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Meet the employees, turned owners, of Calavera in Oakland’s Uptown neighborhood.

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March Mingle is back! I was the proud premium sponsor of the largest fundraiser for Piedmont Middle School. The PMS depending on this money.

Local with Lisa: March Mingle

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Town Hall Meeting Piedmont Swim Team members and parents came together at the Piedmont Center for the Arts to hear from three high school seniors. Simon Lins, Paige Arnold and Ryan Stokes had different journeys, but they all have one thing in common.  They committed to swim in college. “It’s been a pleasure to get […]

Local with Lisa: Piedmont Swim Team College Commitments

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Local with Lisa: Popular Oakland UPS Driver

My client sent screenshots from her Oakland nextdoor thread about her UPS driver. After reading all 65 comments, I knew I had to meet him.

Local with Lisa: Oakland UPS Driver Recognized

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Local with Lisa: Havans Poker Night

Biggest Poker Night Ever! This year, the Havens Dads Club had the largest attendance ever for Havens Poker Night in its 15 years of existence. T.J. Won helped organize the event. “I think we are bursting at the seams to be honest in terms of capacity but everyone’s having a great time, so we can’t […]

Local with Lisa: Proud to Sponsor Havens Poker Night

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Local with Lisa: Butter & Sugar

Butter and Sugar bakery was created by two Piedmont High School students. Everything is homemade by Amy Derr and Henley Lorin.

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Local with Lisa: Viridian

Viridian is Oakland’s first Asian-American cocktail bar and brought to you by an all Asian ownership team. Jeremy Chiu is one of them.  He is also a Piedmont High School  graduate, class of 2010. How was Viridian created? We all worked in restaurants throughout San Francisco and Oakland. We wanted to create a place that […]

Local with Lisa: Viridian

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15th Annual Haven's Poker Night

The 15th Annual Haven’s Poker Night is coming up, and I am happy to be the platinum sponsor this year. It is the largest fundraiser for Haven’s Elementary School in Piedmont. I spoke to TJ Won, one of the organizers, and Anne Dolid, who is the principal of Haven’s Elementary.

Local with Lisa: Havens Poker Night

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Local with Lisa: Piedmont Pool Groundbreaking

More than 100 members of the Piedmont Swim Team, their parents and coaches show up for the Piedmont Community Pool groundbreaking ceremony.

Local with Lisa: Piedmont Pool Groundbreaking

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