Downtown Scene

As the Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) continues to support those who are experiencing homelessness and mental illness, the organization is proud to announce that its focus on that precise issue will be honored by Mental Health America/The Village (MHA). Dubbed...

As Metro’s Blue Line sits in the middle of its six-year long, $1.2B rehab, Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia announced that fare-evasion gates will be installed at all four DTLB Blue Line Stations under a year-long pilot project. ”I’m pleased to announce that after many...

We love DTLB’s culinary scene specifically because it is so unique. And it is so unique because the vast variety of eateries are either locally owned or unique to Long Beach, giving visitors and patrons alike distinct offerings that run the full gastronomical gamut....

Photos by Brian Addison. For Laurie Gray, the phrase that “pie fixes everything” is more than a motto for her business, The Pie Bar—it’s an adage that runs deep in meaning given that, in less than a year, Gray has moved from a cottage business to opening a...

It’s never too late for Pride—at least, that’s what the I Am photo exhibit inside MADE in Long Beach in DTLB proves. Featuring a plethora of Long Beach’s finest from the LGBTQ community and its allies, these portraits shot by local photographer Sean Laughlin and...

When The Loop at Pine and Ocean was designed, it was with the intent to bring its location—public park space—back to its originality. That is, a space that encourages the public to explore, create, think, relax—and of course, exercise. Giovanna Ferraro, owner of...

May marks a happy month for bicyclists: Bike Month. While the month-long celebration has Metro promoting activities to encourage bicycling, this particular week marks Bike to Work Week/Day. Across Los Angeles County this week, Metro will be offering free rides in the...

Tomorrow will welcome a health care symposium where the public is invited to learn about a variety of topics raining from mental health to spirituality in healthy living. Taking place on May 14 from 9AM to 2PM at the Long Beach City College (LBCC) Gymnasium on Carson...

We love DTLB’s culinary scene specifically because it is so unique. And it is so unique because the vast variety of eateries are either locally owned or unique to Long Beach, giving visitors and patrons alike distinct offerings that run the full gastronomical gamut....

May marked the birthday of slain LGBT leader Harvey Milk and the annual tradition of honoring Long Beach leaders and supporters of the LGBT community at Harvey Milk Promenade Park (HMPP) continues. Four leaders—some still with us, one that has sadly passed on—have...

With The Loop at Pine and Ocean in DTLB officially opened for the public to explore and use, it was only appropriate that we give it a proper debut as a music venue as our free live music series, Live After 5, takes over The Loop to show off its architecture and space...

DTLB is about to become a little more… Complex. Music guru and artist Pharrell Williams has decided to head Complex Magazine’s inaugural two-day ComplexCon that will bring concert performances, shopping, art exhibits, food and discussion panels to none other than DTLB...

The Red Aunts, Long Beach’s famed all-female punk band (for lack a better description given the perfect eschewed any formal fitting into the 90s alt-rock scene), haven’t performed together since the band parted ways in 1998—and that is about to change as the band has...

It’s long been said that what Long Beach has been missing in its rebirth of becoming an epicenter for live music is a festival—one that is diverse in its genres and one that reflects Long Beach’s vast array of audiophiles and musical talent. Enter Music Tastes Good, a...

Make no mistake about it, Long Beach: DTLB is home to one of the best brewpubs in the nation—and Beachwood BBQ & Brewing has the medal to prove it as it has been named the world’s best large brewpub at the Brewers Association’s 2016 World Beer Cup. In addition to...