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AlaMar Opens in Oakland on Thursday May 1st
The Chatterbox

AlaMar Opens in Oakland on Thursday May 1st

Officially opening on Thursday May 1st is ALAMAR from chef-owner Nelson German—it’s opening in the former Noble Café location in Uptown Oakland. We previously mentioned the project here, but to recap, German—a New York City native—was most recently the chef at Supperclub and Marbella. The restaurant’…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
End of an Era for The Attic
The Lush

End of an Era for The Attic

At the end of last year, word was out that one of the Mission’s great dive bars, the usually packed and very loud THE ATTIC was going to be closing, and now The Bold Italic confirms that owner Roger Howell has closed the bar (you may recognize his name…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
The Starlet

My So-Called Rayon

Long-haired Oscar-winner Jared Leto was spotted at Twenty Five Lusk on Friday evening. He was the guest of honor at a private dinner; no word if his cool-as-ice mom was also in attendance.…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
Oakland Getting a New Bar: The Wolfhound
The Lush

Oakland Getting a New Bar: The Wolfhound

A tipster who lives nearby sent us the news on this bar right on the border of Oakland and Emeryville, and now it looks like E’ville Eye has some details. The former Streamline Lounge—which was housed in a cool, midcentury tiled building—closed back in 1979 and after…
Marcia Gagliardi
Marcia Gagliardi
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