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Makers Mart in DTLB Returns Nov. 26 to Highlight the Talent of Local Crafters
If there is one thing the DLBA wants to encourage this upcoming shopping season (and every shopping season), it's to keep it local. Given small businesses are the largest retail employers in the U.S. economy, the DLBA is once again encouraging the shoppers of Long...
read moreWeWork Set to Open DTLB Shared Office Spaces on December 1
As the building at 100 W Broadway undergoes its renovation—dubbed The Hubb—and already boasts impressive tenants (including the DLBA), it will open one of two floors to be occupied by shared-office giant WeWork. WeWork is a "platform for creators, providing more than...
read moreThe Lights Are (Back) on at the Edison, DTLB’s Newest Residential Tower
Following our preview of the Edison lofts development at Long Beach Blvd. at 1st Street last year and a temporary opening, we've been anticipating the structure's formal re-opening as it brings hundreds of new residential units to DTLB. Now, with floor plans and...
read moreBeer Belly in DTLB to Open Nov. 11 (And They Bring $1 Draft Beers and Hidden Back Bar)
It is official: Los Angeles’s influential Beer Belly's second location in DTLB at Long Beach Blvd. and 3rd Street will open November 11 to the public. Even better? Those who sign up on their email list will score a $1 draft beer—and we're not just talkin' any brew but...
read moreThere’s a Party at the Polls in Long Beach (Yup, Parties)
We're bringing you the Grilled Cheese Trucks to a polling place, Long Beach. And a photo booth. And games. And free live music. Why? Though voter turnout has historically increased both county-wide and city-wide, much more than half of registered voters avoid the...
read moreThe LA Kings Are Coming to DTLB (and Bringing a Skating Rink With ‘Em)
It’s a good time to be a King. The Los Angeles Kings hockey team has not only done the impossible—turned sunny Southern California into a home for the world’s coldest sport outside of Russia's marathon at Barneo Ice Station—but scored two Stanley cups since their move...
read moreFree Series Focusing on Helping Businesses Succeed Continues in DTLB on Oct. 27
Continuing its lineup after the inaugural Molina Entrepreneurship Series on September 22, this four-part forum sponsored by Molina Healthcare, DLBA, The College of Business Administration at California State University Long Beach (CSULB), and The Innovation Team...
read moreLong Beach Community Mourns the Loss of Louis Mena, Longtime Advocate for the Homeless
Longtime advocate for the homeless and East Village resident Louis Mena passed last Friday, October 21, due to health complications that had been occurring over the course the past few years. Serving as President of the Long Beach Coalition for the Homeless, Mena...
read moreComplexCon Offering Long Beachers Discounted Tickets
They are bringing Snoop back to the LBC stage (along with Skrillex, 2 Chainz, and more). They have panels that feature everyone from Jesse Williams to Mike Will Made It, Steve Aoki to Tony Hawk. They are putting Long Beach on the national stage. And now the peeps...
read morePlanning Commission Approves Two DTLB Buildings, Including What Will Be the Tallest in the City
After facing the City of Long Beach’s Planning Commission earlier this week, DTLB is officially on track to see two new housing developments come to life, including what will become the city’s tallest building. Shoreline Gateway’s East Tower, right next to the now...
read moreLive After 5 Brings the Neo-Soul Back to the Heart of DTLB
Following successful events at The Sky Room and DTLB’s hotels, Live After 5 continues to bring the best of neo-soul into the ears of Long Beach as it launches its third Live After 5: Neo Soulstice on November 10 at the Liberty Gallery from 5PM to 10PM at 435 Alamitos...
read moreLong Beach Receives Perfect Score in LGBT Equality Index (For the Fifth Time)
The annual ranking of cities by the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) through their Municipality Equality Index (MEI)—inaugurated in 2012—has given the City of Long Beach a perfect score for the fifth year running. HRC ranked the 50 state capitals along with the...
read moreCarnival Cruise Set to Double Terminal Size, Taking Over Entirety of Spruce Goose Dome in DTLB
There’s no other way to put it other than we have great news for the Long Beach economy: following a surge in the cruise industry, Carnival Cruises has decided to take over the entirety of the Spruce Goose dome in DTLB and expand its facilities to bring in bigger...
read moreGrand Prix Tickets for 2017 Event Go on Sale Today
The largest event in Long Beach continues to be the Toyota Grand Prix–and tickets for the 43rd annual event are on sale beginning today as the event kicks off April 7 through April 9 of next year. Tickets range from $30 for Friday general admission to $142 for a...
read moreSnoop Dogg Set to Headline ComplexCon, Marking First Major Performance in Long Beach in Decades
Shortly after music guru and artist Pharrell Williams announced his decision to head Complex Magazine’s inaugural two-day ComplexCon, speculation as to who he would bring was high. After all, he promised it would be "the hottest ticket of the year.” Mr. Williams had,...
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