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ISIAH: Extravagant Grooming Lounge 5243 College Avenue JOSH: Extravagant Grooming Lounge 5243 College Avenue LEISHA: Rooted Floral Design 5239 College Avenue SEMRIT: ‘im Moment Kaffee 5254 College Avenue ANDY: Revamp Amplifier Service 5241 College Avenue SUSIE: Susie Novak Interiors 5247 Colle...

Wingman 5295 College Avenue Co-Owner: Joelle Kim GoldenBug Children’s Shoes 5509 College Avenue Owner: Emily Goldenberg Photo/Judith Doner Berne Photos/Don Kinkead As I walked home along College Avenue, I saw five men, each carrying a white bowl-shaped carton. Open M...

College Avenue Sparkles for The Holidays W PHOTO: DON KINKEAD THE NEIGHBORHOOD MERCHANT BY THERESA NELSON College Avenue as a Gift Center hen you see the large bow of tiny white lights appear on the corner of the Rockridge Market Hall, you know that the ...

5550 College Avenue, Oakland Pretty Penny 5488 College Avenue, Oakland 510/653-1400 Women’s clothing and accessories 510/594-9219 Vintage and contemporary clothing, shoes, Owner: Liz Taylor Monday – Saturday 11:00am-7:00pm accessories, local designers, plus v...

5299 College Avenue Open for dinner nightly at 5pm Lunch Monday to Friday, 11am-3pm Christopher’s Burger 5295 College Avenue, 601-8828 Open daily 11am-9pm OPEN DAILY 12 - 2 i Vero Hair salon, 6052 College Avenue 5352 College Avenue 985-0406 Reopened The Conga...

College Avenue Safeway ■ ■ rebuild (6310 College Avenue at Claremont) There have now been two Safeway-spon- sored “stakeholder representative” meetings: the first on September 10 and the second on September 22. The stakeholders consist of RCPC, Claremont...

College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue MIEC/Blood Bank Building Expansion, Yoshi's; Aceland/Pizza Rustica College Avene Prestyyterian Church, 3951 College Avenue

Becky’s Chinese Restaurant 5620 College Avenue Open for take-out orders only. You can order online via Grubhub.com. Chinese staples, including dim sum, hot and sour soup, and Sichuan chicken served in a comfy setting. Crepevine 5600 College Avenue Crepevine is open for phone orders and...

friendly pub featuring 24 rotating beer tap handles, a full liquor license, and creative twists on classic pub fare. Jules Thin Crust 5804 College Avenue Jules Thin Crust is open for take-out and delivery orders via Doordash, Postmates, and UberEats. Gluten Intolerant? Vegan? Vegetarian? They have your back, and offer 3 types of organic crusts (including a special gluten-free crust). Belott...

By Cloud Nine

Vie Vie Boutique 5831 College Avenue 510/547-8780 Monday – Saturday 11:00am – 6:00pm Sunday 11:00am – 5:00pm Water Lounge 5634 College Avenue 510/654-5426 Cocktails, raw bar and small plates Tuesday – Thursday 5:30pm – 11:00pm, Friday – Sunday 5:30pm – 1:00am www.waterlounge....

College Avenue Security from page 1 in Rockridge. Much of my own time is dedicated to many of these community and security issues and we do our best to keep all Rockridge businesses informed. I hope to see you all out enjoying our neighborhood and shoppi...

If you are 55 or older, you are are invited to attend an open house on Wednesday, May 11, from 10 am to 1 pm at the College Avenue Senior Activity Center, located at College Avenue Pres- byterian Church, 5951 College Avenue, Oakland. Besides a great lunch, there will be music by the terrific College Avenue Combo, displays of activities available at the Center, and lot...

The merchants on College Avenue similarly need to become fully involved in the specific plan process. There is a strong track record of involvement by the College Avenue merchants which dates, at least as far as I know, to the early 1970’s when Gordon and Anne Winchester...

