Saw this little beauty on my way to get a fried chicken sandwich. It got me to wondering… if I were going to leave a message for some random stranger to find, just exactly what would I want to say? Hmmm…
What would you say?
Monthly Archives: July 2014
Closing shop for a bit of maintenance…
So I recently realized that much of my blog’s functionality and content doesn’t display on mobile. I can’t believe it took me this long to realize it… my first post published nearly 5 years ago. Doh!
While my basic post content is visible, all the cool little widgets that appear in the sidebar on the desktop version–Upcoming Events, Most Popular Posts, Recent Comments, Search & Filter–are missing. It’s like a cake with no frosting. How dull.
It seems the WordPress Theme I chose back in 2009 was not designed to be responsive. Honestly, I don’t think any themes were designed to be responsive back in 2009. But now there are lots of options, and I’m planning to take the next couple of weeks to update the site and see if I can get everything working optimally on all platforms.
So stay tuned and I’ll be back soon… And if you haven’t checked out the site on a larger screen recently, please do take a look. There are some fun Upcoming Events including summer musicals at Woodminster and classic movie night at the Paramount. Happy Summer!
Celebrating Oakland: Neighborhood Love Today & Lit-Crawl Tonight!
I love Oakland. You do too, right? Here are two fun ways to celebrate your love today…
Love Our Neighborhood Day – 11am to 3pm
The first is North Oakland’s Golden Gate Love Our Neighborhood Day, an Open Streets event that closes off approximately 30 blocks of Oakland and Emeryville streets from car traffic to open them for walking, dancing, bicycling, skateboarding and all-ages fun from 11 am to 3 pm. Nearly a dozen restaurants are participating and food trucks will be on site, as well as roller derby, bicycle tuneups, a healing hub, a park zone, music & dance, arts & crafts, and so much more.
The event is part of an Open Streets Initiative, Oaklavia, produced by Walk Oakland Bike Oakland (WOBO) to encourage people to play, move, and exercise on safe auto-free streets. It’s a great opportunity to meet your fellow Oaklanders, and get to know local businesses & community resources along the route. Here’s the best map and a list of event activities.
For more info, Oakand Local has a nice writeup about the event and the Golden Gate neighborhood at large: Oakland’s Golden Gate Neighbors Build Community…
Beast Crawl – 5pm to 9pm
Next up is Uptown’s third annual Beast Crawl: a free festival that showcases the literary diversity and talent of performers with deep roots in the East Bay. It takes place across dozens of venues throughout Uptown (map here) which you are encouraged to support with your hard-earned dollars.
The event is structured as three separate 1-hour “legs” and during each leg (5-6, 6:30-7:30, and 8-9) there are nearly a dozen readings to choose from. There’s no way to attend all of them, unless you know how to replicate yourself or time-travel, so check out their list of events to see what interests you most. It should be a ton of fun!
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