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Oakland Target Store Shut Down “Indefinitely”
What's Closed / What's Open In the wake of the protests and violence in the Bay Area that the Oakland Broadway/27th Target store is shutting down temporarily after being damaged and looted. SF Gate reports it is closing “indefinitely.” Team members impacted by store closure will be paid for up to 14 days of scheduled hours more...
SF Implements Curfew Tonight Starting at 8pm
Bay Area Updates Mayor London Breed announced that San Francisco is implementing a citywide curfew starting Sunday night, May 31st. The curfew is from 8pm to 5am and is effective immediately. Exemptions will be healthcare workers, public safety workers and homeless/unhoused. How long with the curfew last? The official press release from the Mayor only more...
More “George Floyd” Protests Planned for Bay Area
Bay Area Updates To help keep you aware and informed as to what is happening around the Bay, here is a round-up of four upcoming marches and protests planned by activists in response to the death of George Floyd. Why is Funcheap posting about this? Funcheap wants everyone to be safe so we are more...
Free Krispy Kreme Donut Week (June 1-5)
Freebies For months, the concept of time and days has been a blur. That’s why this year, Krispy Kreme’s changing National Doughnut Day to National Doughnut Week! That’s right, you get to choose not only your doughnut but the day to enjoy it. Stop by your local shop any day Monday to more...
SF’s New “30-Foot Rule” For Face Masks
Bay Area Updates Thanks to the SF Chronicle for their helpful overview of the rather confusing new “30-Foot Rule” for face coverings that was introduced on Thursday. The new rule states that you must wear a face covering if you come within 30-feet of another person, even outdoors. The rule is meant to provide more...
Live 105’s Legendary DJ Aaron Axelsen is Back
Virtual Events Aaron Axelsen is a legendary Bay Area DJ who for 23 years rocked out on Live 105 (later Alt 1053) who helped introduce soon-to-be-famous bands like Coldplay, Oasis, Arcade Fire, Amy Winehouse, The Killers, Sam Smith and Radiohead to the Bay Area. He also has hosted a weekly club night more...
Have You Seen The LEGO BART Train?
Fun & Games Thanks to bartable for letting us know about Sergio Aldana, a 19-year-old living in Richmond who rides BART from El Cerrito del Norte Station to Pleasant Hill, where he’s a sophomore at Diablo Valley College taking product design classes. And he’s combined two longtime interests into one passion project. Check more...
Coming Soon: “Front Door Service” for 28 Bay Area Libraries in June
What's Closed / What's Open Contra Costa County Library will soon offer Front Door Service for pick-up and drop-off of library materials. No word yet on any similar services from other library systems in the Bay Area, but as soon as we find out, we’ll let you know. Mask and social distancing protocols will be in more...
Costco Bringing Back Free Samples in June… but With New Rules
Eat & Drink, What's Closed / What's Open Thanks to ABC7 for letting us know that on Thursday Costco announced that they will indeed be bringing back free samples in “mid-June” for the first time in nearly 3 months. Costco’s CFO said on an earnings call Thursday that there will likely be new rules and the samples won’t be more...
A List of 6 Emergency Grants for Bay Area Artists
Uplifting Thanks to Broke-Ass Stuart and The Intersection for the Arts for sharing a list of sources that Bay Area artists to use to apply for emergency grants. In the midst of the pandemic, it is very heartwarming to know that there are organizations offering emergency funds and aid supporting Bay Area more...
Free Produce Boxes for Food and Beverage Workers
Support the Bay, Uplifting CUESA and the USBG SF are collaborating on a new project called Feed Hospitality to provide free boxes of fresh, healthy produce to members of our hospitality community who are out of work while supporting local farmers who have lost high-volume restaurant business. Support our hospitality community and local farms through more...
The Stud “Bottle Shop” 5-Hour Sale of All Their Booze
Goodbye, What's Closed / What's Open The Stud might be closing its doors and as they bid farewell let’s get you drunk again, for the last time for a lil bit! Support their one-day-only bottle shop as they sell off the rest of their booze. They are open on May 29th from 2 pm to 7 pm more...
Fireworks Over Pleasanton For 2020 Graduates
Celebrations, Uplifting Congratulations to our 2020 graduates! If you live in Pleasanton, be sure to step outside your home and look up on Friday, May 29. To honor the class of 2020 graduates, Pleasanton is lighting up the night sky with a big fireworks display. This is a no spectator event; fireworks more...
Free Whopper at Burger King
Freebies Burger King is celebrating National Burger Day (May 27) all week long by giving everyone a free Whopper. How do I get a free Whopper? Sign in to the Burger King app and look for trending offers. Find National Burger Day and enter the promo code LUCKYWHOPPER and voila – free whopper. The more...
Fairyland’s “The Old Woman Who Lives in a Shoe” is Now Wearing a Mask
Bay Area Updates Children’s Fairyland in Oakland (which helped inspire Walt Disney to make his theme parks) is a magical fantasy world for young children to create, imagine, play, and learn. There was an old woman who lived in a shoe. She didn’t want to give or get COVID-19, so what did she do? She wore more...