...and 510/654-6607 California-American cuisine, wines and full bar. Owners: Richard and Rebekah Wood Monday – Saturday lunch 11:30am, mid-afternoon snacks 3:00-5:30pm, dinner 5:30-10:00pm Sunday dinner 5:00-10:30pm Moved Baby World From 6000 College Avenue to 4400 Telegraph 510/547-7040 Loot Antiques From 5358 College Avenue to 3598 Mt. Diablo Blvd., Lafayette Scout Home Hardware From 5550 College Avenue to 5025 Telegraph Avenue 510/658-6582 New Owners, New Name Cole Coffee, Oakland 307 – 63...

By Theresa Nelson

510/282-0730 idobb@icloud.com By appointment only Lesley Evers 5501 College Avenue 510/595-7600 http://www.lesleyevers.com/visit-us/ 11-6 Mon-Sat; 11-5 Sun Taro’s Origami Studio 5322 College Avenue 510/596-9091 oakland.tarosorigami.com/ Tu-Sat, 11-6 Services and Restaurants A16 Italian cuisine 5356 College Avenue 510/858...

December 2006 Closed Soirée 5405 College Avenue Grasshopper Restaurant New Stores & Restaurants Habit Women’s Clothing and Accessories 5467 College Avenue 6317 College Avenue Swallowtail Antiques Shuz of Rockridge (formerly Birkenstock Connection) European fashion comfort shoes for Favo...

By Claire Isaacs

of changing times. CLOSED Giglio Restaurant 5427 College Avenue Presiding over the store’s demise was part-time co-manager Iris Goldman, a volunteer for many years, who consoled visitors and explained the reasons behind Creme de la Creme 5362 College Avenue Sierra Club Bookstore 6014 College Avenue NEW...

RAMP UP FROM COLLEGE AVENUE ramp up from college ave 18’ − 0" 25’ − 0" 18’ − 0" CLAREMONT AVENUE 18’ − 0" 25’ − 0" Original graphics labels were copied and enlarged for readability. Errors or misrepresentations in their handling will be corrected by The Rockridge New...

College Avenue where he offers an array of Italian fare — specializing in house-made pasta and Italian wine. “My Nonna’s cooking, and my Italian-American family here in Rock- ridge and Oakland were influential. When I started visiting my cousins in Italy...

■College Avenue Safeway Shopping Center (Corner of College and Claremont Avenues) As reported in last month’s Land Use Committee Update, the Draft Envi- ronmental Impacts Reports (DEIRs) for these two large and important projects have again been delayed. ...

COLLEGE AVENUE OF THE FUTURE RESIDENTS AVENUE PROPERTY OWNERS TOTAL OwN RENT TOTAL What would be the 3 MOST desirable public amenities for Rockridge? | | New library S 63 % 65 % 60 % 47 % More trees/landscaping 51% 51% 57 % 22 % Remove billboards 33 % 34...

By Jody Colley

Church (5951 College Avenue) will have crafts available for the kids. Children’s stores Goldenbug Shoes (5509 College Avenue) and Bella Vita (5511 College Avenue) will host kid- oriented popup vendors. Rock-N-Stroll reunites neighbors recently isolated by the pandemi...

RDA Sets College Avenue Holiday Security The Rockridge District Association (RDA) is pleased to bring security ambassadors to College Avenue for the holiday season. RDA has contracted with Intervention Group Incorporated, Security Services, an Oakland company, to...

Across College Avenue from 63rd Street: Stairs and elevator tower to roof top parking; entry to walk street/plaza area, College Avenue to Claremont Avenue Smaller retail shops organized in a single-story triangular building at point of Claremont and College ave...

By Claire Isaacs Wahrhaftig

Serving Rockridge Since 1909 Susan Bernosky LUTCF Rockridge: 5400 College Avenue 3210 College Avenue Insurance Agent (510) 450-9050 Elmwood: 2930 College Avenue Near Alcatraz Weekend Brunch in Elmwood 652-1990 5940 COLLEGE AVE #A OAKLAND susanbernosky@allstate.com CA Lic: 0738807,0D34069 Call me today to see how you ca...

