Downtown Scene

It's officially arrived today. Pow! Wow! Long Beach 2016 is in full swing as some of the world's leading contemporary artists climb scaffolding, hop on lifts, and draw their weapons of choice—be it a brush or a can of Montana—to attacks walls throughout the city. And...

In Long Beach (and, for the better part, all of LA County), Jalisco is the Mexican state most represented both culturally and cuisine-wise. East Los Angeles is a haven for Jaliscans. Long Beach’s most cherished Mexican joint, Los Compadres (be it the DTLB location or...

The 43 acres of land that is largely referred to as the Queen Mary area has been in long need of a facelift, hence why Mayor Robert Garcia created the Queen Mary Land Development Task Force. Come tomorrow, the public is invited to attend a workshop that will not only...

Come tomorrow, Plenary/Edgemoor Civic Partnership (PECP) and the City of Long Beach will welcome the groundbreaking of Phase 1 of construction of the new Civic Center. The invitation-only event will be held on the now-cleared demo site of the old courthouse off Ocean...

It is with pride and exuberance that we announce we broke a record: an estimated 3,900 people attended this year’s Taste of Downtown event on Pine Avenue with an economic return of over $100,000, making it our most attended and successful Taste event ever. On average,...

Remember how we told you we’re giving away $40,000 in grants (with up to $10,000 individually) toward projects that make DTLB a safer, more beautiful, more accessible place? And those projects are to come from you via a single application process? Well, we didn't...

Serving as an elected official requires many more skills than just listening to your constituents, which in and of itself can be considered a rather easy task given all the other demands of the job. The far more daunting endeavor is to lead, making difficult decisions...

When it comes to homelessness, well, the issue is complex. It takes incredible strength and patience to truly face it head on because not only does one realize how stereotypical we are in our thinking about it but how much we and the system we’ve created exacerbate...

As entrepreneurs and architects, designers and thinkers gathered at Catalina Landing in partnership with business advocacy group Bisnow to discuss the future of Long Beach, it was clear that the hub of the city’s engine, DTLB, was the focus. And with it came a...

Let there be no mistake: Long Beach loves its folk—and with good reason. For many, the mixture of banjos, mandolins, and autoharps paired with emotionally charged lyrics are the defining characteristics of folk music that attract them in the first place. And it’s why,...

The next Summer and Music (SAM) event, Twisted at the Pike in DTLB, is set to take place Saturday, July 9 from 5PM to 11PM, with Santa Barbara-based indie rock outfit Gardens & Villa headlining. Twisted at the Pike is SAM’s carnival-centric event that celebrates...

As entrepreneurs and architects, designers and thinkers gathered at Catalina Landing in partnership with business advocacy group Bisnow to discuss the future of Long Beach, it was clear that the hub of the city’s engine, DTLB, was the focus. And with it came a...

Commercial real estate advocate Bisnow will be hosting a special event June 28 at Catalina set to explore The Future of Long Beach (which also is the title of the event). As the DLBA is proud sponsor of the event, Bisnow is choosing to explore Long Beach through two...

Feon Cooper has been obsessed with comics since he was in middle school, reveling in the superhuman, fantastical tales that, when it really comes down to it, deal heavily with the human condition. Even more, while educating kids and adults alike on heavy topics like...

Nodding toward more established music festivals and their love of art installations, Music Tastes Good (MTG)—the inaugural three-day music fest set to invade DTLB September 23 through 25—has announced that it is seeking artists, designers, creatives and makers to...