“Food craft is where food and people meet. Where human skills make flavor. Where better food is born.” – Anya Fernald, founder of Food Craft Institute
Food Craft Institute (FCI) is a non-profit educational institution founded in 20...
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The Fratellanza Club is one of the largest social clubs in America founded by Italian pioneers for the purpose of providing a social center for themselves, their families, and their guests.
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The Oakland Parks and Recreation Foundation is a registered non-profit that bridges the gap between the City of Oakland’s offices of Parks and Recreation and Public Works, helping to fund the public’s need for safe, clean and well-maintai...
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Fruitvale (originally Fruit Vale and formerly Brays) is a neighborhood in Oakland. It is located about 4 miles southeast of Downtown, and is home to the city's largest Hispanic population...
The area got its name from the earlier "Fruit Vale", the...
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Originally called "Fruit Vale," the neighborhood around Fruitvale BART Station was mostly apricot and cherry orchards in the late 1800s. Today, it's a vibrant neighborhood and one of Oakland's main commercial areas.
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Fruitvale Village is a planned community: public transit, ground-floor retail, upper-level apartments, a library, children's and senior centers, even a school.
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Grove Shafter Park is located under the interchange between the Grove Shafter Freeway and the MacArthur Freeway. The park is separated into three separate sections and is sometimes unofficially called Marcus Garvey Park. There are separate spots for...
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Martin Luther King Jr. Way at 36th Street
Oakland
CA
94609
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The Guy Hyde Chick House is a beautiful home featuring "handsome shingle work and vibrant colors (a Prussian blue front door and red quatrefoil design around the rear balcony and kitchen) to the handcrafted details and abundant use of native woods&md...
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The mission of the Head-Royce School is to inspire in our students a lifelong love of learning and pursuit of academic excellence, to promote understanding of and respect for the diversity that makes our society strong, and to encourage constructive...
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A nice plaza/park that features the "Remember Them: Champions for Humanity" sculptures; recognizing 25 political and humanitary figures of the recent past: Rev. Ralph David Abernathy, Maya Angelou, Susan B. Anthony, Ruby Bridges, Cesar Cha...
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1900 Rashida Muhammad Street
Oakland
CA
94612
510.238.7275
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Holy Names University (HNU) was founded by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in 1868 on the shores of Lake Merritt. In 1957, the campus was moved from Lake Merritt to a wooded, sixty-acre site in the Oakland Hills. An academic community...
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IUH classes take place in the private homes and gardens of our instructors or at other community homestead sites. We are locally based and most classes are in Oakland or Berkeley.
While there are some drawbacks to not having a permanent physical l...
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Founded in 1989 by Pangulong Guro Sultan "Shaykh" Uddin, the direct protege and first African American to be promoted to Master level under the late Grandmaster/Founder, Angel Cabales, IESA continues the tradition of teaching the art of Eskrima Serra...
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The International Maritime Center (IMC) is the Seaman's Club in Oakland California. The IMC provides assistance to seafarers, waterfront workers, and truckers regardless of religion, race or nationality. The facility was built in 1989 with a grant...
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This is a Port of Oakland attraction named after the famous author and Oakland native. The charming waterfront property is filled with numerous entertainment options and quality dining and shopping establishments. Some of the highlights include aweso...
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Jean Sweeney Open Space Park is bordered by Constitution Way, Atlantic Avenue and Sherman Street. It is located on the former Alameda Beltline Railroad property that was secured by the City at its original purchase price due to the advocacy efforts...
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Enter Joaquin Miller Park and you will quickly forget that you are minutes away from the hustle and bustle of the city. Hikers, equestrians, bicyclists, joggers and picnickers from all over the Bay Area regularly frequent the 500-acre park.
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3450 Joaquin Miller Road
Oakland
CA
94602
+1 510.238.4718
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/opr/s/Parks/JoaquinMiller/index.htm
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Just BE is a Black women business network founded in 2016 that provides Black women entrepreneurs access to a collective marketplace and business ecosystem.
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Just Steppin is a dance company and business group that is dedicated to the evolution of the Chicago dance culture, art form and lifestyle. We provide Chicago Style Steppin events,workshops and six week dance classes to groups and individuals...
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The Kapor (pronounced KAY-por) Center aims to make the technology ecosystem and entrepreneurship more diverse and inclusive. We are particularly interested in positive social impacts for communities that have historically been on the periphery of acc...
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We are a farming technology organization located in West Oakland. We use aquaponics to improve life’s in urban and rural communities by utilizing traditional concepts, local materials and modern technologies.
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Lake Merritt is a large tidal lagoon that lies just east of downtown Oakland. It is surrounded by parkland and city neighborhoods.
