Posts Tagged ‘Oakland/Berkeley’
Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
and Arbor Day… My Bubba used to give me saplings as gifts in the spring, and I don’t remember for what occasion, but I came to believe it was a totally normal gift. She believed, and passed the idea on to me, that planting a tree was a mitzah, or a good deed. Give a [...]
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Tags: Calendar, Garden Everywhere, Oakland/Berkeley, Portland, Texas
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Monday, November 9th, 2009
Come to the Women of Color Resource Center tonight, Monday, November 9th, for “Catalyst for Change” a community gathering facilitated by Nancy Kahn, to process through the tragic events last week in Richmond around female violence. This will be a chance to talk to peers about both the individual and global effects of rape and [...]
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Tuesday, August 18th, 2009
In between writing and traveling, there is gardening. And the herbs I’ve got going this year come straight from my adventures- Here are some of the varieties I’m growing here at the GrassRoutes Garden, and a few reviews from my new GrassRoutes Urban Eco-Travel and Green Road Trip guidebooks of places that have influenced my [...]
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Tags: Garden Everywhere, Oakland/Berkeley, Sustainable Home
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Thursday, August 13th, 2009
Inspired by last night’s epic sunset, I decided to collect my favorite sunset viewing spots from my new books to Oakland and Berkeley, San Francisco, and Northern California Wine Country. Head out to these ideal vistas, or follow your nose to discover new panoramic points! Daniel, GrassRoutes illustrator, got a great shot of it from [...]
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Tags: CA Wine Country, Oakland/Berkeley, Romantic Trips, San Francisco
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Saturday, August 8th, 2009
First of all, a BIG THANK YOU to all the supporters, fans, friends, and new faces who gave us love last night at the Oakland Museum of California, I’ll have pictures to post shortly… In other news, it’s been quite a year for Oakland’s budget (brewing over more than a decade of “unique” management techniques…as [...]
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Tags: Oakland/Berkeley, Re-Find, Recycle Everything
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Wednesday, June 17th, 2009
OK folks, time to get up and out for the long awaited “unveiling” of Uptown – this event will rock your socks off – historic architecture and new green buildings, rockin’ music and swinging salsa, great food from fabulous restaurants, community love and last but not least, skating lessons on Oakland’s solar-powered skate rink. And [...]
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Tags: Calendar, Oakland/Berkeley, Stay Up Late, Updates!
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Saturday, May 30th, 2009
Oakland’s historic Jack London Square is the epicenter of the city’s growing culinary culture. In just a few short months it will be home to the Jack London Public Market, a 72,000 square-foot food hall bigger than San Francisco’s Ferry Building Marketplace and Seattle’s Pike Place Market combined. Fresh fruit, veggies, fish, meats, cheeses, wines, [...]
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Tags: California, Farm to Table, Get Inspired, GR Recommends..., Oakland/Berkeley
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Wednesday, April 15th, 2009
Hey all you downtown Oakland worker bees – head over to Frank Ogawa Plaza between 11 and 2 today and you’ll be met with a slew of info on how to live sustainably. Get a free tote to use at the grocers if you take the Earth Expo pledge! More info: http://www.oaklandpw.com/Page291.aspx
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Tags: Calendar, California, Oakland/Berkeley
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2009
Ferment Change, an annual celebration of fermented foods and urban agriculture is TOMORROW Friday April 3rd from 7:00-10:30 p.m. The event is bound to be loads of fun, and it benefits City Slicker Farms. Please come out to eat, dance, learn, hang out, and support us! Location: Humanist Hall, 411 28th Street, Oakland, CA 94609 [...]
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Tuesday, March 31st, 2009
Join GrassRoutes Travel at Oakland’s 2009 EarthExpo, April 15th from 10a to 2p in Frank Ogawa Plaza right near the 12th Street/City Center BART Station. It’ll be a blast!
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Tags: Calendar, California, Do Lunch, Get Inspired, Good Reading, Learn, Oakland/Berkeley
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