by Jessie Schiewe | Aug 3, 2014 | Favorites, News, The East Bay Express
The East Bay Express Few people, if any, refer to the crossroads of Bancroft and Fairfax Avenues in East Oakland as the Bancroft-Fairfax Business District—and yet, there’s a sign at the intersection designating it as such. Most people know it by one of its older...
by Jessie Schiewe | Aug 3, 2014 | Arts & Culture, The East Bay Express
The East Bay Express It’s Saturday night at The Layover and the bar is close to maximum capacity. People of all ages are crammed onto the tiny dance floor, their foreheads glistening with sweat as they shake and bob to the music. A gaggle of girls start twerking...
by Jessie Schiewe | May 22, 2014 | News, The East Bay Express
The East Bay Express The chances of finding a cup of coffee in deep East Oakland — not to mention a sandwich or a pastry to go with it — are relatively slim. The nearest Starbucks or Peet’s is in Alameda or by the airport. So if you’re jonesing for a cup...
by Jessie Schiewe | Feb 20, 2014 | News, Oakland North, Other Websites
Oakland North The bell rings— a prolonged buzzing signaling the end of class. Attention students: lunch is being served in the cafeteria, announces a female voice over the intercom. Lunch is being served in the cafeteria. There’s chicken wings and fries, pizza and...
by Jessie Schiewe | Feb 20, 2014 | Oakland North, Other Websites, Profiles
–Published on OaklandNorth.net on October 24, 2011– (Co-written by Brittany Schell) There used to be grass here, but it didn’t last long―not after the bodies started multiplying and the make-shift community started growing. Now the space is covered...
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