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The 11th annual Eat Real Festival at Jack London Square this weekend drew in thousands of people with an appetite. Food trucks, environmental advocacy booths, and stalls serving locally-sourced food and drink fed a steady crowd hungry for new flavors. Eat Real is a food festival where lines become masses, and sensory overload is, above all, driven by the nose—between the yeasty pungency of beer, smoky slow-cooked southern-style barbeque, and the thickness of frying oil. Among the dozens of vendors…
The presence of culture and community was radiant this weekend in Oakland during the 6th Annual Black-Eyed Pea Festival.
In West Oakland, volunteers constructed a tiny house village intended for young people.
Music, performances, and love were bountiful at this years 10th Annual Oakland Pride Parade & Festival.
It was an evening of excitement at The Grand Lake Theater as hundreds of Oakland residents came to witness the premiere of The North Pole Season 2.
Every week, Oakland North will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by Tamara Gallagher.
New air regulations meant to get older, polluting trucks out of ports in California are causing problems for truckers. Oakland North reports on how truckers are meeting the requirement and expense of upgrading their engines.
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This interactive tests your knowledge on the history of Lake Merritt. See if you’re an Oaklander who knows the roots of one of the city’s most prized landmarks.