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Daily Gift Card Campaign Launched
The Marketing and Communications team launched a "Daily Gift Card Giveaway" on social media to promote Downtown businesses and support them with gift card sales. Each day, the @DLBA Instagram account will feature a unique challenge to win a gift card from a Downtown...
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DLBA and Farmers & Merchants Bank Provide Emergency Micro-Grants to Small Businesses
The DLBA and Farmers & Merchants Bank (F&M) have partnered to provide up to 30 micro-grants of $1,000 each to Downtown businesses impacted by the COVID-19 public health crisis. Following the announcement of this program on March 27, the DLBA received an...
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Safer at Home Order
In an announcement yesterday, the City of Long Beach in conjuction state-wide mandates, issued a "stay at home" order which prohibits all indoor public and private gatherings and all outdoor public and private events within a confined space, where at least 10 people...
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DLBA STAFFERS WILL PARTICIPATE IN WEST COAST URBAN DISTRICT FORUM THIS MONTH
Several DLBA staff members will be traveling to San Jose in mid-March for the West Coast Urban District Forum (WCUDF), a conference in which solutions to common city-center concerns are addressed by DLBA and other Business Improvement Districts (BIDs) from the west coast and beyond.
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NEW POCKET PARK ADDS RECREATION OPTIONS TO DOWNTOWN WATERFRONT
On a mild winter day---perfect for a workout---a Grand Opening ceremony was held for Pike Park, an ingeniously designed "pocket park" at 195 Seaside Way. The new 8000 square foot recreation area, accessible to people of all ages and mobilities, is named in honor of...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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