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Any plans for the weekend? Head on over to your nearest park … while you still can! Call in sick for work this morning and head on over to 2201 Broadway and learn how to repair your books. Starting at 9 a.m., The California Genealogical Society will teach you how to make and repair your books LoBot Gallery is holding a multimedia arts event. Opening reception begins at 7 p.m. Enjoy local artists while dancing the night away with…
Storefront in Fruitvale.
The same folks that brought you the Oakland Scrape alleycat last year are putting together the Rad Massaker alleycat this Sunday. The race will be throughout Berkeley, Oakland, Piedmont, Richmond, and Albany and will “finish bbq style.” It’s ten bucks and all proceeds go to the local non-profit-Cycles of Change. For those of you who don’t know, “alleycats” are free-for-all, unsanctioned bike races without a set course. Bikers are given a list of checkpoints spread across a city and they…
We all know the economy is in the pits, and the hits keep on coming. Car dealerships are struggling and career centers are seeing a spike of unemployed people seeking help. The city may plug some budget holes by increasing parking fees. Oakland North will be at the meeting tonight, so keep your eye out for our updates. Are you unsatisfied with the current proposals to fix the budget crisis? Think you could do a better job? Well try your…
Oakland North isn’t the only site that appreciates the Oakland Crimespotting website. A Better Oakland has a post describing some of the cooler features the crimespotting site has to offer. Oakland Crimespotting has areas sectioned into beats. Here are the ones located in North Oakland: Golden Gate, Market Street, Shattuck, Temescal, Greater Rockridge and North Hills. Oakland North will increase our coverage of crime and crime prevention in the following weeks. Please feel free to drop us a line if…
Did you feel it yesterday? We had a baby bump of an earthquake around 3:30 PDT. The magnitude 3.2 quake happened in El Cerrito. It’s a little late to make it to church on time, but it’s never too late to take a gander at photos from the walking tour of Oakland churches. It’s shaping up to be a gorgeous day. Perfect for the Temescal Street Fair on Telegraph between 45th and 51st streets. The fun starts at noon and…
Shaolin Kung-Fu lessons in Chinatown.
I had to do some tinkering on my bike the other day and didn’t have all the tools I needed–so I headed over to the Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative in downtown Berkeley. Their tool library is so cool. You just have to give them an ID and you can work up to two hours on your bike; they have work stands, manuals and any tool you’d ever need. The Missing Link is a co-op, so it’s owned and operated by…
Who doesn’t love ice cream? Get the scoop on College Avenue’s creamery row before you go out and get some scoops. When you’re done why not burn off some calories by joining the car-free challenge? Rebecca Saltzman, a blogger for Living in the O has pledged to drive less than 20 miles this month. An Oakland North reporter tried her hand at bicycle commuting earlier this week. In the meantime we’re keeping a close eye on City Hall. Pupusa problems…