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Thousands flooded the streets of downtown Oakland this weekend for the 11th annual Art and Soul festival. Musical acts spanning the genres performed on three stages with R&B group Tower of Power headlining Sunday afternoon.
Looking for a meal on the go? Let Oakland North’s guide to Oakland food trucks give you a hand! Here are some of the food trucks we’ve mostly recently profiled:
Meet the next watering hole in our new bar series, The Nightcap: Kingfish Pub and Cafe. Two years ago, it was almost demolished; now it’s enjoying a second (late night) life.
Oakland has five National Historical Landmarks, but they may not be the ones you’d expect. Can you guess which five spots in Oakland are considered landmarks? (Hint — it’s a lot harder than you think!)
More than 1,200 people became citizens at a naturalization ceremony at the Paramount Theatre on Wednesday.
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every Wednesday, we will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by Mark Gartland.
On Saturday, to the surprise and outrage of some neighbors, 14 trees and two shrubs were removed from the California Department of Motor Vehicles office parking lot on Claremont Avenue.
This weekend, the city will host its 11th annual all-weekend Art & Soul festival. The ten-block event is expected to attract 250,000 people, so the city will shut down some downtown streets and is urging concert attendees to take BART.
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every Tuesday, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their facility. This week it’s Champ: