SIDE STREETS: THE PRIDE OF OAKLAND
"Oaklandish makes amazing t-shirts, hoodies, and other items that celebrate how much people really love the city."... [more]
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OAKLANDISH -- BRIGHTPEARL CUSTOMER STORY
"There are a lot of companies out there who are doing screen printed t-shirts, graphic tees, but we really wanted to put the meaning back into the shirt." [Watch the video]
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ANGELA TSAY: A MODERN DAY PIONEER CREATING CIVIC PRIDE -- Mar 29, 2015
"With a socially-conscious mission that focuses on delivering “local love” through quality goods made by local companies, we think Oaklandish — with CEO and creative director Angela Tsay at the hel...
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THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS: A DAY OF EATING, SHOPPING, AND BIKING IN SAN FRANCISCO
The year-old Two Jacks Denim stocks USA-made, premium artisanal jeans from brands like Kansas City’s Baldwin, Arcadia’s Railcar, and S.F.’s Tellason, while all stripe of Oakland-made goods and city...
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OAKLANDISH PUTTING DOWN ROOTS, EXPANDING
Whenever I hear the term "Oaklandish" I think of the word "outlandish." Actually Oaklandish is the name of a unique local company that is known for their hyper local logos on shirts, bags, hats and...
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OAKLAND SHOPS SPRING UP WITH ITEMS TO APPEAL TO LOCAL PRIDE -- November 19, 2014
Much of the credit for the T-shirt craze goes to Oaklandish, an arts project started in 2006 to support the city’s growing cultural scene. Its T-shirts of an oak tree mirrored by an identical root ...
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IS OAKLAND THE NEXT BROOKLYN? IT'D RATHER NOT BE.
Angela Tsay, chief executive officer of Oaklandish, a retailer of civic pride apparel, says the success of businesses in Oakland is happening in spite of the city’s leadership, not because of it......
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OAKLANDISH: CHINWE OKONA AND SPENSER COOPER
Joining me this week were Chinwe Okona and Spenser Cooper from Oaklandish, Oakland's homegrown retailer of apparel and civic pride.... [more]
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OAKLAND IS MORE THAN "SAN FRANCISCO'S BROOKLYN" -- September 5, 2014
Oakland's civic pride looks best in Oaklandish, a clothing company that adapts symbols of the city—the oak tree, the Bay Bridge, the OAK airport code—into cool, screenprinted designs.... [more]
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GOODBY LAUNCHES BAY AREA CHILD'S VOCABULARY INITIATIVE
This week, Goodby, Silverstein & Partners launches a new program in Oakland, Calif., aimed at helping parents boost their young children’s vocabulary... The clothing and other materials, which ...
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