Oakland
“Blue Bottle” to Close Huge Oakland Spot After 11 Years
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, Oakland Blue Bottle Coffee is shutting down one of its biggest Bay Area cafés. The spacious shop inside Oakland’s historic W.C. Morse building at 4270 Broadway will serve its last latte on Friday, September 26, 2025, after 11 years in business. Blue Bottle first opened in the landmark building in 2014, making more...
Oakland’s Historic Loard’s Ice Cream Reopens After 4 Year Closure
Oakland, Reopening After closing in 2020, the original Loard’s Ice Cream shop has quietly reopened in Oakland’s Upper Dimond neighborhood. Located at 2825 MacArthur Blvd., the store held a soft reopening on June 1 in the same shopping plaza at MacArthur and Coolidge. The location had remained shuttered for several years following more...
Oakland Ballers Transform Rescued BART Car Into Snack Shack
Oakland BART’s old-school train cars may be retired, but not all of them are heading for the scrapyard. One just landed in the most unexpected of places—Raimondi Park, home of the brand-new Oakland Ballers pro baseball team—where it’s about to start a surprising second act… as a snack stand. On April 17, more...
Oakland is Getting a Brand New 1,000 Person Capacity Music Venue
Bars, Brand New, East Bay, Oakland Thanks to KQED for sharing the news that Oakland is getting a brand new 1,000 person capacity music venue in downtown. A new music venue, Ceremony, is set to open next month in downtown Oakland near the corner of Broadway and 13th Street. With a capacity of 1,000, the venue aims to more...
Planned Parenthood’s Largest Health Center in USA Now Open in Downtown Oakland
Brand New, Causes, East Bay, Health & Wellness, Oakland Planned Parenthood has opened its largest health center in the country, right in the heart of downtown Oakland. Located in the historic Central Building at 1400 Broadway, across from Frank Ogawa Plaza, this state-of-the-art facility spans 12,000 square feet and features 19 exam rooms. Officially named the Barbara Lee Oakland more...
Oakland Airport Unveils Adorable “Canine Comfort” Days
Adorable, Brand New, Oakland, Travel San Francisco Bay Oakland International Airport (OAK) is launching a new pet therapy program for passengers in partnership with Valley Humane Society’s Canine Comfort Pet-Assisted Therapy team. The weekly program, “Canine Comfort at OAK,” will begin on Monday, June 3, 2024. The program is similar to SFO’s Wag Brigade which more...
West Oakland Getting Brand New Summer Night Market
Brand New, Night Market, Oakland A brand new night market is coming to West Oakland. The Prescott Night Market is a gathering place that comes alive once a month on Thursday nights from June to October between 4 pm and 8 pm. It unites residents, food makers, artisans, entrepreneurs, and local businesses in celebration of our rich more...
West Oakland Getting New 12,000 sqft Food Hall + Taproom
Brand New, East Bay, Eat & Drink, Oakland Thanks to SF Gate for sharing that a brand new food hall is coming to West Oakland in Fall 2024. The 12,000 sqft Prescott Market will be located at 1620 18th Street, next to Raimondi Park, which is home to Oakland’s new baseball team, Oakland Ballers. The food hall will have 8 more...
One of Oakland’s Top Burger Spots, “Sidebar” is Sadly Closing After 15 Years
Eat & Drink, Goodbye, Oakland Thanks to KRON4 for sharing the unfortunate news that Oakland’s gastropub Sidebar, located at 542 Grand Avenue, is set to close on January 27, 2024 after nearly 15 years. The restaurant opened its doors on the northeast shore of Lake Merritt in February 2009. Sidebar describes itself as “an old school more...
Oakland’s First Fridays Going On Hiatus Starting in January
Bay Area Favorites, Bay Area Updates, East Bay, Fairs & Festivals, Festival Updates, Oakland Thanks to KTVU for sharing the unfortunate news that Oakland’s First Fridays block party is going on hiatus. The popular, lively monthly street fair, happening on first Fridays, has announced they will be taking a break from the festival. Although attendance isn’t down, it receives between 15,000 to 35,000 attendees each more...
Oakland’s Free Friday Night Fall Block Parties w/ Off the Grid
Museums / Cultural Institutions, Oakland, Outdoorsy, Sponsored Reconnect with family, friends, and community during Friday Nights at OMCA. These free events provide a gathering place each week, including live music, hands-on activities, Off the Grid (OTG) food trucks, and late-night access to our galleries and special exhibitions with a Museum ticket. Limited flat rate parking for Friday more...
Oakland to Rename Street after Tupac Shakur
Oakland Thanks to Oaklandside for letting us know that Tupac is about to get some serious Oakland Love. In a tribute to the West Coast rap legend, the city yesterday unanimously approved plans to rename a portion of MacArthur Boulevard to “Tupac Shakur Way” – with a street sign hanging proudly between more...
6 Birds Escape from Oakland Zoo’s Aviary After Tree Falls Into It
Oakland, Storm Watch During Tuesday, March 21’s severe storm, Oakland Zoo had several trees fall on Zoo grounds. One of those trees fell onto its newest African Savanna aviary, damaging the mesh and tearing it. Fortunately, no animals were injured, and while most were quickly transported to the Zoo’s veterinary hospital, 6 birds more...
Oakland’s New “Tiny Home” Cabin Community Opens
Brand New, Getting Help, Housing, Oakland Oakland opened a new cabin community this week to temporarily house unhoused residents, particularly in the Wood Street area where scores of people were living under freeway overpasses. The location of the new cabin community is 2601 Wood St., where there will be housing for up to 100 people. The more...
Oakland Signs Historic Deal to Revitalize Coliseum w/ Black-Owned Company
Causes, East Bay, Oakland By Keith Burbank, Bay City News Oakland city officials have signed an exclusive negotiating agreement with a Black-owned company to develop the site of the RingCentral Coliseum, aiming to bring sorely needed jobs, housing and more to East Oakland. The company called the African American Sports and Entertainment Group is also hoping more...
