Posts Tagged ‘Oakland’
Oakland by the Zip Code: Photos from the 94621
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94619, which includes the airport, the Oakland Coliseum and more.
Read MoreOakland cyclists celebrate Bike to Work Day
Extremely tall pink bikes, decorated beach cruisers, twin bikes and even a Scandinavian model took over the streets of Old Oakland Wednesday evening and clustered at the Happy Hour Bike Party as Oaklanders celebrated the end of the 20th East Bay Bike to Work Day, organized by the East Bay Bicycle Coalition (EBBC). “With Bike…
Read MoreOakland by the Zip Code: Photos from the 94619
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94619, which includes Redwood Regional Park and part of the Oakland Hills.
Read MoreImmigration reform hits home for Oaklanders in Tuesday vigil
Frank H. Ogawa Plaza looked a little bit like Vatican City Tuesday, as the dramatic afternoon light illuminated the faces of nuns, priests and immigrant families who gathered together in prayer and supplication. The goal: comprehensive immigration reform, an end to the raids that separate families and unity among different groups and coalitions of Americans.…
Read MoreOakland by the Zip Code: Photos from the 94618
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94618, which include Rockridge and parts of the Oakland Hills. Oakland North reporters will be taking photographs documenting each of the ZIP codes in Oakland over the next few months. Every neighborhood is diverse and different, and…
Read More7000 Coliseum Way: A photo essay
There’s a parking lot in East Oakland. You know the one. It’s nestled between the Amtrak Train tracks to the east and Highway 880 to the west, and bordered by a murky moat-like creek called Damon Slough…and all three of the city’s major sports teams play in either the O.co Coliseum on one side, or…
Read MoreBerlin style ping pong comes to Oakland bars
About thirty heads turned quickly from left to right, focused on a bright orange ball, as the giant group of players faced off, each with a paddle in one hand and a beer in the other one. Ye Olde Hut was hosting its first “Berlin-style ping-pong party” in Oakland.
Read MoreThis Weekend in Oakland
Community events and activities for the weekend of April 26-28, 2013. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments!
Read MoreOakland by the Zip Code: Photos from the 94612
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94612, downtown and uptown Oakland. Oakland North reporters will be taking photographs documenting each of the ZIP codes in Oakland over the next few months. Every neighborhood is diverse and different, and we want to capture that.…
Read MoreOakland Veg week offers advice on eating meat-free
Vegetarian and vegan meals can be just as tasty as meals that contain meat and dairy—that’s what the organizers of the second annual Oakland Veg week, a celebration of vegetarian eating, want to prove. The event runs from April 22 to 28, and visitors will get to experience cooking demonstrations and film screenings about vegetarian and vegan cooking and eating.
Read MoreOakland by the Zip Code: Photos from the 94611
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94611. The area includes Oakland Hills, Montclair and Piedmont.
Read MoreOakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94610
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94610. The area includes Grand Lake, Trestle Glen, Adams Point and other neighborhoods north of Lake Merritt.
Read MoreOakland Museum of California to open gallery showcasing Oakland’s natural environment
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) will be opening a new gallery focusing on California Natural Sciences on May 31. A recent behind the scenes sneak peek of the wing—which is still under construction—showed that it will focus on Oakland’s diverse natural environment and encourage residents to observe the diversity in their own backyards.
Read MoreOakland by the ZIP code: Photos from the 94609
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94609. The area includes Temescal and other parts of North Oakland.
Read MoreFans stream in for Opening Day baseball in Oakland
Oakland North tagged along as people of all ages, and even a dog or two made their way to O. Co Coliseum to watch the home team square off against the Seattle Mariners. We talked to a guy who has seen too many players come and go every year, a person who has seen 40 opening day games in Oakland and a dog owner who thinks the A’s are going all the way!
Read MoreOakland by the ZIP code: Your photos, your community
This week, as part of our weekly photo series, the Pulse of Oakland, we are showcasing some of the community contributions to the Flickr stream.
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