Thursday, May 9th was the annual “Bike to work day” and Old Oakland hosted the popular after party! Hundred’s of people rode their bikes to Old Oakland to celebrate this fun event!

Happy New Year! Please join us in saying farewell to two of our popuphood tenants, McMullen Boutiques and Piper & John Goods.  We will miss them greatly and appreciate their participation and dedication to the neighborhood and community. We are very excited to continue working with popuphood whom is finalizing plans for two more new [...]

Old Oakland is getting a splash of Italy, courtesy of Paul Ferrari and his Borgo Italia partners — Chef Franco Camboli and General Manager Fabio Dalle Vacche. With the official opening date set for tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 18. Borgo Italia, in the old B Restaurant space, will feature regional Italian cuisine, with house-made pastas and [...]

We are pleased to announce that Cohen Law Firm and Brilliant Ink have joined our family of office tenants at Old Oakland! Both tenants are moving into the Arlington Building on 9th Street, filling the last of the available office space in the building. Cohen Law Firm out of San Diego has opened a satellite office in Oakland and represents [...]

As summer arrives, we are thrilled to announce some exciting new changes in Old Oakland! Long time tenant, B Restaurant has closed for business in Oakland.   Although we are sad to see them leave, we are looking forward to welcoming a new Italian Bistro, Borgo Italia!  We are VERY excited for this new venture and look forward to delicious, authentic [...]

Please join us on Friday, May 4th from 5pm – 10pm as we close 9th Street and celebrate six months of popuphood success with Music and free visual art displays. MUSIC DJ Hakobo is the owner of Som Bar and co-creator Wonder-Full. Hakobo has an open ear to emergent electronic styles. The John Brother’s Piano [...]

  Please join the neighborhood for the 2012 Oakland Running Festival! Below are all the details: WHAT:(Distances: Marathon, Half-Marathon, Hawaiian Airlines 4-Person Team Relay, Oakland Tribune 5K and Lucky Kids Fun Run) 3RD ANNUAL OAKLAND RUNNING FESTIVAL WHO: 9,000 runners of all ages and abilities from 40+ states and 6 foreign countries WHERE: (All races [...]

Happy New Year! Below is the link to the newsletter the Downtown Community Benefit District puts out each quarter.  Old Oakland’s popuphood is mentioned and we had a very successful holiday season!   If you have not had a chance to visit the new retail shops, please stop in when you have a chance! Greetings from Downtown [...]