Downtown Scene

There's a new bird on the block; Torisho, a rapidly-growing fried chicken chain with over 300 restaurants in Japan, has just opened its first North American location, right here in Downtown Long Beach.   “Torisho” is a combination of the words Tori (bird) and Sho...

Based on the current state of the retail market in Downtown Long Beach, when will it fully recover from the pandemic?   That is the question. According to the latest DLBA quarterly Snapshot Report (3Q 2021), many signals of a Downtown retail market recovery are...

Halloween is almost upon us, and Downtown streets will soon be filled with ghosts, goblins, and ghoulies who are rarin' to go after being denied a proper Halloween last year, due to the pandemic. While the pandemic has impacted several events, here are a few major...

The southeast corner at the intersection of Pine Avenue and Ocean Boulevard is a prime piece of Downtown Long Beach real estate, connecting the waterfront with the heart of the City, yet it was vacant and boarded up for 30 years. The Downtown Long Beach Alliance...

Meet local attorney Ashleigh Stone, a returning member of the DLBA Economic Development Committee. Stone, who started her own law firm in Downtown six years ago, is looking forward to using her Committee position to be an advocate for the Downtown small business...

After a one-year break, Downtown Long Beach once again played host to International Park(ing) Day, an event designed to re-envision how space dedicated to a car culture could be transformed into other uses -- including incorporating more Mother Nature.  This year’s...

The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) would like to introduce you to new Board Member Monica Garrett, who also serves as Chair of the Marketing and Communications Committee. As Founder and CEO of her own Downtown digital marketing company, Garrett brings a wealth of...

October is National Arts & Humanities Month (NAHM), but Downtown Long Beach locals are lucky enough to celebrate all year long. DTLB has no shortage of artwork and artists: between the many galleries, POW! WOW! murals, street art, ornate architecture, and...

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,...