Grand Avenue Archives

Where are Oakland’s 20 most dangerous intersections?

by Jose Fermoso June 18, 2024, 10:13 a.m.June 18, 2024, 10:13 a.m.

From Bancroft and Seminary to Perkins and Grand, these crossroads see the highest nmbers of deadly car crashes and injuries.

A woman in a print sweater and blue shoes pulls a book from a bookshelf while holding a cocktail in the other hand.

At this Oakland basement bookstore customers, browse with cocktails in hand

by Risa Nye June 11, 2024, 11:02 a.m.June 13, 2024, 5:02 p.m.

Clio’s books offers a bar, events, chess boards and a place for late-night conversation.

A man hangs high above the street sitting on a little swing with cables protecting him from falling. He's smiling at the camera, taking a break from working on a giant electric sign atop a movie theater.

Arts

Grand Avenue, it’s lit!

by C.J. Hirschfield March 29, 2024, 3:09 p.m.March 29, 2024, 3:09 p.m.

Smitty’s reopens this month with restored neon. The restorationist behind the work, Greg King, has helped other parts of Grand Avenue shine.