10:15 pm on a Tuesday night and Lakeshore Avenue is dead. A few cars whiz past on the street and some stop to park outside closed shops and restaurants. The thick, sticky, sweet scent of sugared treats wafts down the sidewalk pulling people into the only business that’s open at this end of the block. […]
Lakeshore - Lake Park News
“It Takes a Collage” – Jan. 30, 2017
A sociologist and an anthropologist sat down to talk about retail, and the conversation inevitably spread out in ever larger circles from its starting point: the imminent closure of the colorful Collage Clothing Lounge at 3344 Lakeshore Ave. This sad kernel of a recent conversation between me and Collage owner/sociology major, Amanda Robinson, jumped quickly […]
Lakeshore Blog – July 2014
By BID Director, Pamela Drake Lakeshore Thrives but Parking Still Available Lakeshore and LakePark Avenues are so popular these days that you might see cars backed up in the Trader Joes lot waiting for another car to leave, but this is no longer necessary! The lot is owned by the City but run by Sansome […]
Lakeshore Blog – March 2014
LAKESHORE BLOG by Pamela Drake, BID Director The 27th Annual Lakeshore Easter Parade & Derby Decorating Contest & the 6th Annual Lakeshore Baptist Church Spring Children’s Festival Please join us for this free, non-denominational event. Bring your kids, your grandkids, or your neighbors kids. Every child receives a prize! Or just take a seat […]
Lakeshore Blog – February 2014
Lakeshore Avenue Business Improvement District February 2014 Blog It isn’t very often that Lakeshore sees so many new businesses open in such a short period of time, but over this spring four new businesses have done just that. This and other improvements to the Avenue should significantly raise our profile and enhance your neighborhood shopping […]
Lakeshore-Lake Park News
The Lakeshore-Lake Park News is a monthly feature authored by Pamela Drake, the Director of the Lakeshore Business Improvement District. The Lakeshore BID The Lakeshore Avenue Business Improvement District is the oldest BID in Oakland-a vehicle that property owners use to tax themselves to pay for improvements to the retail district they are part of. […]