Downtown Scene

October marks the start of a new fiscal year for the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA). That also includes new Board leadership for the organization. Incoming chair Loara Cadavona, a resident of the City’s first council district, took the reins from Alan Pullman,...

Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) goes through a comprehensive process each year to develop its annual budget as part of the organization’s mission to cultivate, preserve and promote a healthy, safe and prosperous Downtown. On August 18, the DLBA Board of Directors...

A popular DLBA grant program designed to give a boost to women-owned businesses in DTLB returns in September.  DLBA announced that application submissions for the Woman-Owned Business Accelerator (WOBA) program open on September 15 through Oct. 6. Up to five business...

E-Scooters, which have now joined BikeShare as permanent parts of Long Beach's Micro-Mobility Program, are wildly popular; In the first seven months of 2021, Long Beach riders logged almost 8 million minutes on E-Scooters. Besides being a clean, quick way to get from...

For employment seekers, the current job climate seems very daunting. Federal pandemic unemployment compensation just ended for millions of Americans earlier this week, and the U.S. Government's August jobs report was weaker than expected. Add the constant barrage of...

After a one-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Grand Prix of Long Beach is back. Throughout the weekend of September 24, the roar of massive crowds -- and all kinds of mega-powerful racing machines -- will echo through Downtown streets, continuing the...

What kind of Happy Hour atmosphere suits you best? Quiet and tranquil, spacious with an ocean breeze, or pulsating with the energy of live music and foot traffic?  The Downtown Long Beach restaurant and bar scene offers an extraordinary variety of Happy Hour options,...

This month's Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) staff profile spotlights Broc Coward, our Chief Operating Officer. Coward is instrumental in DLBA's ongoing efforts to create the conditions under which stakeholders' dreams and expectations can flourish in Downtown.  ...

Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) Board and Committee meetings offer opportunities for the many voices of the business community to be heard. This month, it is our pleasure to introduce you to a Board Member whose position enables him to help the entire Downtown...

Ever curious about experiencing augmented reality? Then, Downtown Long Beach is the place to be on Sunday, August 8, from noon to 5 PM around Harvey Milk Park and the Promenade.    That’s where visitors will be able to easily interact with businesses, murals and...

The office market in Downtown Long Beach remains resilient according to DLBA’s Q2 2021 Snapshot Report released in August. While the pandemic continues to have an impact on trends, there is a good amount of data showing that DTLB has many assets and will continue to...

Each spring since 2017 -- with a hiatus in 2020 -- Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) has been conducting an online Downtown public safety perception survey. Although aimed mainly at Downtown residents, employees, and employers, the survey is open to anyone who...

Early this month, at least 16 Downtown businesses will receive some financial relief, thanks to Downtown Long Beach Alliance’s (DLBA) new Personal Care Services and Health & Wellness Grant. This will be a boost for these businesses, which were not protected by any...

"Back to school." This phrase resonates differently as we adjust to the continued presence of COVID-19 in our lives. The Long Beach Unified School District will indeed be welcoming most students back to school at the end of this month with new public health protocols...