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Downtown Long Beach Alliance Awards Inaugural “Downtown Don Anchor Award”– Honors Don Darnauer as the First Recipient
Long Beach, CA (December 6, 2023) – The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) is thrilled to announce the establishment of the "Downtown Don Anchor Award," a new legacy award that recognizes outstanding commitment to the enrichment and advancement of Downtown Long...
Downtown Long Beach Alliance Announces Winners for DTLB Unfiltered Photo Contest
Long Beach, CA (November 17, 2023) – The Downtown Long Beach Alliance is thrilled to announce the winners of our annual DTLB Unfiltered photo contest. This contest is a celebration of the remarkable beauty, diversity, and vibrancy of Downtown Long Beach, as captured...
Downtown Long Beach Alliance Launches Festive Decor & Lighting Competition for the Season of Giving
Long Beach, CA (November 6, 2023) – The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) is excited to announce the launch of its holiday decor & lighting competition, Illuminate Downtown, inviting businesses in the downtown area to light up and decorate their storefronts or...
DLBA Announces Two New Initiatives to Bolster Business Community
LONG BEACH, CA (October 10, 2023) – Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) is proud to announce the expansion of its economic development efforts with two new social hours aimed at fostering connections among the business community in Downtown Long Beach (DTLB). The...
Downtown Long Beach’s Art Walk Series Returns in Celebration of Arts Month
(LONG BEACH, CA – October 3, 2023) The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) is pleased to announce the return of the Downtown Art Walk. The first Art Walk in this series will take place on Saturday, Oct. 14 from noon to 6 PM. This will be the first in a new...
Celebrate October Arts Month with Downtown Long Beach’s Unfiltered Photo Contest
(LONG BEACH, CA – October 3, 2023) The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) is thrilled to announce its annual DTLB Unfiltered photo competition, taking place from Oct. 1 through Oct. 22, 2023. In a robust partnership with the Arts Council for Long Beach (ACLB)...
DLBA Releases Microgrant Application for Community Events in Downtown
(LONG BEACH, CA – September 8, 2023) The Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) is pleased to announce that the application process for its fall-winter season Community Events Microgrant Program is now open. In an effort to empower local initiatives and attract and...
DLBA Announces 11 Community Events Microgrant Award Winners
(LONG BEACH, CA – June 30, 2023) Last weekend kicked off Downtown Long Beach Alliance‘s Community Events Microgrant recipients’ events, including the first of three “Sunday Saturdays” events by World Famous V.I.P. Records at Lincoln Park. Out of 18 applicants, 11...
Launching the First “Discover Downtown: Summer Scavenger Hunt”
(LONG BEACH, CA – June 22, 2023) During the first week of Summer, Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) launched a two-month Summer Scavenger Hunt designed to encourage residents and visitors to explore art, activations and support small businesses in Downtown...
Six Long Beach Entrepreneurs Share $20,000 Start-Up Award
(LONG BEACH, CA – June 15, 2023) Yesterday, the Downtown Long Beach Alliance (DLBA) Economic Development Committee approved $20,000 in start-up awards to six Downtown Long Beach entrepreneurs. The finalists presented at Pitchfest, a “Shark Tank-style”...
DLBA’s 2023 Economic Profile Shows Downtown Development, Continued Economic Resurgence
DLBA Releases Microgrant Application for Community Events in Downtown
DLBA Announces 2022 “Spirit of Downtown” Honorees Making a Difference in Downtown Long Beach
DLBA Selects James Ahumada as New Senior Vice President & Deputy CEO
