SALTA dance collective puts a spotlight on the experimental
SALTA is a dance collective formed in 2012 by seven young women seeking an East Bay alternative to the dance scene in San Francisco, where many dancers can’t afford to live and often have trouble...
View ArticleIncreased minimum wage creates tough choices for Oakland restaurant owners
At restaurants, the increase in minimum wage means wait staff are often getting a wage boost in addition to tips, while cooks don’t see changes in wages.
View ArticleThursday morning, 11 am
Oakland North reporters went out to different locations across Oakland on Thursday, October 22, between 11 a.m. and noon to observe what happens throughout the city on an ordinary weekday morning.
View ArticleHistoric deli faces closure from increased rent
The Genova Delicatessen, located at 5095 Telegraph Avenue, has been part of the famous Temescal Plaza since 1926. When it first opened it sold mostly just pastas and sauces but in the late 1960s the...
View ArticleNew restaurant in Oakland an oasis in food desert
An aging bald man waist-high in trash rummages through a dumpster outside Stay Gold Delicatessen. Residents walk by and yell, tell him to stop messing with junk, but he keeps sorting through it as if...
View ArticleTemescal business owners see effects of neighborhood change
Adnan Ahmed, a Pakistani immigrant in a blue plaid shirt, looks gloomily around the 41 St Discount Store, just south of 41st Street on Telegraph Avenue in Temescal. At 10 a.m. on a recent Wednesday...
View ArticleAirbnb reports tourists spend millions on local Oakland restaurants
Airbnb claims guests spent $22 million on local Oakland restaurants last year.
View ArticleThe North Pole web series addresses displacement in Oakland with humor
Dania Cabello was born and raised in North Oakland, and has lived in the same 20-block radius her entire life. But in recent years, Cabello has noticed a shift in her neighborhood. Large condos have...
View ArticleIn the Temescal, businesses push for a Telegraph Avenue pothole fix
A particular stretch of road is causing controversy in North Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood. Five blocks, from 45th to 51st Street, are facing scrutiny due to a recent campaign by the Temescal...
View ArticleBicycle shops in the county are closing for business
Local bicycle shops are dying off in the East Bay. In the last two months, five of them have closed their doors in Alameda County. One of them is Oakland’s Manifesto Bicycles. Owners Sam Cunningham and...
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