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Grab breakfast sandwiches, hot stacks or homemade biscuits at these early-morning joints.
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These new spots will help you put some of those New Year's resolutions in the rear view mirror.
"You haven't seen the last of me yet," said Suzanne Long, the exotic saloon's owner.
A new restaurant coming to Jack London Square plans to celebrate Irish culture and community.
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Gray skies are in the forecast, but that doesn't mean you have to binge-watch a new show.
A beloved kosher bakery, a downtown burger joint and an Italian chain are some of the latest places to close in Oakland.
Keen on making your night unique? Try these detours on your way home from a long, stressful day.
Bernal Heights loses a dive bar, while the Mission, SoMa and the Tenderloin welcome a wave of new eateries.
After gorging on this local delicacy, feed your mind with one of these excursions around town.
To commemorate Trump's inauguration, Oakland is coming together for marches, a general strike and art performances.
The community-focused cinema is offering patrons $4 admission all day to mark the occasion.
A longtime women's boutique shutters, another finds a new home, and a vintage furniture shop debuts.
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Since 2008, the city has slashed its urban forestry budget and downsized its Tree Services Division.
Six more destinations that will help you transition from work to play at the end of your day.
Ring in 2017 with New Year's Eve celebrations that include a range of sexy, spiritual and soulful options.
Looking for a place to grab a good, cheap lunch? Affordable, delicious eateries abound in downtown Oakland.
Oakland has a new Neapolitan pizzeria, an Indian food truck, a casual Mexican-American restaurant, and a poke spot on the way.
The city's newest eateries include a Hong Kong-style cafe, a Chinese restaurant, and a pork-themed breakfast spot.
Here's your last chance to snap some photos of this year's King Tides.
A new Japanese hair stylist is doing 'dos in Rockridge, a nonprofit women's boutique relocates, and other developments.
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Dogpatch gets a new taco spot, the Mission welcomes a reservations-only bar and an Indian-inspired bistro debuts in SoMa.
Scenes from "The Matrix Reloaded," "Up," "Mrs. Doubtfire" and other classics were shot in Oaktown.
Oakland bids farewell to two bakeries, a pho place and other eateries.
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Oakland Parks & Recreation maintains several community gardens around the city that offer rental plots and youth programs.
Grab coffee at a new cafe, eat dinner at a dumpling lounge, or have lunch at a North Beach Deli's newest outpost.
Celebrate MLK Day on the 16th through volunteering, a film festival, or listening to a musical tribute.
It's "not the average" Bay Area Indian restaurant, says owner Ajay Khadka.
Several restaurants will donate a portion of their ORW proceeds to a local food bank.
Oakland welcomes a new Hawaiian BBQ place, two cafés, and the return of a beloved deli.
Bike East Bay recognizes three companies each year which promote a two-wheeled lifestyle.
Order a Filipino pork adobo wrapped in a taco, then wash it down with horchata.
The popular family-owned cafe, which has three San Francisco locations, is now heading to the Design District.
Indecisive Oaklanders no longer need to choose between pizza and a burger.
Love offers infinite possibilities, but we've winnowed them down to a manageable number.
Where to get hella fresh produce when your local grocery store just isn't cutting it.
The "revolutionary" chain is celebrating its new bakery tonight in West Oakland with free samples.
Several linguists helped Hoodline research the history of the city's trademark submodifier.
One of the world's largest exhibitions, many of the items are also for sale.
There's still time to grab beers at the beloved dive bar's original location.
"The environment here has really changed and it's a different culture," said co-owner and General Manager Ellen Sebastian Chang.
Oakland welcomes a chic nail salon, a new coworking space and a dedicated kids' shoe store.
A Jack London Square fixture bids farewell, a bubble tea shop is reborn, and other business news.
West Oakland gets a new café, a revered soul food spot is reborn, and more 510 foodie news.
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The 21-year-old twins say the time they spent in the Bay Area "shaped us a lot as songwriters."
"It's edgy and outspoken while still being accessible and welcoming to everyone," said co-owner Joel DiGiorgio.
It's a wave of closures, with three restaurants, a photography store, and a dry cleaners calling it quits.
"We're going to move on as if it didn't happen," said Ba-Bite owner Robert Gott.
From ice cream-stuffed donuts to raspberry rainbow popsicles, here's where to cool off as the weather heats up.
Albert Mitchell hopes to embark on a life-changing journey to Johannesburg.
The Mission's newest restaurants share a space, offering American breakfast and brunch by day and Asian fusion eats at night.
The acclaimed Filipino fusion food truck can now be found in the Mission every weekend.
Owner William Lue is bringing Burmese cuisine to the waterfront.
Chinatown loses a boba tea shop, Montclair bids farewell to a wine bar, and an Adams Point coffee shop shutters after 12 years.
Oaklanders have a new brewpub, two taprooms and a craft beer bar to look forward to.
Owned by a French family that's run bakeries for five generations, the new spot will be on the ground floor of the Mosso apartment complex.
From burgers to bibimbap: we say goodbye to five Oakland eateries.
Grab hot "bunnzz" in West Oakland, chow down on tacos in Chinatown, then head to Temescal for coffee.
The latest comings and goings include a kinetic art gallery, a cannabis concierge company, and a new wine/spirits shop for Pacific Heights.
Fusion hot dogs, a taqueria debuts, poke comes to Chinatown, and the city's top chef opens a west side gastropub.
A long-awaited deli resurfaces, a beer garden comes to MLK Way, and an authentic Indian restaurant opens for business.
Recent openings include a boba tea shop and caviar store, while the former Buckshot Bar & Gameroom space will soon reopen with an entirely new concept.
Food for insomniacs and 24-hour party people.
The Mission's "friendliest custard purveyor" is gone, but East Coast-style sandwiches and a popular juice joint will be opening up soon.
Clean up with some moist towelettes, then get your blood moving with these explorations.
Carnivorous Oaklanders who lunch in Uptown have something new to sink their teeth into.
Yoga in Mission Bay, manicures in Pacific Heights and shopping in SoMa.
Quite possibly, the city's healthiest comfort food.
Loló's vibrant sister restaurant is no longer dishing up ceviche and tacos.
The tequila bar is the latest venture from a well-known downtown restaurateur.
A sushi shop, Italian restaurant and juicery call it quits; a longtime ravioli factory plans to relocate.
If you've ever craved a falafel taco or shawarma burrito, this new eatery will sort you out.
No word yet on when the waterfront restaurant will reopen.
The Haight's Mexican street food venture finds a second home in SoMa.
After losing his lease, winemaker and owner Carl Sutton is taking "some time off."
The borscht is "better than my mom's," said one Yelper.
"San Francisco's favorite neighborhood bakery" has debuted its second outpost—complete with a display case full of cupcakes.
In addition to its eponymous combo pans, Big Big Pan serves ingredient boxes meant to be shaken together to create a meal.
In a disposable world, these highly skilled local specialists are giving urban renewal a good name.
The coffee shop will open in the Financial District's Monadnock Building.
A Cambodian restaurant, an American breakfast joint and a popular dessert spot bid farewell.
"This place defines quality food," says Yelper Xer C. about SoMa's newest Japanese restaurant.
A recording studio falls silent, a bike shop spins down, but a new cat-centric cafe is purring like a champ.
Founders Vijay Brihadesam, Hasnain Zaidi and Jason Pate will help people "find their flavor" in a slightly different shape.
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