello to a neighbor can lead to a positive conversation and potentially even a new friendship. We encourage you to take a risk this week and to say hello to someone in your apartment complex or to the neighbor across the street. Who knows what connections you will discover along the way. #welovelb #101waysLB