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Old 11-19-2010, 03:51 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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This sorta shows that Emerald Towers' developer is still very interested in building...
BREAKING NEWS: Big San Francisco Money Enters Oakland Council Race | 92510


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Old 11-24-2010, 10:43 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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The Parkway is re-opening at its original location on Park Blvd:

"..[we] are ready to invest money in the kitchen, lobby,
theater spaces, and projection room to bring the Parkway back to life.
I expect that we’ll have a lease in place in the next week or two and
that we’ll be able to reopen the Parkway in roughly six months time,
give or take a few permits and a beer and wine license.."

"...the first dishes out of the New Parkway
“test kitchen” are getting rave reviews. We served some pizza at our
investor meetings that made guests exclaim, “if the pizza is this
good, the Parkway will definitely be successful.” We also made a
flourless chipotle chocolate cake on another night, which I think
could find its way onto the menu, along with a savory wild mushroom
bread pudding, and a few wintry soups. Lastly, we’re looking into
making our own fountain drinks so as to avoid the high-fructose corn
syrup-filled crap that’s commonly distributed."

http://oaklandlocal.com/blogs/2010/1...s-thanksgiving

In case any are unfamiliar, the Parkway plays movies about 6 months after their first release for a low ticket price, and has sofas, beer, proper food, etc. The new Parkway will also allow people under 21. They are also soliciting investors/donations for a portion of the project: Reopen the Parkway Theater! by J Moses Ceaser — Kickstarter. Perks to donation include free screenings, reserved sofas, free beer, etc.

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Old 11-24-2010, 11:44 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Originally Posted by lmk1707 View Post
The Parkway is re-opening at its original location on Park Blvd:

"..[we] are ready to invest money in the kitchen, lobby,
theater spaces, and projection room to bring the Parkway back to life.
I expect that we’ll have a lease in place in the next week or two and
that we’ll be able to reopen the Parkway in roughly six months time,
give or take a few permits and a beer and wine license.."

"...the first dishes out of the New Parkway
“test kitchen” are getting rave reviews. We served some pizza at our
investor meetings that made guests exclaim, “if the pizza is this
good, the Parkway will definitely be successful.” We also made a
flourless chipotle chocolate cake on another night, which I think
could find its way onto the menu, along with a savory wild mushroom
bread pudding, and a few wintry soups. Lastly, we’re looking into
making our own fountain drinks so as to avoid the high-fructose corn
syrup-filled crap that’s commonly distributed."

New Parkway News, 11/23/10-News for Thanksgiving | Oakland Local

In case any are unfamiliar, the Parkway plays movies about 6 months after their first release for a low ticket price, and has sofas, beer, proper food, etc. The new Parkway will also allow people under 21. They are also soliciting investors/donations for a portion of the project: Reopen the Parkway Theater! by J Moses Ceaser — Kickstarter. Perks to donation include free screenings, reserved sofas, free beer, etc.
This is terrific news! I was so bummed when they closed because it really brought people in that area together.

Excellent.

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Old 11-24-2010, 11:54 AM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Miami Air? Never heard of that one before...anyway, they now offer twice weekly roundtrips between Oakland and Kona, Hawaii.
Miami Air is now operating the "Kona Shuttle" from Oakland
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Old 11-24-2010, 11:56 AM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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Good news about the PArkway! I had been hyping it up to my sister and poof it was gone.
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Old 11-24-2010, 12:40 PM
 
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i liked the alcoholic pear cider at the parkway but the food was not great and the couches were grungy but i'm old so i may not have been the target market.
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Old 11-24-2010, 01:58 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA
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i liked the alcoholic pear cider at the parkway but the food was not great and the couches were grungy but i'm old so i may not have been the target market.
The new person who's doing this is a bit of a foodie, I think the food selection is going to be a lot better. He started a group called "Frugal Foodies" and used to work in a restaurant.
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Old 12-02-2010, 02:35 PM
 
Location: Los Altos Hills, CA
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Interesting.

Magic Johnson firm in $20M purchase of Oakland complex | San Francisco Business Times
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Old 12-02-2010, 08:34 PM
 
Location: Oakland, CA USA
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This isn't Magic Johnson's first venture into Oakland. I believe, at one point, he owned the Starbucks at the Fruitvale Station shopping center. This is when the shopping center first opened in the mid-1990s.
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Old 12-02-2010, 08:55 PM
 
Location: East Bay Area
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I've Been reading , and I notices something.

Mr. Fantastic said City Center was sold at a cheap price because it was empty.
However, City Center is 97% leased.
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