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Live After 5 Revs Its Engine for April Show with Ska, Punk, and More
Blurring the line between sport and stunt, the annual Thunder Thursday event that precedes the opening day of the Grand Prix brings talented motocross professionals and motorcyclists to paint the DTLB sky with high-flying tricks. To honor this tradition, we’ll be...
read moreSymposium Discussing DTLB and Role of New City Place Shopping Center Shows Off New Space
How does a city with over half a million people take on the task of developing an isolated shopping center located in the heart of its downtown? This was the central question and conversation that took place at a symposium entitled “The Evolving Downtown and City...
read moreFrom Shakespeare to the Symphony, Cesar Chavez Park Packed with Summer Programming
Kathleen Irvine, one of Willmore City’s most dedicated advocates and peacemakers, is deeply troubled by Wastefulness. And we mean that with all the weight of a capital W because that is why she, along with the entirety of Willmore City Heritage Association (WCHA)’s...
read moreDTLB Residents: What’s Your View of Where You Live?
Data is important to understanding a community’s need as well as its potential, and that is precisely why the Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) publishes its Economic Profile annually. In order to not only have more data but more detailed data, we’ve partnered...
read moreIndependent Cider House, SoCal’s First Cider-Centric Joint, to Open in DTLB
If you’re in search of a cider house in our state, you’ll have to take a lengthy trip from SoCal. The nearest would be off the 101 just south of Thousand Oaks for 101 Cider or, along the same route, at Atascadero for Bristol Cider House—and even then, these...
read moreYour Complete Guide to Beach Streets in DTLB
We pride ourselves on working with organizations, citizens and the City of Long Beach on events outside of our own—and Beach Streets Downtown is no exception, with the DLBA leading programming throughout the entirety of the route’s stretch in DTLB. We will have scaled...
read morePow! Wow! Veteran Jeff McMillan to Create Massive Entryway Mural for Beach Streets
Jeff McMillan is one of the hardest working (and busiest) artists in Long Beach—so when we approached him to create an entryway into DTLB for Beach Streets this Saturday, March 19, we were doubly excited that he accepted. After all, what creates McMillan’s crazy...
read moreDecorate Your Bike and Compete in Virtual Races at Mini Bike Fest Event at Beach Streets
Bike Fest is, by all accounts, the ultimate event dedicated to the two-wheeled contraptions that this city has grown to love. It’s been home to the first Wolfpack Hustle Crit to be set in Long Beach. It’s been a place for fixie competitions. It’s been an event that...
read moreBeach Streets on Four Legs: Event Dedicated to Pups Welcomes Dogs for Car-Free Day
Dogs of Downtown marked our inaugural dive into an event that revolved around the world of our four-legged family members—and given Beach Streets is about giving the street back to the people rather than cars, we couldn’t help but take it one step further and also...
read moreMystic Braves to Headline Beach Streets After Party (with Craft Beer Garden & Other Performances Included All Day)
Our Live After 5 series is going on its second year of providing those in DTLB with free live music every second Thursday of the month. From rock to folk, hip hop to funk, we’ve activated over 60 locations with over 100 performances of the best live music Long Beach...
read moreSkate Culture to Come Alive with Ramps and Free Live Music at Beach Streets Downtown
Last year’s Summer and Music (SAM) series—Long Beach’s premiere music event that spreads the musical love across DTLB annually—introduced a new event where skate culture and music collided: 720° Pine. Given the importance of Beach Streets catering to all forms of...
read moreMatt Costa to Headline Free Buskerfest at Beach Streets Downtown
Buskerfest—a tradition that ends the Summer and Music (SAM) series each year—is a Long Beach legend of sorts. And rightfully so: its lustrous roster of those who have graced the Buskerfest stage include the Cold War Kids, Delta Spirit, Everest, Beachwood Sparks,...
read moreRainbow Juices Celebrates First Year in DTLB with Live Music, Coffee, and Love
Long before their brick-and-mortar opened its door along 3rd Street in DTLB, Rainbow Juices was operating by deliveries to coffee shops and cafes across the city. Through its popularity, they moved into the Downtown last year and are welcoming their one-year...
read moreMeet the Woman Who Fought PTSD with Yoga (And Now Spreads the Love in Her New Studio on Pine)
Long before Elizabeth Bolla opened her doors to her very own yoga studio at 244 Pine, she was suffering. Bolla, unlike many in our sun-bathed region, didn’t start doing yoga because it was trendy; rather she had to. Reeling from PTSD from abuse, her therapist not only...
read moreDLBA Announces Programming for Beach Streets Downtown
The Downtown Long Beach Associates (DLBA) prides itself on working with organizations, citizens and the City of Long Beach on events outside of its own—and Beach Streets Downtown on March 19 is no exception, with the DLBA leading programming throughout the entirety of...
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