Our hearts are full this season because you helped us donate a total of 373 coats during our month-long coat drive! Thank you for helping us help those in need this winter. We are so grateful for your generosity and kindness.
Not only is February host to vibrant Lunar New Year festivities and the always fun-to-watch Winter Olympics, but the East Bay also offers unique events in the form of stand-up comedy in a mattress shop and Bird Count
(plus more) this month!
We are thrilled to have just welcomed a couple of amazing new agents during our birthday month (Abio is 2 years old!). Help us keep the celebration going by voting for Abio in Oakland Magazine's Best of Oakland and the East Bay! We are so grateful for all your continued support. Voting ends Feb 5th. VOTE HERE.
Free First Thursdays at Berkeley Art Museum (2/1): Normally $12, the museum offers free admission to the art galleries and public programs on the first Thursday of every month. Learn more...
Lunar New Year Street Festival (2/3): This year OACC welcomes in the Year of the Dog with their Lunar New Year Festival in the heart of Oakland’s Chinatown. Music, dance performances, arts and crafts such as lantern-making, vendors and more. Learn more...
Downtown Martinez Wine & Chocolate Stroll (2/10): Spend a relaxing afternoon strolling from business to business in downtown Martinez. Stop in participating stores and restaurants to sample delicious wines and chocolate treats! Learn more...
Olympics Celebration in Concord (2/10): Bring the family and join The Veranda for a celebration honoring the Winter Olympics! Enjoy cupcakes, crafts, and activities, along with ice sculpting! Learn more...
Chillarious: Free Comedy & Wine in a Mattress Shop (2/16): Chillarious is the only comedy showcase where you can enjoy the Bay Area’s best comedic talent while lounging luxuriously on the Bay Area’s most comfortable organic mattresses and pillows. Learn more...
Great Winter Backyard Bird Count (2/17): You’ll look at what birds are living at the Berkeley’s Aquatic Park this winter, and you’ll focus on the identification of water birds (e.g. ducks, herons, and gulls) but will stop to admire any and all birds that may be present. Learn more...
Mountain lion cub spotted near the Greek Theatre in Berkeley: A UC Berkeley employee spotted a mountain lion cub on Tuesday evening near the Greek Theatre, east of the main Cal campus. UC Berkeley Police sent out an alert Tuesday, around 8:40 p.m., to say that a female UC Berkeley staffer was walking on the pathway between Bowles Lot and Foothill Lot... Read more...
Best Bay Area clam chowder? Readers raise a cup to 10 more faves (even the red kind):
Last week, we delved into the topic of four fab Bay Area chowder spots, then asked readers to share their chowdah go-tos. Needless to say, they were happy as clams to dish on the delights of everything from Sam’s Chowder House to the Hog Island Oyster Company and more. Read more...
All-You-Can-Eat Crab Feeds: Lamorinda, East Bay: This year's all-you-can-eat crab feeds in the East Bay are plentiful and varied. Go for the delicious crab, but then -- depending on the event -- stay for the music, dancing or auctions, plus community camaraderie, while supporting some very worthy causes! Read more...
Lamorinda All-Access Playground Opens:
The Moraga Commons was teeming with excited visitors on January 28th as the All-Access Playground was officially dedicated and open for play. Read more...
Flu Prevention Tips You May Not Have Tried: A dangerous influenza epidemic is sweeping the nation and hitting California especially hard, so how can you prevent the flu from striking your household? You can’t live in a plastic bubble… Read more...
Tax Reform and Real Estate: Who Are the Real Winners and Losers?: It’s a new year filled with new laws – from the useful, to the quirky, to the expensive. Pot is legal now in California, public diaper-changing stations must be accessible to men as well as women, the state minimum wage rose $.50, and President Trump signed a major federal tax reform bill. Read more...
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