Community

Nov

America’s First Cat Cafe

Posted In: Alameda County, Arts and Entertainment, Community, Food and Dining, For the Heck of It, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good Eats, Neighborhood Businesses, Neighborhood Events, Oakland, Photos, Places, Uncategorized

America’s first cat cafe has opened in Oakland! Cat Town Cafe is an awesome cafe that helps the cats least likely to be adopted from Oakland’s municipal shelter. It is getting a lot of press and doing some great work in the community! If you love cats you should definitely check it out! You can make a reservation here to guarantee a [...]

Oct

Albany Haunt Raises Fear and Money!

Posted In: Alameda County, Albany, Arts and Entertainment, Community, For the Heck of It, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Neighborhood Events, Neighborhoods, Photos, Places, Uncategorized

Albany Haunt not only raises your fear level but also raises money for Alameda County Community Food Bank. Krista and her family went to Albany Haunt this past weekend. It is the brainchild of Sam DuBois, a creative teenager who decided that, in exchange for $2 and a donation to the local food bank, he would do his best to scare the bejeebers [...]

Oct

Berkeley Sunday Streets This Sunday, October 12!

Posted In: Arts and Entertainment, Berkeley, Community

It’s going to be another lovely weekend, with weather stretching into the high 80s on Sunday- which is going to be perfect for Berkeley Sunday Streets! If you haven’t been before, this is a must-do, particularly on what is sure to be one of the East Bay’s banner beautiful weather weekends. Berkeley Sunday Streets will be occurring this Sunday, from [...]

Jul

Groovy New Thai Restaurant Headed to Kensington – Ele Thai Cafe

Posted In: Community, Good Eats, Kensington

Ele Thai Cafe is about to make its debut in Kensington! Remember the little ice cream shop that didn’t make it, Sugar Cone Cafe? The one on the corner of Boynton and Arlington? This is where the cafe will open shop. I ran into one of the owners yesterday and she said they are hoping to open next month. They [...]

May

Sweetest Street in Kensington!

Posted In: Community, For Buyers, Kensington, New Home Sales, Photos, Schools

Great place to call home – come check out 65 Arlington Ct – our new listing on the sweetest street in Kensington! 65 Arlington Ct. has 3 bd/ 1 ba with lots of light, a really friendly floor plan, close to the library, pre-schools, the park, and Kensington shops – what a great community to come home to! Check out [...]

Feb

New Blue Bottle Coffee in Oakland!

Posted In: Architecture, Community, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Good Eats, Neighborhood Businesses, Oakland, Rockridge

I was dropping my car off at the Toyota dealership on Broadway the other day and as I passed by Oakland Tech I looked across the street and I noticed that the W.C. Morse building was not only looking clean and beautifully renovated but it was filled with people. I made a mental note to check it out on the [...]

Feb

Smitten Ice Cream Coming to Rockridge!!!

Posted In: Community, Good Eats, Oakland, Rockridge

Walking down College the other day I noticed that the Bakery that used to be across from Zachary’s is going to be a Smitten Ice Cream shop soon! So I did some investigating and it turns out Smitten is made-to-order organic ice cream. The woman-owned (yea!) shop opened in Hayes Valley in 2011 after she designed and built (wow!) a [...]

Aug

Beer Garden and Food Trucks Heading to Westbrae in Berkeley?

Posted In: Berkeley, Community

What? Is this for real? Is there really a beer garden coming to North Berkeley? At a recent neighborhood block party I heard about this idea coming to town. “WHUT?” I said. “A beer garden in North Berkeley?” My neighbor said “In the Westbrae district, across from the bagel shop.” The next day I grabbed my running shoes and went [...]

Aug

National Night Out 2013

Posted In: Albany, Community, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids, Neighborhood Events

I love that National Night Out exists. National Night whut?? Yes, National Night Out. Each August, on the first Tuesday of the month, neighbors across the country get together to meet, mingle, and talk about crime and city issues. So why do I love that it exists? It is the only time of year where city officials, such as the [...]

Jul

July 4th El Cerrito World One Music Celebration

Posted In: Community, Contra Costa County, El Cerrito, Fun for Grown Ups, Fun for Kids

July 4th is always a rockin’ time in the El C. A dear friend of mine, Debra Sue Kelvin, and her husband, Corey Mason, throw one heckuva party every July 4th. This year was no exception. Good food, good shopping, good vibes, and AWESOME MUSIC. My daughter sure did enjoy it. 🙂 More details: http://worldoneradio.org/worldone-festival-2012/