Posted on May 20, 2009 by Becks
With California and Oakland facing daunting budget crises, sometimes it’s necessary to step back and just enjoy life. And sometimes that’s as easy as heading downtown to grab a sweet treat.
Ice Cream at the Sweet Booth – 9th between Franklin and Webster
Last month, during the crazy heat wave, I complained on Facebook that there was [...]
Filed under: Food, Oakland | Tagged: Awaken Cafe, Cam Huong, downtown Oakland, People's Donuts, Rico's Diner, The Sweet Booth, Wonder Food Bakery | 1 Comment »
Posted on April 5, 2009 by Becks
Tuesday, April 7th – A Conversation on Reentry: Making Rehabilitation an Essential Part of Public Safety Policy
Though this event is in San Francisco, I thought it would be of particular interest to Oaklanders, in light of the recent killings of four Oakland police officers by Lovelle Mixon, who was on parole. Citizen Hope and several [...]
Filed under: Oakland, Politics, San Francisco | Tagged: Awaken Cafe, coffee, Kamala Harris, Mix It Up East Bay | Leave a Comment »
Posted on February 9, 2009 by Becks
Friday night in downtown Oakland was a bit magical for me.
For several years now, I’ve been in love with downtown Oakland. I love the varied historic and modern architecture. I love that though there are tons of people around, it feels like a small town because I can’t help but run into people I know [...]
Filed under: Art, Community, Entertainment, Oakland | Tagged: Art Murmur, Awaken Cafe, downtown Oakland, Fox Theater, The Uptown | 6 Comments »
Posted on February 6, 2009 by Becks
Most of the action in downtown Oakland tonight will be focused in Uptown – the first regular priced show at the Fox, the Art Murmur, and a free show at the Uptown. But before you head in that direction, make sure to stop by Awaken Cafe on 14th Street to check out their new art [...]
Filed under: Art, Entertainment, Music, Oakland | Tagged: Art Murmur, Awaken Cafe, Cleo Vilett, Walking Oakland | 1 Comment »
Posted on October 7, 2008 by Becks
I was having a pretty rough day today. I couldn’t sleep last night and had a million different projects to complete at work, and of course our printer broke and then our copy machine broke right as I was about to make hundreds of copies. Knowing I was about to completely freak out, I grabbed [...]
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Posted on September 6, 2008 by Becks
I have an embarrassing confession to make – until last night, I had never been to the Oakland Art Murmur. It always seems like I’m out of town on the first Friday of the month, or I simply forget it’s the first Friday, or I’m just too exhausted at the end of the week.
But I’m [...]
Filed under: Art, Community, Entertainment, Essential Oakland Experiences, Oakland, Walking | Tagged: Awaken Cafe, Ego Park, Johansson Projects, Oakland Art Murmur, Rock Paper Scissors Collective | 4 Comments »
Posted on June 25, 2008 by Becks
Not all of today’s news is depressing. The East Bay Express released it’s Best of the East Bay awards today, and I’m excited about a couple of the reader’s favorites.
Earlier this month, I urged all of my readers to vote for A Better Oakland as the best local blog. Well I guess some of you [...]
Filed under: Art, Blogoaksphere, Community, East Bay, Oakland | Tagged: A Better Oakland, Awaken Cafe, Best of the East Bay, V Smoothe | 2 Comments »
Posted on May 1, 2008 by Becks
It seems like I’m always out of town when all the fun stuff is going on, but if I wasn’t going to be in San Diego tomorrow, I’d be having a full night of fun and arts in downtown Oakland…
First, I’d stop by the grand opening reception for Awaken Cafe. I finally managed to stop [...]
Filed under: Art, Community, Entertainment, Music, Oakland | Tagged: Awaken Cafe, downtown Oakland, Oakland Art Murmur, Oakland Indie Awards | 3 Comments »
Posted on April 21, 2008 by Becks
Just a quick note – Awaken Cafe has finally opened! I feel pretty lame because I didn’t actually get a chance to go in and get some coffee (meetings all day), but I did get to walk by and look inside at the tiled wall and paintings hanging everywhere. Though the cafe’s still in it’s [...]
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Posted on April 15, 2008 by Becks
Today was a bit of a bittersweet day for me. As I walked back from lunch, I was horrified to see one of my favorite Indian restaurants, Sabina, closed. The signs said they were just closed for “remodeling”, but they also said that a new restaurant (called Spicey Monkey or something like that) was coming [...]
Filed under: Economy, Food, Oakland | Tagged: Awaken Cafe, downtown Oakland, Sabina | 2 Comments »
