Keep Oakland Alive rebrands as Nearby Bay Area, but continues to offer an alternative to Amazon.
Author Archives: C.J. Hirschfield
C.J. Hirschfield recently retired after 17 years as Executive Director of Children’s Fairyland, where she was charged with the overall operation of the nation’s first storybook theme park. Prior to that, she served as an executive in the cable television industry, where she produced two regular series and ran San Francisco’s public access channel. She penned a weekly column for the Piedmont Post for 13 years, wrote regularly for Oakland Local, and has contributed to KQED’s Perspectives series. She now writes for EatDrinkFilms and Splash Pad News. She holds a degree in Film and Broadcasting from Stanford University.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
These 4 historic Oakland houses are free. You just have to pay to move them
The Town has a long history of relocating old homes, and those who’ve done it say the process can be worth the time and effort it takes.
Posted inArts & Community
These East Bay word nerds don’t just do New York Times crosswords—they make them
These crossword constructors, who thrive on collaboration, would like to see more diverse perspectives represented in the craft.
Posted inArts & Community
Oakland’s Bellevue Club couldn’t survive the pandemic and is being sold
The owners of San Francisco’s The Battery are taking over the historic Lake Merritt social club.
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John Sutter’s lifetime of environmental activism shaped Oakland’s landscape
Friends and colleagues remember Judge John Sutter, who tirelessly advocated for the preservation of open space and parklands.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Kamala Harris surprised an Oakland childcare nonprofit with a major grant
The vice president, born in Oakland, gave $20,000 to the childcare organization BANANAS.
Posted inBusiness
New online store aims to keep Oakland retail alive
Brett Rounsaville and April Underwood started Keep Oakland Alive to provide a local online shopping alternative to Amazon.
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Bar Shiru and others hope new ‘flex streets’ will help with COVID losses
The “flex streets” collaboration, along with fundraising through Cocktail Week (which is actually a month this year), aims at supporting Oakland businesses downtown, Uptown, and beyond.