Downtown Scene

Long Beach Transit (LBT) is inviting the community to participate in surveys and community meetings to voice their transit needs. The Systemwide Transit Analysis and Reassessment (STAR) Initiative will take an in-depth look into LBT's current transit operations, such...

As part of our Placemaking Challenge, the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) provided a grant to fund a project by We Are the Next, a Long Beach-based nonprofit, entitled "Step Back." This immersive experience includes three locations throughout Downtown Long Beach,...

From macchiatos to cold brews, lattes to espressos, here's where to score your next cup. Certainly, these aren’t the only ways to get your coffee on in DTLB but they certainly are some of the best. And now in no particular order... **** Recreational Coffee’s Sea Salt...

Dreams are being built in Downtown Long Beach and the DLBA is working with entrepreneurs to grow passions into realities in California’s most ideal business destination. We are launching an Entrepreneur and Small Business Education Series and opening the opportunity...

We know you’ve been eagerly anticipating the biggest day of the year, right? Yes, Pi Day is upon us once again and DTLB is ready to celebrate. That’s right March 14, as in 3/14, otherwise known as 3.14 is a celebration of all things math, pi, and pie. In the spirit of...

  DTLB’s own Great Society was honored (appropriately) with the Best Cider and Mead Selection. The honor read: Craft beer might be getting all the attention right now, but it's all cider all the time at Great Society Cider & Mead, the first bar in Southern...

You may think you know all about The Pie Bar. But do you know about the Pie Bar’s secret menu? Well, we can’t let out all the secrets just yet, but here’s one nugget for you: Nitro Coffee Floats. Nitro cold brew is served on tap similar to beer, and is crisper and...

Downtown Long Beach will be home to this year's West Coast Urban District Forum (WCUDF) and will welcome  the California Downtown Association (CDA) and International Downtown Association (IDA) from March 14-16, 2017. The annual place management conference is attended...

After many  artists vied for a chance to turn crosswalks along Pine Avenue in DTLB into pieces of art, the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) is excited to work with artist Hataya Tubtim to create works of art out of six mid-block crosswalks on Pine Avenue. Studies...

Prepare to treat your taste buds with bites from your favorite DTLB restaurants when Taste of Downtown returns to the East Village Arts District on March 15 and 16 from 6PM – 10PM. There is much more to this annual event than pleasing palates, this year we’re...

We’re happy to share that today the LA Metro Transportation Authority (Metro) Board unanimously approved a contract with three separate law enforcement agencies in an effort to improve safety on the Metro systems. The action grants authority and financial resources to...

From makers to Mardi Gras, this weekend has a little bit of everything. Here are some happenings coming up in #DTLB this weekend. Friday, Feb 24 Urban Hive Market's 4th Fridays at The Pike Outlets 5pm - 10pm Cost: Free Open air night market with over 80 vendors, food...

Over the past year, the City of Long Beach has been in the planning and preliminary design process for improvements to the waterfront concession buildings. In the Downtown area, the existing Alamitos Beach Concession Building is composed of three sections: food...

Long Beach Mardi Gras returns on Saturday February 25, 2017 to Shoreline Village and Rainbow Harbor. One of the largest annual free community events in Long Beach, #MardiGrasLB invites you to join thousands of cheering revelers as Shoreline Village hosts an afternoon...

You may have noticed a few changes around the Downtown Long Beach Alliance lately, starting with our new name and logo we debuted in the Fall and more recently our redesigned website and branding. With more than half of the visitors to our website doing so via mobile...