by Dan Foster Another Grand Lake Market participant, Starter Bakery, is transitioning to a brick and mortar location, this time in the Rockridge District as reported in The Oaklandside. New Grand Lake Farmers Market Interactive Map available on AIM’s website: To access the map, click on this link and then scroll down until you find […]
2022 June
Splash Pad News – June 2022
Grand Avenue Merchant News – June 2022
by Ken Katz In the April edition of the Merchant News, we mentioned that when the office building at 3645 Grand was sold, everyone was advised that it would be repurposed for residential housing but that’s not what eventually happened. A couple of weeks ago, at an Open House for prospective tenants we found out […]
I Said “ADEY-os” to Ethiopia and “Selam” to Oakland
My name is Adey Hagos. In 1982, I was born in Mekelle, the largest city in the Tigray Region of what is now the northernmost part of Ethiopia. One of six children (three boys and three girls), we had a comfortable upbringing as my father was a contractor who built houses as well as farmed. […]
Farmers Market Update – June 2022
by Dan Foster Our Grand Lake Farmers Market webpage has just been significantly updated. As you scroll down to the bottom of the page, you’ll find an interactive map on which you can: Change the date to view the vendors expected to attend on that given date (or who attended on a past date) – […]
Splash Pad Calendar – June 2022
Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick June 2, Thursday, 7pm *ZOOM* Golden Gate Audubon Society: The Awe of Birdwatching African-American ornithologist John C. Robinson uses his own experiences to explain the multiple ways that inner city and minority youth and young adults can become motivated to discover and appreciate nature through bird-watching. He will discuss […]