Got Thanksgiving travel plans? It’s time for Oakland North’s Race to the Airport
It’s nearly Thanksgiving, and that means quality time … at the airport. But what’s the fastest way to get there? Oakland North put this eternal question to the (semi-scientific) test by racing...
View ArticleGet creative with your holiday gift-giving at several craft classes around...
Whether you want to celebrate a Crafty Christmas or a Homemade Hanukkah, there are plenty of classes in Oakland and the East Bay to help you with your holiday giving. Some that I found: Beads can be...
View ArticleHoliday Round-Up: East Bay Arts & Crafts Fairs to fit every budget
It’s that time of year again ― time for scarves and mittens, extra blankets on the bed and a collective holiday shopping trance-state. For the solid month between Thanksgiving and Christmas, “shopping”...
View ArticleHave Yourself A Green Little Christmas: How to turn recyclable items into...
I have a hard time stomaching the contradictory logic of capitalism all year round: You know, the economic system, which depends on the disenfranchisement and poverty of a giant part of the population...
View ArticleDIY Oakland Thanksgiving: Kyle Itani’s Japanese Tofurkey (No, really) «...
Hopscotch’s chef Kyle Itani is from two strong traditions of Japanese and Italian-Sicilian ethnicities. He worked at Yoshi’s, lived in Japan and also put some hours in at the popular Meatball Shop in...
View Article