East Bay Vintners’ Urban Wine Xperience granate sosnoff August 9, 2014 Arts & Culture, Food, Wine 2 Comments Poor you if you missed this year's sold-out urban winery extravaganza on August 2. More than twenty wineries in the East Bay represented on a...
Oakland’s alternative incubators Eric James Anderson August 3, 2014 Development, OakTech 2 Comments Business Incubators could be a huge resource for creating the kind of local, sustainable, inclusive businesses that will promote the revitalization...
Urban Legend Cellars in Oakland: Jingletown running low, Temescal wine blend coming up! granate sosnoff June 17, 2014 Arts & Culture, Wine Pretty sure there’s wine for you at Urban Legend Cellars. The tasting notes are double-sided, starting with a crispy Sauvignon Blanc and ending (16...
Oakland weighs in on walkability Laura McCamy May 20, 2014 Development, Environment 10 Comments As we interviewed local businesses for our ongoing Love Letter to Oakland series, one theme came up over and over: walkability. Walkability is a hot...
Heading East: Part 2 Oakland Local Editorial Team April 9, 2014 Arts & Culture, Food, Identity, Wine 1 Comment In part 2 of our series dedicated to East Oakland (read part 1 here), we visit an artist enclave in Jingletown, an Oakland staple in Knowland Park,...
9 holiday craft fairs in Oakland and nearby that will knock your hand-knitted socks off Meg Bertoni December 4, 2013 Arts & Culture Feeling craftsy? Want to find a unique gift for some impossible person on your list? Just want to shop local, do some good with your holiday dollars...
Six Ounces to Fine – Oakland holiday! Nine wines to give and drink! granate sosnoff December 2, 2013 Arts & Culture, Food, Wine 4 Comments By Granate Sosnoff Oakland and nearby winemakers offer elegant and dazzling wines to choose from for your favorite people. So why not skip wine...
What do visitors love about Oakland? (bloggers’ edition) Susan Mernit September 22, 2013 Community Voices, Food, Identity Oakland's Convention and Visitors' Bureau, aka Visit Oakland, is investing big in its own brand new visitor center, mobile visitors' center truck,...
Six ounces to fine: Urban Legend Cellars granate sosnoff July 10, 2013 Arts & Culture, Food 10 Comments For all our sakes I hope that nice guys like Urban Legend’s Steve Shaffer don’t finish last. But after a recent tasting where I felt I...
7th Annual Oakland Indie Awards May 30, 2013: Do you have your tickets yet? Susan Mernit May 28, 2013 Arts & Culture, Daily Brief What's the Oakland party that gets better every single year? The Indie Awards! Oakland's Indie Awards: that giant, messy celebration of small...
