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First and Final Friday, Part 1: Marvin Gaye “What’s Going On”
Not sure if the rest of the country or world knows what’s going on in Oakland, California last night, but the horrible injustice of the trial of a BART police officer and innocent victim that led to...
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Documentary on Scraper Bike Team of Oakland
We don’t know anything about the Scraper Bike Team of Oakland, except for this bit of info and the video below, which is enough to want to join. The film was done by Drea Cooper & Zackary...
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2011: Pie is the New Cupcake. Via Oakland’s Bakesale Betty
This is our first prediction for 2011. We’ve been waiting to take down the cupcake for a long time, although we too had our Sex in the City moment at Magnolia in 2005. It’s not that Bakesale Betty is...
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San Francisco Cookie Brand being sold by Dangling String
Just when you thought San Francisco couldn’t get more precious, Fat Cookie comes along with s pull string system to buy cookies on Dolores St. Take that Oakland. From The Citrus Report
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Battle at 3 A.M. Graffiti Day in Oakland
Pez and Josh took a day trip to Oakland. See the rest here. From The Citrus Report
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The Warner Williams Gallery in Oakland, California
One of our favorite neighborhoods in Oakland, CA, our hometown, is the Lakeshore/Grand area, and a new gallery, Warner Williams, has just opened featuring the largest collection of original art by the...
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Coco Crisp brings the Afro back to the Oakland A’s Baseball
Little remembered fact is that in the 1970s, the best baseball team in the MLB were the Oakland Athletics of 3 straight World Series Championships. They were the team of misfits and characters that...
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Andrew Luck @ Old Crow Tattoo & Gallery
“Andrew Luck’s work reflects on the fractured American dream, and touches on Native American cultural disillusion. His hand labored works muted palette, dim and forgotten, is reflective of the...
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Jerry Buttles
Photographer Jerry Buttles is doing some really good things. He has been traveling a bunch lately and has been adding some amazing photos to multiple projects that he has going. His portraits capture...
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Monica Canilao: East Bay Express’ best artist of the East Bay
Our good friend, Oakland-based artist Monica Canilao, just made it on the cover of East Bay Express, but not just as any cover subject; she was voted best artist in the East Bay. We agree, she’s damn...
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Optimist
Optimist has been putting in solid, clean, consistent work in multiple cities on multiple continents, for the last ten years plus. He has crisp letters, nice color combinations, and a hand style that...
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Weirdo
Weirdo has been a NW graffiti artist for over 10 years. He’s done a few of the biggest solo mural projects in the Seattle, and has worked hand in hand with the city to make it a more colorful place....
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