College Avenue businesses can seem constant and unchanging. Perhaps a vacancy here and there showcases a pop-up opening to keep the space occupied, but in the main: constancy. Recently, distant stars have realigned, bringing a spate of expansions and new...

College Avenue Commerce: Decades of Service Merchants’ Years of Service: Part 7 Following is the seventh in our series on businesses in business on College Avenue at least 25 years. If you have been “on the Avenue” and haven’t seen your business’ name ye...

College Avenue businesses when the then- new Highway 24 split the shopping area in two, some in the city felt that Rockridge and Temescal were ripe for high-density housing and franchise business development. Many residents were concerned that College Av...

College Avenue Street Fair Rockridge Café, 5492 College Avenue. Wonderful origi- nal photos, on loan from Bosko’s Framing on College Ave., are on display through October. Mon- Sat, 7:30am to 3pm. Sunday, 8am to 3pm. For more information about the photos ...

College Avenue Gifts ers (beef, turkey, chicken, or tofu) from around the world (and those yummy curly fries) at Barney’s. Upper College Avenue: Chabot Road to Alcatraz Avenue tations for every special occasion. Heartfelt & offers a delightful array of i...

College Avenue Adult Activities Center College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5955 College Ave. All activities Wednesdays, 11-noon. Lunch follows, $1.75. Slide and video (V) shows (SS) in Lighthouse Room. July 12: (V) “History of Modern Household Appliances...

College Avenue lAdult Activities Center l College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5955 College Ave. [All octivities Wednesdays, 11-noon. Lunch follows, $1.75. | Slide (SS) and video (V) shows in Lighthouse Room. June 7: (SS) “Norway”, Charlie Fitch June 14: ...

Much of what gives College Avenue its distinctive character is the neighborhood scale of the buildings facing College Ave- nue, primarily ground-level, pedestrian-oriented storefronts and, in two- and three-story buildings, residential units and small offices on the upper ...

By Gail Wiemann

College Avenue (near Smaller Bytes) may notice, on these late autumn days, a beau- tiful aroma. It is our tree, Osmanthus fragrans, watfung its delightful scentalong College Avenue and up Taft Avenue. Truly a treasure to be cherished. @

By Malena Lopez-Maggi

BEST BEVERAGES of College Avenue BEST BEVERAGES The Chocolate Dragon: Coconut Chill 5427 College Avenue When the work day is over, I like to walk with my toddler and stop somewhere on College Avenue for a treat. One of my favor- ite destinations is The Chocolate Dragon, w...

COLLEGE AVENUE OF THE FUTURE MERCHANTS RESIDENTS What would be the 3 MOST desirable public amenities for Rockridge? More trees/landscaping 45% 51% More trash cans 43% 20% New library 42% 63% Public restrooms 26% 12% More beat cops 25% 25% Remove billboar...

Future of College Avenue Retail Examined by April Town Hall Panel Challenges: Internet Sales; Vacancies; Business Concentrations Panel members John Chalik, left, Stuart Flashman, Susan Bernosky, Kiera Williams, John Knight, and moderator Kevin Faughnan. by Kevin F...

By Stuart Flashman

ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY 5366 College Avenue at Manila | 597-5017 by Stuart Flashman, RCPC board member and former chair A comment that sometimes comes up in conversations I have about RCPC, especially with recently arrived Rockridge residents, is: “RCPC may have done lots of good th...

College Avenue to the current “Neigh- borhood Commercial Zone.” He also served on the RCPC board for many years, and as chair of the Land Use Committee. It should be noted that Glen has delivered the Rockridge News on his block for decades; and Robin ser...

Rockridge: 5400 College Avenue Elmwood: 2930 College Avenue Weekend Brunch in Elmwood Henry C. Levy & Co. ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Certified Public Accountants and Consultants A Professional Corporation ■ • tax preparation • estate planning • tax planning • business valuation 5940 Col...

College Avenue Retail is HOT! According to John Cumbelich & Associates of Walnut Creek, over-all occupancy in Oakland’s retail submarkets has moved noticeably higher in the second quarter of this year. Rockridge has proven to be Oakland’s hottest retail ...

