Posts Tagged ‘Jack London Square’
Eat Real Festival celebrates food and music at Jack London Square
Food makers and food lovers converged at Jack London Square September 27-29 for three days of music, drinks and cuisine at the Eat Real Festival.
Read MoreOakland at work: Wholesale produce at Jack London Square
It’s 4 a.m. and Franklin Street is buzzing with the sound of forklifts, shouting and trucks in reverse.
Read MoreOakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94607
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94607. The area includes the waterfront, Chinatown, West Oakland and the Port 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…
Read MoreFours Years Later: African Americans in Oakland react to President Obama’s reelection
Four years ago, people danced in the streets in front of Everett and Jones BBQ Restaurant in Jack London Square. They embraced loved ones and high-fived total strangers. The news cameras rolled, and non-reporters became journalists as they documented history via grainy pictures from their camera phones. The first African American president in the history…
Read MoreProposed cuts to food stamps may affect Oakland’s farmers’ markets
A growing number of food stamp recipients are using their benefits at Oakland farmers’ markets. But profits from such transactions could decline if a proposed $16.5 billion cut to the federal food stamp program passes in Congress.
Read MoreFourth annual Eat Real Festival brings foodies out in Oakland
Foodies and gourmands alike flocked to Jack London Square this weekend for the fourth annual Eat Real Festival.
Read MoreSoundWaves concerts use live music to draw visitors to Jack London Square
SoundWaves continues this Thursday with pop music by Young Digerati, from 5:30 to 7:30pm, on the waterfront of Jack London Square.
Read MoreThe Night Light brightens the bar scene near Jack London Square
The Night Light lives up to its name. The brand new watering hole, which opened its doors on Broadway in Jack London Square about two weeks ago, is a bright spot when the sun goes down—a place where Oaklanders can gather on comfortable bar stools and enjoy smart cocktails and local beers.
Read MoreWelcome to Hoodslam, the party with rock music, drama and a wrestling ring
On the first Friday of every month, the Oakland Metro Operahouse becomes the rendezvous of some of the wildest wrestlers in Northern California. They call it Hoodslam. It’s not exactly a wrestling tournament, it’s their version of a Friday night out, where humans become demons, furry mascots are referees and videogame characters come to life. It’s a party with rock music, drama and a wrestling ring. Nothing makes much sense to first-time goers. All they can do is enjoy the show and watch out for flying objects. Or people.
Read MorePhoto Trek: rain over Jack London Square
Today, Oakland North reporter Megan Molteni continues our weekly street photography series and takes us down to Oakland’s waterfront.
Read MoreTall ships on Oakland’s horizon
Historic tall ships The Lady Washington and Hawaiian Chieftain have returned to Oakland’s Jack London Square for nearly two weeks of tours, sailing activities and educational programming.
Read MoreEat Real bike tour goes behind the scenes at Oakland shops
At the Eat Real Festival in Oakland’s Jack London Square on Saturday afternoon, crowds of people gathered on the waterfront, queuing up for $4 miniature sweet-potato pies and $5 citrus pork sandwiches on organic, brick oven flatbread. But in front of Bay Area Bikes, four cyclists had a different idea—riding gloves were slipped on, four helmet locks clicked shut, and the group rode away from the food festival to get an inside look at some of Oakland’s local food and drink makers.
Read MoreEat Real Festival serving up cheap, fresh, local food
The scent of locally-raised barbeque meat, organic Asian Fusion cuisine, and many other tasty bites cooked by dozens of food trucks is wafting over Jack London Square for the third annual Eat Real Festival this weekend.
Read MoreThe Nightcap: Tough decisions at Beer Revolution
Meet the next watering hole in our new bar series, The Nightcap: Beer Revolution has 47 beers on tap-all craft, “no Bud Light or Stella,” says co-owner Fraggle.
Read MoreThe legends of Oakland’s oldest bar, Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon
There are many legends at Heinold’s First and Last Chance Saloon, which opened in 1883 and is the oldest bar in Oakland. Some are easier to prove than others.
Read MoreAn urban getaway: Kayaking the Oakland Estuary
Fuel-free forms of water sports like paddle boarding, rowing and kayaking can provide surprisingly breathtaking ways to travel, explore and exercise in Oakland’s own backyard.
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