On Location
ON LOCATION with Harley Forrey
Favorite haunts of Harley Forrey, general manager of Oakland’s Chapel of the Chimes.
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ON LOCATION with Nancy Nadel
Nancy Nadel, a member of the Oakland City Council since 1996, spills the beans about her passion for Jamaica, the chocolate company she founded, and where to hang out in Oaktown.
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ON LOCATION with David Zuckermann
Berkeley naturalist David Zuckermann tells us about trails at Tilden, the sex life of the California Newt, and where in the concrete jungle a guy can get a bite to eat.
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ON LOCATION with Allen Michaan
Local character Allan Michaan, the mogul behind Oakland’s Grand Lake Theater and Michaan’s Auctions, fills us in on his favorite haunts hereabouts.
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ON LOCATION with Adam Lamoreaux
We’re excited to debut the first installation of On Location—a bite-sized new Q&A with a colorful East Bay character (as you may have noticed, there’s no shortage in these parts!) plus a peek at their preferred hangouts. This month, we launch the series with Adam Lamoreaux, the boffo brewmeister behind Oakland’s Linden Street Brewery. Lamoreaux fills us in on his favorite local haunts, strolls, restaurants, and, of course, brew pubs.
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