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Eat Real Festival celebrates food and music at Jack London Square
Food makers and food lovers converged at Jack London Square September 27-29 for three days of music, drinks and cuisine at the Eat Real Festival.
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Love Balm Project brings healing to mothers who have lost children to violence
Public testimonies give voice to mothers' grief.
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Mobile art and music festival Station to Station reaches the end of the line
Oakland's long abandoned 16th Street Station hosts the coast-to-coast project.
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Talk of banning soda from food stamp benefits elicits upset and uncertainty
Restricting food stamp users from buying soda with their benefits is an idea sparking debate in Oakland, where City Hall officials, food policy advocates and food stamp users are far from consensus on...
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Beet Generation brings fresh juice to Temescal Farmer’s Market
Ross Chan and Ron Parvini's juicing business, Beet Generation, was inspired by Chan's new healthy lifestyle brought on by the adoption of his daughter, Brooklyn. The stand opens weekly at the Temescal...
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Startup provides online marketplace for Bay Area food producers
Rob Spiro and Alon Salant founded Good Eggs, a website where local food producers can sell their products in the Bay Area. On this site, food shoppers can load up their virtual shopping cart with...
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Training program helps low-income Oaklanders become chefs
At the corner of 23rd Street and San Pablo in West Oakland, dozens of people form a packed queue leading in to the free dining room run by The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County.
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Food stamp cuts mean a nearly $6 million loss for Oakland’s poor
Despite an increased demand for food assistance in Oakland and other cities across the US, food stamp benefits have been cut as the federal economic stimulus came to an end this month, marking the end...
View ArticleThanksgiving events in Oakland
A listing of community meals and activities in Oakland for the Thanksgiving holiday.
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Patchwork handmade festival showcases Oakland’s DIY culture
The Jack London Market Square building was transformed into a showcase of Oakland’s ‘Do it Yourself’ (DIY) culture at the Patchwork handmade festival.
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This Weekend in Oakland
Community events and activities for the weekend of December 13-15 2013. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments!
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Love Balm Project brings healing to mothers who have lost children to violence
Public testimonies give voice to mothers' grief.
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Mobile art and music festival Station to Station reaches the end of the line
Oakland's long abandoned 16th Street Station hosts the coast-to-coast project.
View ArticleClik here to view.
Talk of banning soda from food stamp benefits elicits upset and uncertainty
Restricting food stamp users from buying soda with their benefits is an idea sparking debate in Oakland, where City Hall officials, food policy advocates and food stamp users are far from consensus on...
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Beet Generation brings fresh juice to Temescal Farmer’s Market
Ross Chan and Ron Parvini's juicing business, Beet Generation, was inspired by Chan's new healthy lifestyle brought on by the adoption of his daughter, Brooklyn. The stand opens weekly at the Temescal...
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Startup provides online marketplace for Bay Area food producers
Rob Spiro and Alon Salant founded Good Eggs, a website where local food producers can sell their products in the Bay Area. On this site, food shoppers can load up their virtual shopping cart with...
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Training program helps low-income Oaklanders become chefs
At the corner of 23rd Street and San Pablo in West Oakland, dozens of people form a packed queue leading in to the free dining room run by The Society of St. Vincent de Paul of Alameda County.
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This Weekend in Oakland
Community events and activities for the weekend of February 1-2 2014. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments! Friday, January 31 Open Studio 10 am – 1 pm mocha 1625 Clay...
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Oakland’s century-old midnight market in images
When Oakland's century-old wholesale produce market opens around 1:00 a.m. near Jack London Square, a world of family fruit and vegetable sellers comes alive to supply cafes and taco trucks with...
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MLK parklet becomes the seed for a neighborhood’s dreams
Two women rolled out a grass carpet on MLK, and then served free lemonade one sunny September morning. A year later this space has become a symbol of change and community.
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