Chimes Name Gone After 101 Years ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY 5366 College Avenue 597-5017 HOURS: Mon, Tues: Weds, Thurs, Sat: Friday: Sunday: Library program details: See Calendar, page 15. by Annette Floystrup, RCPC boardmember The oldest name of a College Avenue shop disap- peared into the history books on July 21 wh...

ROCKRIDGE BRANCH LIBRARY 5366 College Avenue 597-5017 HOURS: Mon, Tues: Weds, Thurs, Sat: Friday: Sunday: Library program details: See Calendar, page 15. 12:30 – 8 p.m. 10 a.m. – 5:30 p.m. 12 – 5:30 p.m. CLOSED CLOSED: Sundays and Mondays; also Mar 31 & Apr 1 Hello, College Avenue! b...

College Avenue Delivery Route Available Photo credit: Judy Berne Phoenix Optical owner Ray Ascher traveled to Africa and Inner Mongolia to get the horn for the glasses he manufactures and sells. Thanks to Kathleen Winzeler for her service as Block Captai...

See “College Avenue Tug-of-War” on page 4 for further examination of this matter. Mon – Fri 9:30 – 6:00 Sat 9:30 – 5:00 CHIMES PHARMACY Serving Rockridge Since 1909 3210 College Avenue Near Alcatraz 652-1990 $5 FREE DRYCLEANING with garment orders over $28 or...

By Daniel Ferdelman

by Daniel Ferdelman, Co-Chair, RCPC Working together, City Councilmem- ber Jane Brunner, Rockridge District Association (RDA) and RCPC have come up with a plan to beautify College Avenue. The College Avenue Committee for Capital Improvements (CACCI, formerly the UnderBART Committee), chaired by Teresa Drenick and composed of representatives from RCPC, RDA and the community, has been studying improvements to the BART plaza ...

College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue; www.capcoakland.org

By Jacqueline Tasch

...ew up. On his occasional days off, he likes doing small carpentry projects around the house, but he’s happy with his eventual career choice. “I can’t imagine what else I would do,” he says. Records suggest that the Chimes phar- macy was on College Avenue as early as 1909. The first location was at the corner of Alcatraz, where A Cuppa Tea now stands, just over the line into Berkeley. Since then, the store has been creeping up the street toward the Oakland bound- ary. By the time John becam...

College Avenue Store Fronts support that view? Should specific services be emphasized to preserve the area or to add to it? In the coming months, RCPC will be inviting Rockridge residents, merchants, and commercial property owners to share their thoughts...

By Annette Floystrup

College Avenue Safeway Environmental Report Coming Soon: How to Make Your Comments Count The draft environmental impact report (DEIR) for Safeway’s College Avenue shopping center will be released shortly. Rockridge residents will then have 45 days to sub...

By Polly Winograd Ikonen

College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue, will host its annual Thanksgiving Day Community Meal on Thursday, November 26, as it has done for more than 15 years. The meal generally serves 200-300 people, many of whom are homeless or isolated...

College Avenue Tug-of-War NCPC Election Results: by Annette R. Floystrup, RCPC board member Chris Jackson, Chairman 4 Many College Avenue merchants were surprised to learn that the board of directors of the Rockridge District Asso- ciation (RDA) reactiva...

By Don Kinkead

College Avenue Stores Host Children’s Art Kids Paint the Town and the Museum of Children’s Art (MOCHA) announce their Kids Art Showcase and Art Event April 2 through 30. Over 200 pieces of local kids’ art will be displayed in merchant windows along Colle...

RCPC General Meeting College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue Kirst day of RCPC Election. Time and location to be announced. RCPC General Meeting/Election: 2nd Day College Avenue Presbyterian Church

The College Avenue Senior Activity Center recently announced an opening for a volunteer Greeter/Host or Hostess for programs at the Center. The job would include greeting seniors coming to see slide programs, setting up microphones and assisting persons pres...

First Runner Up: College Avenue Burrito Shop, 5359 B College Avenue Zachary’s Chicago Pizza, 5801 College Avenue

By Bill Chung

The College Avenue Merchants Association — CAMA - is an organization with one hundred merchant members in College Avenue between Broadway and Alcatraz. Its main purpose is to provide information and promote business on College Avenue. The CAMA Board of Direc...

