Neighborhood Businesses

Mar

Aye, what a messy closet you have

Posted In: Home Improvement, Home Maintenance, Neighborhood Businesses

Let me set the mood: I am with a buyer, we walk into a multi-million $ house up in the hills, admire the stunning views from the living room, imagine cooking dinner on the gleaming Viking Range, walk on the refinished hardwood floors through the hallway, open up a closet in one of the bedrooms and *BOOM* its time to [...]

Feb

Tasty Pumpkin Curry

Posted In: Albany, Good Eats, Neighborhood Businesses

Oh boy, the BEST pumpkin curry can be found at Bua Luang on Solano Ave. in Albany. It is fresh, tasty, and there is a generous amount of pumpkin. And their fried sweet potatoes? Oh man, you gotta try them. Perfect place to eat lunch after a long morning of touring homes.

May

Whatcha gonna do wit all that junk?

Posted In: Home Maintenance, Neighborhood Businesses

Got junk? Don’t know what to do with it? If you live in San Francisco, people will just throw it on the curb with a sign that says “free” and know that someone will take it. But here in the East Bay, we have some other options for you. WOMEN’S DAY TIME DROP IN CENTER WDDC is located in Berkeley [...]

Feb

Chicken and Waffles?

Posted In: Good Eats, Neighborhood Businesses, Oakland

Many of you who know me know that I love food! If you are looking for a taste of retro East Oakland, look no further. Today I had lunch with some clients at Merritt Bakery in Oakland. I have had their cakes, but never actually sat down at the restaurant. The hostess, who called me “hon,” immediately looked at us [...]

Nov

Heritage Turkey’s? Find the history of your home.

Posted In: For Buyers, For Sellers, Neighborhood Businesses

Have you heard of a Heritage Turkey*? Heritage Turkeys are raised free-range on pasture and forage, they develop much stronger legs, thighs, and breasts than industrially-produced turkeys, which have mostly breast meat. The resulting meat from these Heritage birds is very firm and dark in color, as well as being succulent, rich and flavorful. They also come with a sort [...]