Friday, May 18, 2012
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[Editor's Note: Louie Jauregui, owner of Solano Copy Center wrote to let us know that he is retiring. The shop, which has operated on Solano Avenue for nearly a quarter-century, will close on May 24. Read more about Anna and Louie here.] My daughter Anna and I are very grateful to our friends of Albany, Kensington, Berkeley, Richmond, El Cerrito and Emeryville, for the amazing support we received during the almost 24 years we were in business. I must say that our journey throughout these years has definitely not been a "sentence," but a joyful experience. We enjoyed all the people we served and will miss everyone. I have chosen to retire while I am still healthy and able to join my wife Anita who, six years ago, retired from 33 years of …
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Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Use the comments section to let us know what kind of business you'd like to have in this space. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we post this new feature.
With our newest Albany Patch feature, we'll ask for your ideas about filling local real estate vacancies. When possible, we'll share your ideas with the property owner. Let us know in the comments what kind of business you'd like to see in this space, at 1495 Solano Ave. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an alert when we post this new feature.
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Whatever you call your sale or endeavor, we invite you to post it on Albany Patch. It's simple, easy and, best of all, free.
Has the spring cleaning bug hit you? Don't want to waste precious gas driving around town to hang signs advertising your sale? Warm weather makes for some hot bargains so why not let Albany Patch advertise your sale for free? Help us help you get rid of your unwanted items by posting your garage and yard sales on Albany Patch. It's never been easier to announce your sale. It's totally FREE and reaches a large audience. Did we mention it's free? All you need to do is enter your address, dates and times, and a short summary of what you're selling. It will show up in our event calendar when folks search for local sales, and it will be featured on the day of the event in our daily newsletter. Follow us on Twitter @albanypatch, or on Facebook …
Monday, May 14, 2012
Here's our latest contest in our Readers' Choice series. Poll votes, reviews and comments below this piece will all factor into our selection, to be announced Friday. Click "Keep me posted" for an email update.
One of Solano Avenue's newest businesses, As You Wish Frozen Yogurt, has already made quite a splash on the avenue, sweeping the competition to win last week's contest in the category of "Favorite Outdoor Seating Spot." Congratulations, As You Wish! ** Here's our latest contest in our Readers' Choice series. Poll votes, stars and reviews, and comments below this piece all will factor in to our selection, to be announced Friday. Click "Keep me posted" below for an email update when we post Readers' Choice items in the future. (Miss the last winner, in the "favorite flower shop" category? Read about it here.) So tell us: Where's your favorite spot for dining, or drinking, al fresco? Click on the links to rate a business on its Directory …
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Last week, a group of Albany High School girls, Team Coffee Beans, beat 10 other teams from around the country to win the Technovation Android App Challenge.
Last week, Sara Oremland shared this great news on the Albany High School email list: Last night (May 3) at the Intel Headquarters in Santa Clara, Albany's team of Wendy Li, Siyao Ma, Denise Leung, Lisa Illes and Elena Prioreschi (Team Coffee Beans) beat out 10 other teams from around the country to win the Technovation Android App Challenge. This summer they will receive assistance in developing their app, StudiCafe, for the Android app market. StudiCafe is an AP Science study app that incorporates a virtual world and social networking. Please congratulate the girls on their hard work and success! MORE ON THE CHALLENGE According to Technovation organizers, "StudiCafé will provide high school students with a tool that is a fun and …
Monday, May 7, 2012
The new Goodwill store planned for San Pablo Avenue has been coming together. How do you feel about the business opening in Albany?
After contributor Betty Buginas shared photos with us of the new Goodwill on San Pablo Avenue (in the former Blockbuster Video space), we posted them on Facebook. Community members had a wide range of responses about the new store, at 505 San Pablo Ave. They appear below. Take our poll (at the bottom of this post) to let us know what you think. READ MORE Click the "Keep me posted" button below for updates about Goodwill in Albany.
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Albany Patch welcomes guest columns and letters to the editor. Email albany@patch.com for details. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for updates on stories about Solano Avenue.
Is Solano Avenue losing or gaining the business of its residential roommates? Modeling respect is good for business. In response to regular complaints from residents bordering Solano Avenue, some residents have formed neighborhood “associations” to organize and address issues of concern. This letter is an effort to address, define and minimize the impact felt in bordering neighborhoods. We can currently identify four specific “hot spots” and can name over a dozen more turbulent sectors. Solano Avenue is highly unusual in that there is a delicate balance between the proximity of businesses on the Avenue and the homes directly adjacent. In addition, there are street level apartments directly on the Avenue and some residents live above the …
Friday, May 4, 2012
University of California representatives met with members of Occupy the Farm on Thursday. No resolution was reached. Click the "Keep me posted" button below for an update when we publish future stories on this topic.
The fate of the Gill Tract remains undecided after a Thursday night meeting between about a dozen people representing both the University of California at Berkeley and urban farming activists known as Occupy the Farm. The two sides met to discuss a possible resolution after the occupiers took over a university-owned agricultural research field in Albany in late April. The university has maintained the position that the "tent city" used by activists, while they retain control of the land and develop their farm activities, must be dismantled. University spokesman Dan Mogulof said Friday afternoon that Thursday night's private meeting was a "frank and forthright exchange of information and perspectives." He continued, however, that "the only …
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Here's our latest contest in our Readers' Choice series. Poll votes, reviews and comments below this piece will all factor into our selection, to be announced Friday. Click "Keep me posted" for an email update.
This week was a tough one, with A Golden Poppy Florist and La Vie en Rose going neck and neck in the poll. But La Vie en Rose received a little extra support in the comment section, making it this week's winner. Stay tuned for next week's contest! ** Here's our latest contest in our Readers' Choice series. Poll votes, stars and reviews, and comments below this piece all will factor in to our selection, to be announced Friday. Click "Keep me posted" below for an email update. (Miss the last winner, in the "best bartender" category? Read about it here.) Click on the links to rate a business on its Patch Places listing. You can even leave a review. Tell us more in the comments below. Scroll down to take the poll. If there's another spot we …
Check out what Craigslist has to offer this week as far as local garage sales.
Zack M.
4:10 pm on Friday, May 18, 2012
Always had a good experience when I stopped in - will be sad to see you go, but enjoy your retirement! more ›