Ring in the New Year the East Bay way!
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Fri, 30 Dec at 10:42pm.

There’s been a lot of chatter this year about staying local on New Year's Eve.

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Alternative artisan chocolate business grows through serendipity

Article by Susie Wyshak.
Last updated at Mon, 21 Nov at 9:35pm.

I’ll never forget my first sight of Vice Chocolates’ farmer’s market booth: black and purple, more dark carnival than dark chocolate.

Now here at I-Li Chang Brice’s workshop in a corner brick building near Jack London Square, the chocolate takes on a more innocent air. That is until I-Li says, “Taste the skeleton,” her tattooed arm holding out a bag of dark brown bones.

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EBBC: Pedalfest was a big hit! (Community Voices)
Blog entry by East Bay Bicycle ....
Last updated at Sun, 6 Nov at 7:43am.

On Saturday, October 22, EBBC teamed up with Walk Oakland Bike Oakland, Jack London Square, and New Belgium Brewery to bring you the biggest celebration of the bicycle in regional history. Riders from all over the Bay rolled out to the waterfront for a terrific day of pedal-powered music, food, rides and more.

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Young Oakland athletic phenom - turning heads, gaining respect as she cycles past her competition
Article by Juan Antonio Mart....
Last updated at Mon, 10 Oct at 1:23am.
Three years of competition, practices and crashes, have helped 16-year-old Page Bisenieks-Robertson to become a nationally ranked bike racer. 
 
“I finished dead last in my first race,” Page said. “It was a big event and I wanted to try it for a long time. My bike broke a little.
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volunteering at the Eat Real Festival 2011 (Community Voices)
Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Tue, 27 Sep at 10:42am.


This past weekend was the Eat Real Festival in Jack London Square. It featured food and drink from Bay Area producers, music, crafts, and a variety of food-related demonstrations, from cheese making to backyard chickens. With food trucks and vendors from all over the Bay Area, there was a lot to choose from.

I got a different look at things this year, as I volunteered to help with setup and beverage service.

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Sunday is the last day for Eat Real Festival 2011 in Oakland
Article by Vanessa Rancano.
Last updated at Sat, 24 Sep at 8:52pm.

Promising to be even better than last year, this year’s Eat Real Festival in Jack London Square will showcase new vendors and producers, as well as local favorites. 

The three-day food extravaganza runs through Sunday, Sept. 25.

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Oakland to strut its stuff in Round 2 of Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory pitches
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 28 Jul at 4:42pm.

From a city of Oakland Press release:

In May 2011, the University of California announced six finalist sites being considered to serve as the second campus of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory, or LBNL.

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Labor Secretary Solis visits Jamba Juice in Oakland, talks jobs
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Mon, 25 Jul at 12:01am.

On July 21, U.S. Secretaty of Labor Hilda Solis visited the corporate headquarters of Jamba Juice in Oakland to talk about the company's commitment of 2,500 summer jobs as part of the Secretary’s Summer Jobs USA: Make the Commitment initiative.

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