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DOWNTOWN PUBS BRING A TOUCH O’ THE GREEN ON ST. PATRICK’S DAY
St. Patrick's Day revelry has been a Downtown Long Beach tradition ever since the days of D.J. McCarthy's Saloon on Pine Avenue in the 1890s. Nowadays, there are Irish pubs all over Long Beach, including these three Downtown establishments. All of them guarantee a...
FARMERS & MERCHANTS BANK PUTS CAPITAL TO WORK FOR DOWNTOWN SMALL BUSINESSES
Farmers & Merchants Bank, a Downtown Long Beach mainstay since 1907, is supporting the local small business community in a Legacy Partnership with DLBA, dedicating $90,000 to a pair of DLBA grant programs over the next three years. The two grant programs---The...
DLBA BOARD MEMBERS ENCOURAGE DOWNTOWN STAKEHOLDERS TO GET INVOLVED
This is the first in a series of introductions to members of the DLBA Board of Directors. The diverse DLBA Board is comprised of Downtown stakeholders who share an interest and an influence in the give-and-take between the business community and the City. Stakeholders...
MOVE YOUR BUSINESS FORWARD WITH THE DLBA SMALL BUSINESS WINTER WORKSHOP
For the second year, Downtown Long Beach Alliance is offering local businesses a free opportunity to tune up and strengthen their operations by attending the DLBA Small Business Winter Workshop Series. "Ideally suited for Downtown businesses which have been...
LONG BEACH BLACK-OWNED BUSINESSES BUILD ON CENTURY-OLD FOUNDATION
Since 1976, every U.S. President has recognized the month of February as Black History Month. In celebration, DLBA would like to shed light on the work of two courageous African-American business pioneers in Long Beach at the start of the 20th century, and to...
NEW CLEAN AND SAFE TEAMS PROGRAM MANAGERS LEAD BY EXAMPLE
In January, DLBA welcomed its new Clean and Safe Program Manager, Sergio Andrades, and Assistant Program Manager, Kaelan Traylor. If their previous experience is any indication, they will set the tone for DLBA’s ambassadors and porters with a tremendous work ethic...
JAMES SINGLETERRY’S FIERY SUNSET PHOTO WINS UNFILTERED FAN FAVORITE AWARD
Powers of observation, a passion for photography, childhood memories and drone piloting skills all worked together to earn James Singleterry the Downtown Long Beach Unfiltered Fan Favorite award. Singleterry's stunning sunset shot of the Downtown Marina is now front...
WALKING TOUR SHEDS LIGHT ON EAST VILLAGE’S COLORFUL, LAYERED HISTORY
Downtown Long Beach’s East Village Arts District has gained more recognition among the culturally curious from LA and other points in Southern California, but its identity as a fertile ground for the arts was established a century ago. During Long Beach Heritage's...
CITY SEEKS FEEDBACK ABOUT PARKS NEXT TO OCEAN BOULEVARD
The Downtown Long Beach Alliance Strategic Plan, established in 2016, includes an action item to advocate for the redesign of Victory Park/Santa Cruz Park in a way that aligns with the desires of the Downtown Community. Since 1889, when it was officially dedicated as...
LBPD RELAY TEAMS PUT THEIR FITNESS TO THE TEST IN THE BAKER TO VEGAS CHALLENGE CUP RELAY
Physical fitness is at a premium among law enforcement officers. This April, with your help, two Long Beach Police Department relay teams will put their conditioning to a tough test, competing with law enforcement agencies from all over the world at the Baker to...
IN PICTURES: 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service
Photos from the 10th Annual Martin Luther King Jr. Day of Service event. On this day, the Downtown Long Beach Alliance collaborated with Leadership Long Beach to plant trees throughout Downtown Long Beach. Photos by Jose Cordon Sign up for Downtown Long Beach Mobile...
EMPOWER PEOPLE CAMPAIGN PUTS GENEROSITY TO WORK
DLBA's Public Safety Team is beginning the new year by introducing the Empower People Campaign, a program designed to raise awareness, at the street level, of local organizations that help people experiencing homelessness and/or mental illness. "The idea behind this...
DTLB UNFILTERED PHOTO CONTEST WINNERS ANNOUNCED
The kaleidoscopic Pike Ferris wheel at dusk.....Boats shrouded in mist......Dramatic portraits of buildings old and new: This is some of the visual poetry of Downtown Long Beach captured in pictures by participants in this year's DTLB UNFILTERED photography contest,...
CLEAN AND SAFE TEAM EMPLOYEES OF THE QUARTER
A Safety Perception survey conducted by DLBA over the last few years shows that Downtown residents, visitors, workers and business owners have an increasingly positive view of Downtown Long Beach. They also have a greater awareness of the duties performed by the DLBA...
DLBA ANNUAL REPORT REFLECTS VISION FOR 2020 AND BEYOND
During its December board meeting, Downtown Long Beach Alliance presented its annual report, a transparent and in-depth look at the inner workings of the DLBA team and its achievements in 2019. "Looking back on 2019 we cannot help but feel overwhelming pride in a year...