http://oaklandnorth.net North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events Sat, 25 May 2013 19:01:21 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Oakland North (www.OaklandNorth.net) is a hyperlocal news site covering politics, crime, events, arts and entertainment in Oakland, California. Our Oakland North Radio podcast offers free, downloadable audio stories covering the local community. Oakland North is a project of U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, and our audio podcasts are produced in cooperation with the school's radio program. With support from the Ford Foundation, graduate student reporters at the school are creating focused news outlets to concentrate on different parts of the Bay Area. You can find our sister sites, covering San Francisco's Mission District and the city of Richmond, California at www.MissionLocal.org and www.RichmondConfidential.org. 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Oakland North no Oakland North staff@oaklandnorth.net staff@oaklandnorth.net (Oakland North) Oakland North oakland, california, food, bikes http://oaklandnorth.net/wp-content/themes/oaklandnorth/images/itms/oaklandnorth-itms.jpg http://oaklandnorth.net http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/24/oakland-by-the-zip-code-your-photos-your-community-2/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/24/oakland-by-the-zip-code-your-photos-your-community-2/#comments Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:53 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96762 This week, as part of our weekly photo series, the Pulse of Oakland, we are showcasing some of the community contributions to the Flickr stream. Our photographs come from Flickr users Neil Conway, Brandon Tauszik, Tricityterror, bearlikemouse, Kyle Mortara, karmacamilleeon, blocker1501, ljellis, Rachel Medanic, solanita , Regina Aragón and Ellen Lake. Look for more of their photographs on Flickr. We’ve seen some beautiful pictures uploaded to Flickr so far. You can submit your own ZIP...]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/24/oakland-by-the-zip-code-your-photos-your-community-2/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/02/birds-on-the-bay-bridge/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/02/birds-on-the-bay-bridge/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 18:10:36 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96204 Of all the birds that nest on or around the Bay Bridge—gulls, terns, pelicans, pigeons, falcons, hummingbirds—Lauren Bingham is most concerned with the cormorants. It’s not that they’re worse, bird by bird, more onerous or unruly than the other birds; it’s just that there’s so many of them. Standing on the unopened new span of the Bay Bridge, halfway to Yerba Buena Island, she points at the steel latticework right...]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/02/birds-on-the-bay-bridge/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/02/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94618/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/02/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94618/#comments Thu, 02 May 2013 16:19:58 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=95955 Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94618, which include Rockridge and parts of the Oakland Hills. Oakland North reporters will be taking photographs documenting each of the ZIP codes in Oakland over the next few months. Every neighborhood is diverse and different, and we want to capture that. Of course, we can’t see everything in Oakland ourselves. So...]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/02/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94618/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/28/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94603/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/28/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94603/#comments Thu, 28 Feb 2013 17:00:28 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=93570 For the third installment in a new photography series, here is this week’s photo gallery for The Pulse of Oakland—the featured ZIP code is 94603 in East Oakland. The area includes Elmhurst, Brookfield Village, parts of the industrial district and more.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/28/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94603/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/21/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94602/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/21/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94602/#comments Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:00:07 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=93260 Enjoy this week's photo gallery for The Pulse of Oakland project—this week’s featured ZIP code is 94602 in East Oakland. The area includes the Dimond district, Glenview, Oakmore and more!]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/21/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94602/feed/ 9 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/14/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94601/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/14/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94601/#comments Thu, 14 Feb 2013 17:00:08 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=92907 Welcome to the debut photo gallery for The Pulse of Oakland. Oakland North reporters will be taking photographs documenting each of the ZIP codes in Oakland over the next few months. Every neighborhood is diverse and different, and we want to capture that. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94601 in East Oakland. The area includes Fruitvale, Peralta Hacienda and other neighborhoods. Of course, we can’t see everything in Oakland ourselves....]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/14/oakland-by-the-zip-code-photos-from-the-94601/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/23/beautys-brings-montreal-style-wood-oven-baked-bagels-to-oakland/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/23/beautys-brings-montreal-style-wood-oven-baked-bagels-to-oakland/#comments Wed, 23 Jan 2013 23:02:17 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=92035 Amy Remsen and Blake Joffe—she experienced in the restaurant business and he as a chef—opened Beauty’s Bagels in Oakland last August. For the past few months, the small Temescal shop on Telegraph Avenue has seen a steady flow of customers, with lines occasionally winding out the front door and spilling onto the sidewalk.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/23/beautys-brings-montreal-style-wood-oven-baked-bagels-to-oakland/feed/ 1 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/22/forty-blocks-oaklands-telegraph-avenue-in-photos/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/22/forty-blocks-oaklands-telegraph-avenue-in-photos/#comments Tue, 22 Jan 2013 21:00:24 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=92170 A photography class at UC Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism documented the Oakland stretch of Telegraph Avenue last fall in photos. This photo series follows Telegraph Avenue from 51st Street in Temescal to the heart of downtown Oakland at 14th Street. ]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/22/forty-blocks-oaklands-telegraph-avenue-in-photos/feed/ 3 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/21/panel-of-local-food-entrepreneurs-kicks-off-oaklands-third-annual-restaurant-week/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/21/panel-of-local-food-entrepreneurs-kicks-off-oaklands-third-annual-restaurant-week/#comments Mon, 21 Jan 2013 21:00:50 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=92249 Restaurants across the city are offering special, fixed-price menus for Oakland’s third annual Restaurant Week. The ten-day event began on Friday and will run until January 27, offering diners an array of choices from seafood to Mexican, Vietnamese or Ethiopian cuisine.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/21/panel-of-local-food-entrepreneurs-kicks-off-oaklands-third-annual-restaurant-week/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/17/ready-for-new-art-shows-oakland-galleries-kick-off-2013/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/17/ready-for-new-art-shows-oakland-galleries-kick-off-2013/#comments Thu, 17 Jan 2013 21:00:15 +0000 Brittany Schell http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=92023 Oakland’s art galleries are kicking off 2013 with a round of new exhibits, from abstract sculptures and bold paintings to photographs and seemingly mundane objects portrayed in a new light. Art enthusiasts can roam Oakland from Alcatraz Avenue to the waterfront this month in search of inspiration, distraction or a fun outing on a weekend afternoon.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/17/ready-for-new-art-shows-oakland-galleries-kick-off-2013/feed/ 0