By Ed Aust

College Avenue Presbyterian Church 5951 College Avenue Sanctuary

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College Avenue Presbyterian Church 5951 College Avenue

College Avenue Adult Activity Center 5951 College Avenue

College Avenue Adult Activity Center 5951 College Avenue

College Avenue Adult Activity Center 5951 College Avenue

By Dan Pitcock

College Avenue Adult Activity Center 5951 College Avenue

College Avenue Presbyterian Church at 5951 College Avenue (658-3665) — a church heading into her 100th year — invites any who are searching for an active and caring church to check her out. Sunday School for the whole family begins at 9:15 a.m., with wor...

COLLEGE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5951 CoLLEGE AVENUE

COLLEGE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5951 COLLEGE AVENUE

COLLEGE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5951 COLLEGE AVENUE

COLLEGE AVENUE PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 5951 COLLEGE AVENUE

College Avenue merchants, business people and property own- ers present their views in this column based on wide-ranging inter- views. Interviewees were asked to comment on College Avenue, Rockridge, community communication, and the role of the City. The...

College Avenue can go on indefinitely as a prosperous area but we need to look at it to improve its destiny. For instance, College Avenue has an abundance of certain types of businesses and needs more diversity. I feel a mix of businesses— a diversity —i...

College Avenue Presbyterian Church, 5951 College Avenue, 658-3665, also welcomes donations of food and money for the Pantry which operates year around. Each week the Church pre- pares two types of food—filled grocery bags for distribution. The “Street Ba...

College Avenue Presbyterian Church e 5951 College Avenue * Oakland, CA 94618 *

College Avenue Presbyterian Church 5951 College Avenue, Oakland, CA 94618

By Barbara Anderson

College Avenue is experiencing a loss of long-time, small merchants and neighborhood-serving businesses. In place of these, there is an increase of eating and drinking establishments, and retail stores with a regional appeal. Escalating land values have ...

By Ray Perman

...he outer Oakland, Piedmont, and Berkeley areas within 30 to 40 minutes – every day – no matter what the traffic. The Key Route E Line traveled up Claremont Avenue and terminated at the Claremont Hotel; travel time between San Francisco and College Avenue was only 32 minutes. Equally astounding was the level of service provided by Key Route Local Service streetcars. They collected passengers on such streets as Broadway, College Avenue, Telegraph Avenue, Alcatraz Avenue, Piedmont Avenue, Hig...

By Don Kinkead

by Don Kinkead, editor In the June 2010 issue of The Rockridge News, the declining state of news racks on College Avenue was noted in an article on page 4 (“Battered News Racks Blight College”). The article reported “A recent informal survey of 130 news vending boxes on 22 modular racks on College Avenue between Alcatraz and Hudson avenues found that 99 have...

By Theresa Nelson

Closed August 5412 College Avenue Bellies ‘n’ Babies 5501 College Avenue Dapper for Men 5332 College Avenue Galvin’s Workspace Furniture 5933 College Avenue Habit 5467 College Avenue Milk 5833 College Avenue Vie Vie Boutique 5831 College Avenue Synergy (2008) Tara’s Organi...

The project — called the “Harwood Creek College Avenue Bypass” — will replace a deteriorated existing reinforced concrete box storm drain with 1600 feet of reinforced concrete pipe 84 inches in diameter. It involves construction work on College Avenue from the intersection of College and Chabo...

New Eateries Open on College Avenue Foodie alert — College Avenue welcomes newcomers to the block. Casa Barotti spizzacheria opened in the former Extreme Pizza space at 3204 College near Alcatraz, serving up a selection of pizza-based snacks and drinks. Namastey Patio opened...

he City’s transportation depart- ment, OakDOT, will begin resurfacing College Avenue this October, also delivering on long-overdue pedestrian and bicycle saftey improvements. The process could take a month or longer. For the portion south of the BART station, the current surface has to be ground down by several inches and ...