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New Zealander may reopen soon
So waaay back at the end of January, I got an e-mail from someone letting me know that the New Zealander restaurant and pub was closed. A sign in the window said the restaurant was on vacation through January 24. But it never reopened.
Alameda Journal blogger Janet Levaux later reported that Mike T. of San [...]
AT&T installs U-verse service
AT&T is installing service cabinets that will allow them to deliver high-speed digital television, phone and Internet services across the Island. An AT&T rep said installation of the cabinets, which would deliver the company’s U-verse service via fiber optic cable, has begun in earnest and will continue into 2011.
The company’s new service would compete with [...]
Crosstown spot hosts new coffeehouse
The corner of High and Encinal that was once occupied by the Crosstown Coffeehouse & Community Center is home to a brand-new coffee place called High Street Station. The coffee house’s managers – two of whom are also the building’s owners – did a “soft opening” on December 19 and are planning a grand open [...]
Shop Alameda!
Merry Christmas Eve everyone, and welcome to the final installment of our Shop Alameda holiday shopping column. If you’ve still got some shopping to do, the clock is running down. But there’s still time to take advantage of some local holiday deals and enjoy some local holiday doings.
Today’s the last day to visit Santa in [...]
Shop Alameda!
Welcome to our third installment of Shop Alameda, which offers you tips, exclusive coupons and the 411 on holiday happenings here on our little Island.
This week, I’d like to start off on Webster Street, which is soon to be home to a brand-new cafe in the space that was once occupied by Tillie’s, at 1500 [...]
Today’s must-read: Peet’s loses bidding war for Diedrich Coffee
If you haven’t been following it, Peet’s Coffee & Tea just reached the end of a month-long bidding war for Diedrich Coffee. (They lost.) Peet’s had announced in November that they planned to buy Diedrich, maker of the K-Cup single cup brewing system, in a $213 million cash and stock deal. But then the folks [...]
Shop Alameda! (With coupons!)
Thanks for checking out our second holiday installment of Shop Alameda, where we give you the inside scoop on a host of holiday deals and events – and The Island’s first-ever coupon. (Yay!)
We’ll start again on Park Street, this time at 3 Wishes Cards and Gifts (1428 Park Street, 523-4438). They’re offering you $10 off [...]
Shop Alameda!
Welcome to Shop Alameda, our special, weekly holiday advertising column designed to give you the 411 on where to find local holiday gifts, deals, meals, fun and more. When you shop locally, it helps us keep all those cute little shops we love – and helps pay for services like public safety, parks and more. [...]
Local card shop heads West
Park Street fixture Alameda Sports Cards & Comics is heading West – to Webster Street, that is.
Shop owner Patti said she plans to close the door on 1412 Park Street, the address she’s held since 1987, on Christmas Eve. And she’s hoping to reopen in her new spot, 1515 Webster Street, on January 4.
She said [...]
Alameda companies offer Q3 results
Local companies announced their third quarter results last week, and the results were mixed.
Local brewer Peet’s Coffee & Tea continued to perform well, with third quarter diluted earnings of 19 cents per share, a 27 percent increase over the same period last year. Net revenues also increased eight percent, to $73.9 million, in the 13 [...]
Park Street gets two new eateries
Alameda’s restaurant stock has grown by two in recent weeks, with the addition of flavors of the near and far East.
First up is Yo! Philly’s Cheesesteak (1234 Park Street), which took up residence in the former home of Bubbles Drinks in early September.
Owner (or should I say, Yo!wner) and Jersey boy Tom Stanley missed the [...]
