Major Story Breaking! Keep your eye on this. Chinatowns are posed to become a hotbed of development activity. In downtown Oakland's epicenter(no pun intended) is a market called SWAN's which was recently purchased and developed by an Asian conglomerate. Oakland has a thriving China Town which thu
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07/24/2007
Just about every morning you'll find people at the Bay Area Rapid Train Station(called BART) giving out different freebies such as: new coffee drinks, candies, newspapers, gift cards etc. Why? The bay area is one of the hottest marketing test markets because of the diversity here in age, gender,
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07/24/2007
She's done such a wonderful job with this store. And I want you to meet her before we leave this corner...
07/24/2007
There's something about this chair which drew me into the store...she has so many unique finds. The store is bright, fun and clean...You could stay there all afternoon.
07/24/2007
This store is right across the street from one of my office locations which I'll show you in a few. The proprietor who is there daily was gracious. I'll show a picture of her in my next post. But this store is so lovely; it brings back memories of the 50's and beyond. As your eyes dance over the
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07/24/2007
On my tour of Oakland I was trying to find some businesses which were not restaurant related to share with my friends so you can continue to get a flavor of the area within blocks of the central location where many of the condominiums and loft are. I found one interesting shop with these wooden r
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07/24/2007
Beautiful sculptures leading up to the front door of City Walk...this is a serene place in the middle of the city....The Tao of Oakland.Stay Tuned...For now I want to thank all of you for your comments and for the most recent comment on how to boost my score(love ya) . Oakland is the way. Right n
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07/23/2007
As you can see I'm building the blog...I'm excited about Oakland and I'm excited about hearing from you. I'm getting my thoughts together for a soulful message on where I'm at with Oakland. Please continue to comment and I'll be posting a message to you...Let me think about this while I'm gatheri
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07/23/2007
The new Temptations performing in the beautiful City Center square right across from my office and within walking distance to gorgeous condominiums and lofts....These guys sounded just like the temptations. And there wasn't a still person in the courtyard. People were moving with the music. And i
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07/23/2007
Check out these 5.00 totes....
07/23/2007
