http://oaklandgoods.com/blog Best of the East Bay Tue, 15 Jul 2008 21:47:21 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dear friends, Has it really been two weeks since I last posted..? Ah, well. It's symptomatic of my hectic life. I've got a new job with a crazy commute, which leaves me a lot less time for exploring the newest, best bits of Oakland. To that end, are there any fellow bloggers ... http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/07/15/searching-for-a-collaborator-and-other-news/   I had a sighting of our former mayor yesterday. He was hopping into a car at the corner of 27th and Harrison, and a little put off that I was staring at him. I was staring because I was considering begging him to call the current mayor and offer him ... http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/07/01/ramblings-from-around-the-lake/ DeLauer's Super Newsstand appears to be safe... for now. http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/06/26/stop-the-presses/ Temescal Street Cenema tonight is showing the documentary Girls Rock! about Girls Rock Camp, where tweens learn to jam. Bring a chair and tuck in for free popcorn and a screening. 8:30 p.m. at the Bank of the West building, 49th and Telegraph. The free showings will continue on Thursdays ... http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/06/26/in-the-temescal-tonight/ Good news: Some Oakland businesses are thriving: I popped into now-veteran Tamarindo the other evening for drinks with a friend and ended up weaving through waiting people to stumble out full of poblano chiles and handmade corn tortillas. The new Mixing Bowl, which took the place of the Temescal Cafe, seems ... http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/06/25/the-good-the-bad-and-the-party/   No, it's not ice cream. It's not even gelato. Scream is the East Bay's latest frozen delight - and it's sorbet. Before I go into the delicious, bursting-with-fruit flavors, I need to acknowledge that Scream isn't technically made in Oakland. However, it's made on Oakland's edge, and it's carried at ... http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/06/20/i-scream-you-scream/ Dad's first beer is free at the Trappist (if you buy one for yourself), 2 p.m.-midnight. 460 8th St. http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/06/15/happy-fathers-day/ You have three days left to cast your votes for Best of the East Bay. (And you may vote for me. That would be okay.) http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/06/13/public-service-announcement-vote/ A tipster tells us that Oakland's own Twenty Two Shoes is having a sample sale today. Drop by for deep discounts on locally designed, Italian made footwear. 5256 College Ave. 510.594.2201  image from twentytwoshoes.com http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/06/13/sample-sale-today/ A while back, I promised you a post about the amazing delight that is chicken and waffles (but then my friend Mark totally failed to send me the pictures he took of our amazing meal). For those who are not in the know, chicken and waffles is just what it professes ... http://oaklandgoods.com/blog/2008/06/12/chicken-waffles/