Odds and Ends – December 2022
On November 14, KQED broadcast a six-minute PBS report about a nonprofit called “The Living New Deal” that’s been actively documenting public works projects constructed during the heart of the Great Depression throughout the United States. This particular segment talks specifically about major projects in the Bay Area, including the Bay Bridge and Berkeley High, […]
Grand Avenue Merchant News – December 2022
by Ken Katz The current hot topic on Grand Avenue is a proposal by the Ohana Cannabis Company to open a dispensary at 3838 Grand, next door to One Medical. A city administrative hearing on Ohana’s application took place on October 24. Despite limited meeting notifications, fifteen individuals spoke in opposition and two in support. […]
Farmers Market Update – December 2022
by Dan Foster Market Participant Spotlight: 8am Style: Meaza Haile handcrafts beautiful clothing using well-selected fabrics in her nearby shop/workplace. Moonshadows Creative Jewelry: Gary Chappell has been building a loyal following for nearly fifty years and does all his own lapidary work. Home Right Online: Michele Battise primarily uses heritage and global fabrics, such as […]
Splash Pad News – November 2022
Grand Avenue Merchant News – November 2022
by Ken Katz What we’ve been referring to previously as Stars/Dollars/Hearts formally opened at 3221 Grand this past weekend but with a new moniker: Two Two. They feature a broad array of highly creative merchandise ranging from high couture fashions to gourmet chocolates—all produced by up-and-coming designers. This is how owner CC Doan describes their […]
Odds and Ends – November 2022
The City of Oakland celebrated the opening of an EVgo fast-charging station at 519 Lake Park Avenue in Oakland with a news conference on October 12. Partially located on a sliver of Splash Pad Park east of the parking lot entrance, the public electric vehicle charging station features six 200kW fast chargers, capable of charging […]
Farmers Market Update – November 2022
by Dan Foster Gather for the Planet gala – We encourage you to visit the Gather For the Planet website to learn more about our December 3rd fundraiser to be held at the Swedish American Music Hall, benefiting AIM and the Center for Food & Agriculture. Christmas Tree Lot – The annual Christmas Tree lot will be arriving […]
11th Annual Autumn Lights Festival The Best Yet
by Sarah Van Roo The Autumn Lights Festival at the Gardens at Lake Merritt drew the curtain across its garden stage on Saturday evening, October 15. Over three evenings, 11,000 festival-goers enjoyed a peaceful, vibrant event. Families with young kids, the hip and hip-replacement crowd, and everyone in between mingled happily in the fantastic fall […]
Update on the Grand Avenue Complete Streets Paving Project.
By Celina Chan and Charlie Ream, Oakland Department of Transportation In case you missed it last month, the Splash Pad News shared a background article about the Grand Avenue Complete Streets Repaving Project led by the Oakland Department of Transportation (OakDOT). This project focuses on Grand Avenue between Broadway and Elwood Avenue, a vibrant commercial […]