Downtown Scene
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Lincoln Park Programming Group Ramps Up Activity Options For Visitors
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...
UNFILTERED: Ready to Take Your Best Shot?
The landscape of Downtown Long Beach over the past decade has seen more change than any other previously—and it has altered the way residents, particularly photographers, view the city through their eyes and lenses. This is why DLBA’s Unfiltered Photo Contest, an...
2022 Downtown Public Safety Perception Survey Results
2022 Fresh Start Campaign Expands On Last Year’s Big Success
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...
Application Process For Woman-Owned Business Grant Begins in Mid-September
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...
Public Safety Survey Reflects Challenges Facing Downtown
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...
Long Beach Hosts The NFL Kickoff Experience In a Big Score For Downtown
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. ...
Teaching an Old Park New Tricks; Activating Lincoln Park in DTLB
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...
Committee Profile: Silissa Uriarte Smith
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...
Taste of Downtown is a Savory Late-Summer Celebration
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...
Q2 Snapshot Reveals New Challenges for Downtown’s Commerical Market
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,...
Committee Member Profile: Robert Marquez
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...
DLBA Board Election in Progress; Voting Closes on August 9
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...
Solita Caters to Tacos and Margaritas Crowd; Brings Massive Investment and Over 130 Jobs to DTLB
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...
Downtown PBID Renewed For Ten More Years
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...