News — Lake Merritt

Explore Oakland x Oaklandish Photowalk Recap

May 18, 2016

Sunday came and Sunday went. Somewhere in between having 100 photographers show up at the downtown Oaklandish retail location and wrapping up our walk at the pillars by Lake Merritt, we realized that our photowalk was beyond a success. It started with an email and it ended up with a mile-plus photowalk, a raffle and […]

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Weekend Recap: September 18th-20th

Sep 21, 2015

Hey Oaklanders (and Oaklandish lovers!) Happy Monday from the sunny side of the Bay. Here’s your weekend recap: THE RAIDERS WON!!! Ok. That’s all. Well, actually, in other news: The Athletics lost two out of three in Houston; and now the A’s are back in town for their final home stand of the year (this […]

Tags: Athletics, Eat Real Festival, Festivals, Lake Merritt, Love Our Lake Day, Oakland, Oaklandish, Other, Police, Raiders, Shooting, warriors

#Fairyland4Grownups Photo Round-Up!

Aug 17, 2015

It was another successful year at #Fairyland4Grownups! The 5th annual event proved to be the best yet, with delicious Town eats and good beats aplenty. It was impossible not to smile! Don’t take it from us, check out our photo round-up — those are some happy freaking faces! Until next year…stay playful, Oakland!

Tags: Bay Area, Community, Events, Fairyland, Fairyland4Grownups, Lake Merritt

Love Our Lake Everyday

Jul 06, 2015

This past Friday, the San Francisco Chronicle ran a piece on the Oakland Police Department’s crackdown of barbecuing, playing loud music, and littering by people hanging out on the shores of Lake Merritt. “Oakland needs to celebrate the growing number of people frequenting Lake Merritt instead of seeking to discourage or even punish them with […]

Tags: Lake Merritt, News, Oakland, OPD, Other, SF Chronicle, Spencer Whitney