Community members are invited to participate in the Aquarium of the Pacific’s Aquatic Academy course.
The class is a four-part education course on climate change and resiliency.
Time: 7 p.m. March 7, 14, 21 and 28
Cost: $35 to $50
Details: (562) 590-3100
Venue: Aquarium of the Pacific, 100 Aquarium Way, Long Beach
Craftsman Village Historic District Tree Planting
Volunteer to help plant during a weekday tree planting event.
Time: 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. March 9
Details: (562) 570-6830
Community Police Academy
Apply for the Community Police Academy. This is an informative day of interactive training on topics such as patrol operations, laws of arrest, internal affairs and community engagement.
Time: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 11, April 8 and May 6
Cost: Free
Details: (562) 570-7401
Venue: Disclosed upon application completion
Mills Act 2017 Application Window Opens
The City of Long Beach is now accepting applications for the Mills Act Property Tax Abatement Program. The purpose of the Mills Act program is to provide property tax relief to owners of historic properties in exchange for rehabilitation and restoration of these properties.
The 2017 application window is to March 17.
The city is hosting two events for property owners to learn about how you may quality and to apply to receive economic incentives for the restoration and preservation of your property.
Details: (562) 570-6437, www.lbds.info
Call for Artwork
The Aquarium of the Pacific will host its annual Urban Ocean Festival on April 29 and 30.
In partnership with the Arts Council, the Aquarium also holds an annual juried art contest and displays the winning artwork at the festival. Winners are selected in three categories – painting/drawing, photography and sculpture – and receive $500, with one grand prize winner receiving an additional $250. The deadline to submit to the contest is March 31.
Details: aquariumofpacific.org
AOC7’s 5th Annual Literacy Fair
In preparation for AOC7’s 5th Annual Literacy Fair, the group is collecting new and gently used children’s books through April 28.
Donations locations:
Neighborhood Resource Center
100 Broadway, Suite 550
Lincoln Elementary School
1175 E. 11th Street
Mark Twain Library
1401 E. Anaheim Street
The Center Long Beach
2017 E. 4th Street
Los Angeles Area Chamber Offers Educational Scholarships
The Los Angeles Area Chamber and the World Trade Week Education Committee are currently seeking applicants and nominations for a series of prestigious available to high school and college students, including the esteemed Stanley T. Olafson Award.
Award categories and links for submission:
High School: https://lachamber.com/forms/world-trade-week-2017-high-school-scholarship-application
University: https://lachamber.com/forms/world-trade-week-2017-college-university-scholarship-application
Long Beach Launches Online Police Reporting Service
The public now has the ability to file police reports online for specific types of crimes through Coplogic, a web-based program.
Victims of particular property crimes will have the ability to file a report for free from any computer or mobile device equipped with Internet service; however, the user must have an email address.
To file a report, access Coplogic by visiting the Long Beach Police Department’s website at www.longbeach.gov/police and clicking on the Coplogic icon, or through the free “GO LBPD” mobile app available for download at the Apple App Store and at the Google Play Marketplace.