All the News That Fits GRAND AVENUE East Bay Eats (the reincarnation of Sunday Suppers, but under all new sponsorship) has scheduled a fundraiser for St. Mary’s Center to be held at Almond & Oak on Sunday, November 17. When I had the honor of serving on the planning committee for Oakland’s Homeless Connect program, […]

All the News That Fits SPLASH PAD PARK Splash Pad Park (for the first time in a very long time) is our lead story thanks to this past week’s news about Walter Hood, the Oakland-based landscape architect who designed the park that eventually gave rise to this publication. This article in the Chronicle, on September 21, […]

All the News That Fits Editor’s Note: A hearty welcome to all our new subscribers – more than twenty in the past month. GRAND AVENUE Collected at Four 32 (432 Santa Clara Avenue) is set to open on Tuesday, September 10. The owner, Anthony Bennett, has over twenty-five years of experience selling antiques and conducting estate sales. […]

All the News That Fits EDITOR’S NOTE A hearty welcome to everyone who subscribed in the past month, with a special shout-out to Jack and Kim, my new next-door neighbors. FYI: I told them we’re lucky to live in such a great neighborhood where people are actively involved and there’s a real sense of community.  […]

All the News That Fits GRAND AVENUE If you’re going to be looking for Mother’s Day flowers, you have three shops to choose from on Grand Avenue. All will likely have extended hours including Brother & Sisters Flower Shop, which will be open late on Friday and Saturday, May 10 and 11. They also have […]

All the News That Fits GRAND AVENUE   Last month’s News included a photograph of Dr. Natasha Bernard in her new, Alchemy Restorative Medicine office – which I noted wasn’t yet completely furnished.  After I stopped by on Saturday and took this photo of a brand new mural by San Francisco artist, Amanda Lynn, I was […]

All the News That Fits EDITOR’S NOTE Judging by the record number of subscribers who clicked through to read last month’s featured articles about Oakland’s homelessness crisis, this is obviously a huge issue. If you share those concerns but didn’t have time to read the February edition, it’s available at THIS LINK.  If, on the other […]

All the News That Fits EDITOR’S NOTE This month’s Splash Pad News is venturing into the kind of issue we’ve rarely, if ever, broached: namely, a serious discussion about Oakland’s homelessness crisis with content provided by myself and photographer, Joanne Devereaux, with much needed input from Pastor Jim Hopkins. I’d preface this discussion by noting […]