A popular 3.1 mile (5 km) walking and jogging path runs along its perimeter. It is historically significant as the Un...
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Off Lake Merritt Boulevard, near the lake's most southwest corner, sits the open air Lake Merritt Amphitheater. The paved walking path that runs around Lake Merritt protrudes at this spot to provide an adequate stage area. Most of the time it's jus...
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Lake Merritt Blvd at 11th Street
Oakland
CA
94612
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Lakeside Park is best known for Lake Merritt which is one of the most celebrated and accessible parks in Oakland with hundreds of visitors enjoying the park and its unique amenities daily. There are so many enjoyable activities and places to have an...
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620 Bellvue Avenue
Oakland
CA
94610
https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/parks-and-recreation-index/parks/lakeside-park
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Lakeside Park Garden Center (Marsha J. Corprew Memorial) at Lake Merritt was founded in the 1950's serving as a cultural and educational center through the efforts of Oakland East Bay Garden Center and the City. The Lakeside Park Garden Center is cen...
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666 Bellevue Drive
Oakland
CA
94612
510.238.3420
https://www.oaklandca.gov/services/parks-and-recreation-index/special-events-and-rentals/reserve-an-event-venue/reserve-lakeside-park-garden-center
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Do you like success stories? I would like to share with you a story about an amazing woman.
She is easy to research, just Google her name, Orunamamu or Yellow Legs and you will find stories, video and comments from many people whose lives h...
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3100 Summit St, Cafeteria Conference Room, Providence Pavilion
Oakland
CA
94609
+1 510.847.7093
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All adults can profit from instruction and are eligible for admission to Laney College. The college is located 1 block from the Lake Merritt Bart station.
Laney College is an institution in Oakland, providing lifelong learning opportunities in aca...
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The June Steingart Gallery at Laney College provides an accessible and professionally managed art gallery, reflecting the rich cultural diversity that exists on the Laney campus and the sorrounding Bay Area community. Changing contemporary art exhibi...
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The Laurel District is one of the many culturally diverse neighborhoods in Oakland, California. It is situated between the foot of the Oakland hills and Mills College. It lies at an elevation of 226 feet (69 m). At the heart of the neighborhood lies...
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MacArthur Blvd
Oakland
CA
94619
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The Laurel District is one of the many culturally diverse neighborhoods in Oakland. It is situated between the Oakland hills and Mills College. At the heart of the neighborhood lies MacArthur Blvd., a bustling shopping area with annual festivals and...
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Our vision is to become a full-service community-based school in which students experience the joy of learning and develop the necessary skills and knowledge to succeed in college and career.
Our mission at Laurel is to foster the growth of the wh...
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A pristine wooded canyon is protected in this 290-acre parkland near Merritt College in Oakland. Restoration is in progress along Rifle Range Creek along Leona Trail to reduce erosion and protect the riparian ecosystem. Dogs and humans are not allowe...
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Since our founding in 1883 as the first racially integrated orphanage in Northern California, Lincoln has impacted the lives of children and families through evolving programs. Today, we provide preventative, individualized and comprehensive support...
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Lincoln Square Recreation Center is centrally located near public transportation with a lighted outdoor playground and two custom designed rubber-surfaced play areas with ADA accessibility.
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250 10th Street
Oakland
CA
94607
+1 510.238.7738
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/government/o/opr/s/facility/oak029389
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Next to the commercial bustle of Oakland International Airport is a 741-acre park leased from the Port of Oakland, protecting the remainder of a once-extensive marshland at San Leandro Bay
At the intersection of Doolittle Drive and Swan Way is the...
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Merritt College is a public, comprehensive two-year college. It is one of the four colleges of the Peralta Community College District.
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Middle Harbor Shoreline Park (MHSP) is a 38-acre shoreline park built by the Port of Oakland and operated by the East Bay Regional Park District for the community, with more than two miles of pathways encircling Middle Harbor Basin.
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Founded in 1852, MILLS is an independent liberal arts college for women, with graduate programs for both women and men.
The curriculum fosters excellence: MILLS educates its students to think critically and communicate responsibly and effectively,...
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This great community resource is nestled in the Montclair District, complete with a duck pond, picnic areas, tennis courts, outdoor basketball court, and modern play equipment. Recent renovations were completed to make the center accessible to commun...
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6300 Moraga Avenue
Oakland
CA
94611
+1 510.482.7812
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/opr/s/facility/OAK029391
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Mosswood Park is nestled on four acres of green between West and North Oakland. The park is host to many events, programs and classes year round, and during the summer months hosts a thriving summer camp program. Our after school programs feature coo...
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3612 Webster Street
Oakland
CA
94609
+1 510.597.5038
http://www2.oaklandnet.com/Government/o/opr/s/facility/OAK029392
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