Downtown Scene

​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,...

With 20 years of professional event planning experience under his belt, Robert Marquez is well suited to serve on the Downtown Long Beach Alliance's (DLBA) Special Events and Sponsorship Committee. Marquez co-owns Grey LB, a Downtown multi-purpose events space and...

Six community members, ranging from Downtown property owners to residents, have been selected from several applicants to serve as potential Board members starting with DLBA’s upcoming new Fiscal Year. The slate of directors was selected by DLBA’s Governance Committee...

It has officially opened. Solita, the tacos and agave spirits-centric restaurant space taking over the largest retail space inside Landmark Square at the northwest corner of Pine Avenue and Ocean Boulevard brings much-needed relief to a food scene that has been...

After receiving a clear mandate from commercial and residential property owners, Long Beach City Council voted unanimously on July 19 to renew and expand the Downtown Property-Based Improvement District (PBID), a special benefit assessment district that will continue...

Long Beach is one of the most LGBTQ-friendly cities in the nation. After celebrating National Pride Month with the rest of the country in June, our city will be hosting its own Pride Month throughout July. The centerpiece of the month will be the 37th Annual Long...

Public Safety Committee Member Janice Friend, a Downtown resident, has a personal stake in her neighborhood's welfare and is onboard with her Committee's efforts to continuously improve Downtown safety. "I am a retired social worker," she explained, "and with my...

Sea breezes greeted thousands of guests at Rainbow Lagoon Park as they partook of the festivities at the second annual Long Beach Juneteenth Celebration on Saturday, June 18. Throughout the day, attendees of the sold out event were serenaded by a music and...

This month marks the 85th anniversary of the founding of the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA), which, since its inception, has played an essential role in the evolution of Downtown. Begun in the late 1930s as a collective of 15 Downtown businessmen, DLBA has...

June is National Safety month, and the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) has been an enthusiastic participant every year since 1996 when the National Safety Council inaugurated the event, which was designed to raise awareness of safety across all aspects of our work...

The City of Long Beach recently mailed an official ballot with instructions and first-year PBID assessments to all Downtown property owners. The ballot was sent in a plain white envelope with the following on the front: OFFICIAL BALLOT ENCLOSED, Downtown Long Beach...

Next week, residents and visitors alike will be able to sample the wares of more than 30 Downtown eateries and drinkeries at the second installment of Taste of Downtown 2022. The event takes place on June 29-30 from 6pm to 10pm at Pine & Promenade between First...

For local entrepreneurs, the road to scoring valuable grant funding started with a five-week education series focused on all aspects of developing and starting a business. Then it was time to develop and present ideas at  Downtown Long Beach Alliance’s own “Shark...