2022-February
Grand Avenue Merchant News – February 2022
by Ken Katz If you’re already missing the Grand Avenue Knimble, you can ease withdrawal symptoms by popping into the Urban Furniture shop across the street to visit the mannequins that director Tracey Weaver adopted. More importantly, if you’re worried about empty storefronts on Grand, you can take comfort in knowing that several vacancies are […]
Farmers Market Update – February 2022
by Dan Foster Market Manager Picks: Sonder’s Pork Sandwich is next level delicious Feather River Broccoli is the best broccoli I’ve ever had Chaga has some great new chocolates New & Returning Vendors: Tomato Man is back with their amazing greenhouse grown tomatoes Happy Quail Farm has joined the market with their specialty peppers and […]
Splash Pad Park Updates – February 2022
by Ken Katz C. J. Hirschfield’s December 2020 homage to the early years of the Festival at the Lake is a gift that keeps on giving. For starters, thanks in part to our sharing a link on the Oakland History Facebook page, it’s the best-read and most heavily commented on article we’ve ever published. More […]
Meet Your Cultural Curator: Charlie Haas
by C. J. Hirschfield Grand Lake neighbor Charlie Haas, a former magazine reporter, has written the screenplay for films including Over the Edge, Tex, Gremlins 2, and Matinee. He really is a local celeb, but he doesn’t much like talking about himself. Instead, he relishes playing the role of The Enthusiast, which is, appropriately, the […]