Downtown Scene

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...

Downtown navigation has a stylish new twist this year due to new wayfinding signage gifted to the City by the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA). Twelve contemporary-looking signs designed by the Playa Del Rey-based firm Selbert Perkins now provide Downtown...

For the fourth year, the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) and its partners have given a big boost to a group of new local businesses; After an extensive selection process, three innovative entrepreneurs will share in a grant totaling $20,000 to help them establish...

The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) is gearing up for a new, post-pandemic era in Downtown, with many lessons learned and new opportunities for positive growth beginning to materialize. This is the atmosphere in which our new Administrative Assistant, Eileen...

Great communication is essential for the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA), which is constantly networking with Downtown stakeholders, City agencies, charitable organizations, and the general public. As part of our monthly series, DLBA is proud to introduce you to...

The internet has revolutionized the way we communicate and do business. Unfortunately, it has also created opportunities for thieves to steal and scramble data, disrupt systems, and demand exorbitant ransoms. Just last week, the largest ransomware attack in history...

Downtown Long Beach summer is a state of mind. Locals can spend an 80-degree day at the beach in January, so with extended daylight, summer means more time for adventuring, relaxing, and enjoying the best parts of our neighborhoods.  In the years preceding COVID-19,...

Since December 2020, the Downtown Discussion series has featured seven webinars including experts on topics of importance to the business community from racial inequities to economic development, climate change, and more. A new Downtown Discussions panel closed out...