Now that the state has reopened, we compiled a list of events where you can gather in person with friends on June 19, 2021.
Category: Arts & Community
Posted inBusiness
‘We’re back to being people’: The first night without masks at Oakland’s bars
We captured the scene on Tuesday night at six bars, from East Oakland to downtown.
Posted inEducation Equity
This Oakland nonprofit prepares students of color to land sports-tech careers
TEAM Inc. helps young people channel their love of the game into learning the STEM skills necessary to enter the tech side of the sports industry.
Posted inArts & Community
Keenan Norris’ latest novel depicts a near-future dystopian Oakland
“The Confession of Copeland Cane” is a cautionary tale of what could be in store if gentrification, racism, and inequality continue unchecked. The local author will be appearing at this week’s Bay Area Book Festival.
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Local chef invited to swap gas range for an eco-friendly induction cooktop
Award-winning chef Reem Assil, owner of eateries in Fruitvale and San Francisco, tests out a powerful cooktop that eliminates the carbon monoxide of gas ranges.
Posted inArts & Community
‘Blindspotting’ TV series is a love letter to Oakland, women of color, and local filmmaking
Filmed partly in Oakland, the spinoff of the acclaimed movie makes its streaming debut on STARZ this Sunday.
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This Oakland co-op wants to revive the legendary Esther’s Orbit Room and the Seventh Street corridor
Revitalization without displacement? The East Bay Permanent Real Estate Cooperative is trying to bring back a thriving BIPOC economic and cultural hub in West Oakland.
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Pro-Palestine ship blockade is the latest chapter in the Port of Oakland’s activist history
With the support of unionized longshore workers, Bay Area activists prevented an Israeli-operated cargo ship from unloading.
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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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Grand Lake Theater is back. A behind-the-scenes look at what’s new—and what’s exactly the same
We were on hand at Oakland’s beloved theater as it opened its doors for the first time in 15 months.