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The last time we reported on the Shoreline Gateway building was in July of 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. Intrepid construction crews were working on the half-completed skyscraper seven days a week under strict COVID protocols. This was only one of...

Board Member Shane Young has his hand on the pulse of Downtown real estate development. He is Managing Partner of the commercial real estate investment, sales, and advisory company Young Lewin Advisors, located in the heart of Downtown on Pine Avenue. His company...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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 reflect some of the...

The eyes of millions of NFL fans worldwide will be on a big party in Downtown Long Beach on Thursday, September 8; That is when the National Football League will be celebrating the first game of the 2022 season by hosting the NFL Kickoff Experience at Alamitos Beach. ...

On the corner of Ocean Boulevard and Pacific Avenue, you just can’t miss the front side of a 13-foot-tall, 1,500-pound, copper-colored, shiny new Lincoln Penny. The massive sculpture is generating tons of selfies, but it’s the flip side of the coin that has DLBA and...

​Silissa Uriarte Smith brings a pioneering and inclusive spirit to DLBA, along with a diverse educational and professional background. Serving on the Special Events and Sponsorship Program Committee, Uriarte Smith is intent on helping create structures and systems...

The third and final installment of this year's Taste of Downtown, happening on August 24-25  from 6 PM to 10 PM at the Downtown Waterfront, gives hungry and thirsty attendees one more chance to partake of the richness and variety of the Downtown food scene and live...

Each quarter, the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) publishes a Snapshot Report which provides empirical data about various aspects of the Downtown economic ecosystem. The quarterly reports are designed to provide key statistical information for investors,...