If you live in the East Bay, you’ve probably heard of Colonial Donuts. There are two locations, one in Montclair and one on Lakeshore. Phing Yamamoto manages both shops. So tell me the story about how your parents purchased Colonial Donuts 40 years ago. Yes, they did. They’re the classic American dream immigrants coming […]
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Marzano is a cozy Italian restaurant on Park Boulevard in Oakland’s Glenview neighborhood. Manna Tekie is the owner and general manager. So tell me a little bit about the history of Marzano, because I know it closed in 2014, but then reopened in 2016. Manna: Yeah, I’ve been here since 2008. It opened up as […]
What is the Wellness Center? About a third of Piedmont High School students and a quarter of Piedmont Middle School students receive counseling at the PUSD Wellness Center every year. And it’s up to us to keep it going, so they always have this resource. Senior Danny Allen says he used the wellness center a […]
Oakland Animal Services is seeing a surge in people surrendering their dogs and the shelter is getting crowded. Ann Dunn is the director at OAS. Lisa: So what’s going on here at Oakland Animal Services? Ann: Well, on the challenging side, what’s going on is that our intake is going up for big dogs especially. […]
I was honored to emcee the W. Ray Johnson Foundation Scholarship Soiree, helping overlooked students achieve their academic goals.
Since 2013, Piedmont’s Lee Chin has co-owned the Oakland Flower Market on Jefferson Street in downtown Oakland, and it’s open to everyone.
Stern Grove Festival – San Francisco’s Oldest Music Festival Around 8,500 people packed into Stern Grove Festival with picnics and blankets ready for a day of incredible live music under the beautiful eucalyptus and pine trees. I was honored to host SF’s oldest music festival now in its 86th year. It’s also one of the […]
Interior design trends are always changing and people are always looking to elevate and update their homes. Bea Martinez and Hailey Johnson from Studio 415 Interiors shared with me the latest trends in home design. Tell me about Studio 415 Bea & Hailey: Studio 415 was born during COVID. Bea is an architect and Hailey […]
Welcome to Piedmont! The sun came out and so did almost 100 Piedmont neighbors to welcome my clients who just moved into their new home.. “It’s a wonderful neighborhood,” said Sharon Katz. A Piedmont resident for more than 30 years, she is one of my client’s new neighbors. “We have a lot of families who […]
As AAPI month comes to a close I wanted to highlight two Asian owned businesses. Alkali Rye and Mikami Vineyards. Alkali Rye is a beverage shop on Grand Avenue that highlights underrepresented makers. Kori Chen is one of the owners. What inspired you to open Alkali Rye? KC: I opened Alkali Rye with my business […]
