The Oaks Theater… Our great neighborhood movie theater
TweetWe decided to have an early start to the Labor Day weekend.. and went to see The Visitor at our neighborhood theater, The Oaks. At night, it shines like a beacon at the top of Solano Avenue…. and...
View ArticleMovie Double Features?
TweetIt’s Saturday morning and I’m listening to a rebroadcast of Sedge Thomson’s West Coast Live wcl.org broadcast on KALW 91.7 Saturday Mornings 10:00 am to 12:00 noon Timothy Ferris was a guest...
View ArticleThe New San Francisco Bay Bridge!
TweetI’ve been watching the new San Francisco Bay Bridge being built… but from the old bridge, and not from sea level. When I read that Architecture Month is underway, and they had architecture cruise...
View ArticleWe will never forget
TweetMy mother wanted us to take her for a drive through Manhattan after my cousin’s wedding on Sun 2 Sep 2001. We stopped in Jersey City for a view of Lower Manhattan. On Tue 4 Sep 2001 I drove Carol...
View ArticleThe Solano Stroll is Sunday 14 Sep 2008
TweetFood, music, pets, people, performers, shopping… this Berkeley-Albany’s Mile Long Block Party! Solano Avenue .. from San Pablo Avenue to The Alameda. Parade starts at 10:00 am at the top of...
View ArticleKeep Calm & Carry On!
TweetAs Lee Hayes said in “The Weavers”… this too shall pass! Thought this was something to keep in mind in these interesting times. A favorite poster from the Victoria & Albert Museum in London....
View ArticleJust Listed: Beautifully updated home in Berkeley's Thousand Oaks neighborhood!
TweetIt’s rare to find a home in Berkeley that has Bay views, a spectacular garden and is near Solano Avenue and Kensington Circle shops and transportation. You will find this rare combination on quiet...
View ArticleWe definitely vote early in Berkeley….
TweetWe definitely vote early in Berkeley…. Alas.. they don’t let us vote often! VOTE! Ira Tweet
View ArticleSolano Avenue Sights!
TweetWe voted, then strolled up to Solano Avenue for a cup of coffee and to pick up the mail! We kept on bumping into friends and clients… and spent an enjoyable hour schmoozing. Everyone we bumped...
View ArticleA Thousand Oaks Neighborhood Fixer.. Not for the faint of heart!
Tweet1951 Thousand Oaks Blvd – $900,000 3 BR 2 BA Not for the faint of heart, restore this upper Thousand Oaks Neighborhood 1926 Grande Dame with detached art studio to its former glory. Wonderful...
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