Article by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Fri, 11 May at 6:26am.

The 3rd Annual MegaRegion Summit titled, Oakland: Heart of the MegaRegion was held on Friday, May 4, 2012 at the Jack London Market Building (55 Harrison St), from Noon to 6pm and concluded with a reception featuring Oakland restaurants, brewers and vintners. See the photos here:

Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Sat, 5 May at 8:07am.

More than 300 people signed up for the Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce Heart of the MegaRegion conference, held Friday at 55 Harrison - the enormous, mostly empty space near Jack London Square, according to Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce President Joe Haraburda, who kicked off the afternoon speeches. 

Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Thu, 3 May at 1:56am.

By Brian Kennedy

With evenings getting warmer, Jack London Square will begin hosting several events this month.

Article by Brian Kennedy.
Last updated at Sat, 21 Apr at 3:01am.

Jack London Square’s weekly Sunday farmers’ market happens to fall on Earth Day this year - April 22 - so to celebrate, it will coincide with an Earth Day Fair to include speakers, art, workshops, giveaways and more.
 

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Fri, 6 Apr at 11:52pm.

From our real estate and dining-minded friends in Jack London Square, and Uptown/Downtown:

Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Mon, 26 Mar at 7:27am.

It was easy to take Khalil Shaheed for granted.

Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Tue, 28 Feb at 11:16am.

The other week two tall ships visited Oakland. The Hawaiian Chieftain and the Lady Washington cruise up and down the west coast, teaching kids and adults about sailing and history.

Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Sun, 26 Feb at 8:13am.

This past Sunday was a great event combining several of my favorite things: beer, bikes and Oakland. It was the Tour de Bière 2012, led by The Grand Cru, as a fundraiser for the East Bay Bike Coalition. With a full day of biking and beer tasting, plus discounts at several destinations, it was a bargain at $25 per person. So it was unsurprising when tickets sold out for it in 4 days.