Oakland Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce: 3rd Annual MegaRegion Summit (PHOTOS)
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:

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Chamber's MegaRegion Summit promotes local business, enterprise for Jack London Square
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. 

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Enjoy an early summer with May events at Jack London Square
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.

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Head out to Jack London Square for Earth Day Fair - Sunday, April 22
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.
 

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Passport Oakland highlights city’s 'live, work, play' experience
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:

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R.I.P. Khalil Shaheed, legendary Oakland jazz trumpeter, educator
Article by Eric K Arnold.
Last updated at Mon, 26 Mar at 7:27am.

It was easy to take Khalil Shaheed for granted.

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tall ships visit Oakland
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.

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bikes + beer + benefit = fun! (Community Voices)
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.

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