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Ragga Muffins – Stephen Marley, Lee “Scratch” Perry, Julian Marley Fox Theater – Oakland Oakland, CA Fri, Feb 20, 2009 07:00 PM ($37.50) “God is black, if not just look at your shadow. Jah bless,” usually says Lee “Scratch” Perry while walking into the stage. The 72-year-old, Jamaican born, reggae-dub shaman will bring his delayed madness to this year’s Annual Ragga Muffins Festival this coming Friday, February 20th. He supervised some of the most memorable Bob Nesta’s sessions with The…
The California Senate is still at a stalemate in trying to pass a long overdue state budget. As some state employees brace for a round of pink slips, US Senator Barbara Boxer worries this impasse could cost California a cut of the federal stimulus package. But according to Rep. Barbara Lee, Oakland already has its sights set on how to use its part of the package when it comes. President Obama is hoping to save 9 million American families…
The J-man at the Oakland Cathedral next to Lake Merritt.
Another day of showers around the Bay Area messed with people’s plans, including delays at SFO and Oakland Airport, power outages and flooding – but it still won’t be enough to end the water shortage. In a really heinous move, someone burgled a local food giveaway over the weekend. Hopefully we’ll start to see some positive changes with the $787 Billion stimulus plan signed into law today by President Obama, but the California Senate is still one vote shy…
Matias A. Bombal – Radio personality and M.C. This dude’s straight outta the 1920’s, somehow alive and kicking in 2009. Check him out at the Paramount Theatre in Oakland: Link -h
[from the Reading Room] I just read a requiem the wisecracking short-story writer Lorrie Moore wrote for John Updike in the NYT, and I’ve never known her to be so somber.
I figured I would start my first official post with an homage to an Oakland classic and one of the greatest sandwiches in the history of the world: the fried chicken sandwich at Bake Sale Betty’s. For a sandwich lover with a general fear of mayonnaise and “special sauce” of any kind, this is one item I can order without any caveats. Mine came out steaming. The combination of a soft white roll, crispy chicken and lemon-dressed cabbage and green…
Welcome to Oakland Bites, the new blog on all things food in Oakland, and the rest of the Bay. Together, we’ll chat about favorite meals, restaurant openings — and closings — cheap eats, farmers markets, food festivals, go-to meals — and anything else that catches your fancy. Given that most of our wallets are a little bit lighter these days, I also want to hear about your destinations for blue plate specials, cheap groceries, and even what you’re packing in…
A friend made this Google map of a local ride he really loves: Start where Skyline Boulevard meets Redwood Road, get on Redwood Road and follow it through Redwood Regional Park to Pinehurst Road. Veer left on Pinehurst Road and keep on it all the way around Redwood Regional Park and back up to Skyline Boulevard again.