By Heather Lyn Wood

No one can deny that Betty Dittmer loves Webster Street. Since 2003, Dittmer has been its “eyes and ears,” personally maintaining and greening the West End business district under a contract with …

Workers who are in the midst of reinventing the former Tillie’s diner on Webster Street made a surprising find: A vintage sign painted by the owners of a dairy that once resided there.
West Alameda Business …

A reader forwarded me an e-mail the other day saying Havana restaurant, the Cuban place at the corner of Park and Weber, had left on July 22 after two and a half years here. I …

A long-vacant storefront across from the Alameda Theatre on Central Avenue has been transformed into a new eatery. Kabob Central is offering kabobs, salads and more (the menu features oysters, when available). A grand opening …

Whole bunch of stuff on the local business front to tell you about …
First up: The long-awaited Fruits & Chocolate café is opening up at Alameda Towne Centre this coming Saturday, May 22. And they’re …

Folks in the West End are offering a happy buon giorno to Santoro’s, a new Italian deli and market that opened Monday at 475 Santa Clara Avenue, between Fourth and Fifth streets.
They’re offering freshly made …

I got a nice note the other day from a reader letting me know that Dan’s Fresh Produce is in the running to be named the best place in the Bay Area for produce on …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …