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Wednesday, June 5th, 2013

Hospitality Begins at Home (Community Voices)

To paraphrase Congressional titan Tip O’Neill: All hospitality is local. That adage holds true even for restaurants, hotels and attractions that dependheavily on out-of-town guests. Those establishments still need the support of locals who don’t just patronize them, but also recommend them to their friends, relatives and colleagues. And when local hospitality businesses partner in unique and

Tuesday, March 22nd, 2011

Styrofoam Banned in Oakland… Still on the lam.

With all this rain we’ve had in Oakland recently, my thoughts go to all of the styrofoam you can watch floating down the storm drains and canals.  If only there was an aqua-can man.  Alas, I continue....

Monday, August 9th, 2010

Oakland Wine Scene: The Urban Wine Xperience

If you're into buying local food, why not pair it with local wine? The East Bay has a burgeoning winemaking scene. On July 31, dozens of winemakers and restauranteurs from Oakland, Alameda, and Berkeley joined hundreds of...