Recent PostsSo I know I promised to write a series about my Oakland and Los Angeles inspired reflections on urban space, but the truth is that I compare just about every city to Oakland and I almost constantly think about the intricacies of urban space. So I’m going to broaden this series to include urban reflections [...]
Filed under: Oakland, Urban Planning, Urban Reflections, Walking | Tagged: crime, downtown Oakland, North Oakland, Uptown Oakland, Washington DC | 7 Comments »
For months now, I’ve had the same thought every morning on my bus ride into downtown – “Damn – I really should bring my camera down here and take some pictures.” I knew it would be too much of a tease to just write about Uptown’s transformation without sharing some photos.
Luckily, I don’t have to [...]
Filed under: Oakland, Urban Planning | Tagged: Broadway Grand, downtown Oakland, Flora, Fox Theater, Uptown Oakland | 1 Comment »
It could be argued that it’s been here for some time now, but as I’ve written here before, I track Bay Area seasons by produce, not by weather.
I didn’t make it to the Temescal Farmer’s Market last Sunday, but as I walked up to the market this morning, I immediately could tell that it was [...]
Filed under: Community, Environmentalism, Essential Oakland Experiences, Food, Oakland | Tagged: apples, Happy Boy Farms, Kashiwase Farms, Lucero Farms, MacDonald's Organic Farm, persimmons, Twin Girls Farm | 2 Comments »
