Oct 27, 2022 | Downtown Scene Newsletter
It’s fun to zip around Downtown Long Beach without a care about traffic and parking. The City of Long Beach is about to make this much easier, offering a FREE electric micro-shuttle provided by Circuit Transit Inc. for anyone 18 years and older within popular...
Oct 27, 2022 | Downtown Scene Newsletter
Downtown gets started early with Halloween and Dia de Los Muertos celebrations; Several have already happened this month, but there are plenty more on the horizon. Whether you like organized events or prefer to be a lone wolf and improvise as you go, Downtown has the...
Oct 27, 2022 | Downtown Scene Newsletter
On any given day at the just-remodeled Lincoln Park, Long Beach’s oldest civic space, skateboarders and dog walkers roam in the same spots where genteel gentlemen and ladies used to stroll at the turn of the 20th century. To help re-activate the park in a...
Aug 31, 2022 | Downtown Scene Newsletter
Homelessness. It’s a growing national concern impacting just about every major city. Long Beach is no exception. Since 2020, the number of individuals experiencing homelessness in the city has increased by 62 percent, according to a February point-in-time count. While...
Aug 31, 2022 | Downtown Scene Newsletter
From September 16 through October 7, the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) will be accepting applications for the Woman-Owned Business Accelerator (WOBA) grant, which provides funds and coaching for up to five winners selected by DLBA’s Economic Development...
Aug 31, 2022 | Downtown Scene Newsletter
The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) released the results of its fifth Public Safety Survey. The online responses of 850 people — half of whom live and/or work in Downtown — reveal votes of confidence for DLBA’s Clean and Safe Teams, but also...