27 artful things to do in Oakland, April 11 – 17 Meg Bertoni April 10, 2014 Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Food, Identity, Justice So much art this week, Oakland! Visual art gallery openings, music, maker events, culinary art, expression promoting community healing, fashion,...
New Visit Oakland campaign aims to expand visitors, buzz C.J. Hirschfield April 9, 2014 Arts & Culture, Development 4 Comments I definitely didn’t join Visit Oakland’s board of directors at a boring time, either for the organization (formerly known as the Oakland Visitor...
Oaktech: Oakland Vegan Soul Food Restaurant’s Expansion Plans- March 31 alixwall April 2, 2014 Food by Alix Wall “You have to give the people what they want,” says Tamearra Dyson, chef owner of Oakland’s Souley Vegan. It’s what made...
Oaktech: Oakland mobile start-up Clef ends need for passwords Mariah Carle April 2, 2014 OakTech I sat down with CEO Brennen Byrne of CLEF to talk about his start-up, life in Oakland, and tech diversity. Clef is a three person start-up based in...
Oaktech: Solar start-ups exploding in Oakland Jon Leckie March 27, 2014 OakTech 1 Comment It’s no secret Jean Quan will have some competition for her job as mayor this year, but what she may not have expected was a different kind of 10K...
Oakulture: W. Kamau Bell’s awkward comedy, Sheila E.’s Oakland “Fiesta,” Mi Alma Flamenca’s stylish debut, 45 Sessions turns four. Eric K Arnold March 26, 2014 Arts & Culture 1 Comment Well, that was fun. As the Spring Equinox rolled around, Oakland’s bubbling arts and culture scene found itself in full-on “turnt-up” mode,...
Port of Oakland staff recommending exclusive negotiating agreement with downtown ballpark investors Steven Tavares March 18, 2014 Development 1 Comment The Port of Oakland staff will recommend at its next meeting Mar. 27 to approve an exclusive negotiating agreement with a group of Oakland business...
At State of the City, Quan says “Oakland is booming,” need to get to 900 cops Liam Curley March 7, 2014 Development, News 6 Comments Mayor Jean Quan gave her State of the City report at Oakland City Hall Thursday night, outlining her administration's achievements while forging...
28 largely celebratory things to do in Oakland, March 7 – 13 Meg Bertoni March 6, 2014 Arts & Culture, Development, Education, Environment, Food, Identity, Justice Sure, we have our share of meetings this week, but what a lot of celebrations, too! Anniversaries, homages to bacon and beer, art openings… spring...
On March 9, 50 brewers and restaurants offer bacon, beer, to support Oakland’s local economy Oakland Local Editorial Team March 3, 2014 Community Voices, Food From our friends at Oakland Grown: Local is the new black, and Oakland Grown reminds folks in the Bay Area to support your local breweries and...
