On Saturday, the Longwood Area Neighborhood Association threw its 36th annual block party, kicking off the local block party season with fun, food, music, a neighborhood dog show, raffle and lots of dancing in the street…courtesy of neighborhood DJ Milton Gaines, one of the party’s organizers and son of Marie Gaines, one of the original founders of the association decades ago.
Elizabeth Fuller was born and raised in Minneapolis, MN but has lived in LA since 1991 - with deep roots in both the Sycamore Square and West Adams Heights-Sugar Hill neighborhoods. She spent 10 years with the Greater Wilshire Neighborhood Council, volunteers at Wilshire Crest Elementary School, and has been writing for the Buzz since 2015.
love that our hood is known for dancing in the streets!!