GRAND AVENUE, WEST OF 580 – July 2016 Grand Lake Kitchen Doubles its Seating Area & Adds a Full Bar On June 1, the neighborhood was excited when Grand Lake Kitchen quietly reopened after completing an expansion project that doubled its seating area and added a full bar with two televisions quietly showing sports. May […]
Grand Avenue West of 580
Grand Avenue, West of 580 – June 2016
GRAND AVENUE, WEST OF 580 – June 2016 Icey Cream has opened just in time for summer, creating a new sweet spot on Grand Avenue, west of 580. – LZ. Late in May, a small paper on the front door of the long-awaited Icey Cream shop promised that the store would open on Monday, May […]
Grand Avenue, West of 580 – May 2016
GRAND AVENUE, WEST OF 580 – May 2016 Direct Urgent Care – Now at 411 Grand Ave., Oakland On April 4, 2016, co-founders Caesar Djavaherian, M.D., M.S., FACEP, and Seth Kaufman, M.D., FACEP, opened Direct Urgent Care at 411 Grand Avenue. It’s open every day from 8 AM to 6 PM. Their Berkeley clinic, […]
Grand Avenue West of 580 – April 2016
GRAND AVENUE, WEST OF 580 – April 2016 Hi Neighbors! This month we take a closer look at Jong Ga House, meeting the family that owns this authentic Korean restaurant in our neighborhood and appreciating the delicious food. – LZ. Jong Ga House – Classic Korean Cuisine For years I walked past Jong Ga House, […]
Grand Avenue, West of 580 – March 2016
GRAND AVENUE, WEST OF 580 – March 2016 Hi Neighbors! This month we welcome our new neighbors living at AvéVista while also noting that Enssaro has turned its original location into a café serving Ethiopian coffee and snacks to complement its new restaurant across the street. In addition, last month the East Bay Express awarded […]
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Grand Avenue West of 580 Blog – January 2016
GRAND AVENUE, WEST OF 580 – January 2016 Hi Neighbors! Welcome to January, the month named for Janus, the god of beginnings and transitions, according to ancient Roman religion and mythology. – LZ. Beginnings & Transitions on Grand Ave, West of 580 Like Janus, this month we will look backward and forward to check the status of the opening, re-opening, […]
Grand Avenue West of 580 – December 2015
GRAND AVENUE, WEST OF 580 – December 2015 Hi Neighbors! This month we look at two new, closely related bicycle enterprises sharing space on Grand Avenue west of 580. — LZ Oakland SPOKES Bike Lounge & the Family Bike Collective (FBC) On Plaid Friday, November 27, Brian Drayton and his wife, Pearly Tan, opened the […]
Grand Avenue West of 580 – November 2015
GRAND AVENUE, WEST OF 580 – November 2015 Hi Neighbors! Ahn’s Quarter Pound Burger anticipates re-opening early this month, perhaps Monday, November 2! Watch for the white barrels to disappear from the parking lot. – LZ. Ahn’s Quarter Pound Burger On February 11, 2015, about 3½ hours after closing, a grease fire erupted on the […]
Grand Avenue West of 580 – October 2015
SPLASHPAD NEWSLETTER GRAND AVENUE, WEST OF 580 – October 2015 Hi Neighbors! On Oct. 10, join the Splashpad Park team and Mayor Libby Schaaf walking “1000 steps for independence” with Clausen House. Learn more about Clausen House in this month’s article. – LZ. Clausen House In 1964, Shirley and Dr. Edwin Clausen, a surgeon specializing […]