Tovin Lapan
Food editor @Citysidelocal, @Berkeleyside, @Oaklandside & @Richmondside
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2 weeks ago |
oaklandside.org | Tovin Lapan
Bay Area soccer fans gearing up for the World Cup’s return to U.S. soil in 2026 can practice their chants, try on the latest kits, and start getting in the spirit this September. The Mexican national team will face off with Japan’s national team in a friendly match at the Coliseum as the two squads prepare for the top international competition. The match will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 6.
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1 month ago |
oaklandside.org | Tovin Lapan
The interior of Jaji, a new restaurant that opened in January in Uptown Oakland, is designed and decorated to evoke Afghanistan, the country owner Sophia Akbar’s family fled decades ago following the invasion of the Soviet Union.
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1 month ago |
oaklandside.org | Tovin Lapan
Point Richmond restaurant, bar and music venue the Baltic Kiss has permanently closed after a tumultuous start to 2025, including a public fundraising campaign, benefit concerts, and at least two employees filing complaints with the California Labor Commission regarding unpaid wages.
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2 months ago |
oaklandside.org | Tovin Lapan
Matt Horn, chef and owner of Horn Barbecue, will be adding to the menu and hours at his Old Oakland location as he looks to drive more traffic to the restaurant, but will not be opening the West Oakland retail shop that was previously announced. Prior to the March 15-16 weekend, a hand-written sign appeared on the Old Oakland Horn Barbecue location at 464 Eighth St., reading, in part, “Closed.
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Mar 5, 2025 |
oaklandside.org | Tovin Lapan |Madeline Taub
The decor at Point Richmond’s Baltic Kiss can only be described as eclectic. Gold mermaid statues sit on either side of the front door, booths and chairs are upholstered with leopard print, and gold crinkly fabric. There are disco balls of various sizes, hanging lanterns, fairy lights, mannequins with mohawks, a painting of a naked woman gifted by former Richmond Mayor Tom Butt, hand-painted swirling ceilings … the list could go on and on.
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‘Heartbreaking:’ Coliseum vendors reflect on the end of an era for Oakland sports "Hopefully it’s so busy I don’t have time to be sad. It’s not so much losing work, it’s missing people. The fans who have turned into family." https://t.co/Rt8QGnhDjR #OaklandAs #Athletics https://t.co/Vf5ol6YIyJ
To the person who took down my four-year-old’s troll, Floofy, from the Bridgeview “Troll” Trail …. You are the reason society is crumbling.
RT @DarwinBondGraha: Oakland has some of the most dangerous roads in California, places that so are poorly designed and maintained that spe…
