by Ken Katz A welcome addition to the farmers market last Saturday was the first of this year’s corn crop at the G & S Farm booth, an annual occurrence that typically marks the arrival of summer. This year it appears that Brentwood has been blessed with sun while we have not, but at least […]
2023 July
Grand Avenue Merchant News – July 2023
by Ken Katz Last October’s Art Walk on Grand Avenue was a big success and this year’s rendition on July 20 promises to top it. The guided tour will start at Megadeluxe at 6:00pm followed by 8am Style. Next up will be Radbird, Alyce on Grand, Urban Furniture and Boutique, Brother and Sisters Flower Shop, […]
Odds and Ends – July 2023
The stunning exterior landscape at the International African American Museum in Charleston, which was dedicated this past Saturday and opened to the public on Tuesday, is the latest project to come out of the Hood Design Studio in West Oakland. This June 23 article in the New York Times is very comprehensive but may not […]
Splash Pad Park Update – July 2023
In a bustling location with no fencing and 24 hour per day access, Splash Pad Park has always been vulnerable but in the past twenty years we’d never previously witnessed the kind of rampant destruction that occurred over the last several weeks. For starters, two metal plates bolted to the top of the wall behind […]
Lakeshore BID – July 2023 News
by Racheal Scott Weekend before last, a drag show at Shakewell organized by Tim Nugent raised $10,000 to support the Oakland LGBTQ Center. A great time was had by all. Hipline has six pop-ups scheduled for July — the first of which, the Outdoor Shimmy Pop Express with Alicia is Saturday, July 1. Across the […]