Temescal Telegraph Business District

Pedestrian plaza on Shattuck between 45th and 46th in #temescal is now blocked off to cars and open for pedestrians, bikes, scooters and people! Thank you City of Oakland - Local Government and everyone who supported this! This is the first step to an amazing space - by and for the community! More Repave Telegraph Updates: The installation of paint to mark yellow loading, green 12-minute and blue ADA parking spaces along Telegraph is ongoing, and expected to be completed this... week. The cat tracking to mark the parking types on the adjacent side streets will be installed the week of January 12th, with the final striping installation shortly thereafter. Construction on the bus boarding islands started the week of January 4th. All the bus boarding island location have been prepped, and work has begun on the bus boarding islands at Telegraph and West MacArthur Blvd first. Once those are completed, they will work their way northbound on Telegraph to complete a total of seven bus stops.

Grand opening alert! Tomorrow (Sun, Jan 17) States Coffee & Mercantile is opening their Temescal location at 419 40th St! Stop by from 8am-3pm and celebrate with FREE drinks all day! #temescal #oakland #telegraph #temescaldistrict #statescoffee #coffee

TEMESCAL BUSINESSES: Please take the survey below to let us know how your business is doing during the current Shelter-in-Place, and identify new and/or continuing challenges that the Temescal BID could help address. Thank you! Survey link in our bio https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeUL4mRzHI-UWJtVv/viewform

You can now view the catalog for the upcoming Clars Auction Gallery online auction. Clars' January 16-17th Auction will feature paintings and sculpture from the Bank of the West art collection, plus a prominent San Francisco estate, and other collections and property from important San Francisco, Marin and East Bay estates and institutions throughout the United States. For more information and to view the catalog visit clars.com/upcoming-auctions

This weekend for Oakland Restaurant Week Prima Materia is offering a Picnic at Home! For $35 snag a delicious cheese and chorizo plate, plus a bottle of wine! Pair it perfectly with Homeroom The Macximus, and special mac+cheese featuring spinach, artichoke hearts, and feta cheese. Just one of the two specialty macs Homeroom’s offering for ORW (Jan 7 -18)

Have you snagged some Broken Guitars merch? Support the neighborhood and purchase a t-shirt or sweatshirt Broken Guitars is also open for in-store shopping http://brokenguitarsoakland.com

After a brief holiday break, Bakesale Betty reopens today! Stop by for lunch and grab yourself their signature chicken sandwich and a fresh baked cookie 5098 Telegraph Ave

Get yourself a super high quality, locally designed and manufactured Pony Sweatshirt / Long Sleeve Tee! All proceeds will go to rent for Pony Studios salons during shelter in place. Order for curbside pickup Saturday at 5030 Telegraph Ave! You can also shop a variety of hair products on their online store: https://shop-pony.square.site//pony-long-sleeve-tee-s/143

Bird & Buffalo is participating in Oakland Restaurant Week! Get a special Prix Fixe Platter (for 2) for $30. The platter includes your choice of: Holy Basil Chicken + Stewed Pork Belly + Crisped Sunny Side-Up Egg Set OR Curry Braised Chicken Thigh + Garlic Pork Rib + Fried Thai Omelette Set (Platters come with steamed Jasmine rice, crispy vegetable rolls, and "prik nham pla" chili-fish sauce)... Stop by 4659 Telegraph Ave for takeout! https://birdandbuffalo.net See more

Thank you to our amazing Temescal volunteers helping refresh our 81 planters along Telegraph Ave! If you'd like to help, we're looking for more Adopt-a-planters volunteers to help beautify Temescal. Nourish your green thumb and create something beautiful the whole community will enjoy -- especially great if you don't have space for your own garden! For more info or to sign up to adopt a planter, contact [email protected] #gardening #garden #volunteer #temescal #community

Established in 1998, MAIL MAX Postal is an independently owned and operated postal center. Mail Max is a FedEx Authorized Ship Center and USPS Retail Outlet offering copies, notary public, office supplies, packing supplies, mailbox rentals and other business services. Visit them at 5111 Telegraph Ave!

Vanity Lounge Hair is open! Switch up your look for fall and contact a stylist today - see the link below. Vanity Lounge Hair is currently allowing appointments only, no walk-ins, so be sure to book now https://www.vanityloungehair.com

Five Flavors Herbs has assembled a Natural Health & Body Care Gift Guide to help you find sustainable, lovingly made, and unique gifts for family, friends, and most anyone on your list. All locally made products are 15% off this month on their website! Visit https://fiveflavorsherbs.com//2020-natural-health-body-ca/ to view their gift guide and to shop now! #shoplocal #fiveflavorsherbs #giftguide

Homeroom is taking Thanksgiving preorders now through November 23rd! Order your favorite Homeroom Mac platters along with other delicious dishes including roasted brussel sprouts, squash soup, buttermilk biscuits and more! Order now at https://homeroom510.com! Make sure your Thanksgiving table is stylishly decorated with arrangements from Crimson Horticultural Rarities. Limited quantities available. Order not at: https://www.crimsonhort.com

What a BEAUTIFUL morning in Temescal ! Repost from @itszwhite - #exploring #exploremore #neverstopexploring #sundaymorning #sundayvibes #sundayfunday #morningwalk #morningmotivation #sunrise #sunrisephotography #blueskies #relaxing #bayareaframes #oaklandloveit #visitoakland #bayarea #oakland #california #ca

Remember to BREATHE! Temescal has a new outdoor green space available to the public with a calming waterfall feature perfect for a stressful election week with a living green wall. Come check it out right in front of The Logan at 5110 Telegraph. The waterfall area is the gateway to a gorgeous new greenspace and public path that will connect to Little Frog Park, Frog Park and the Rockridge neighborhood -- opening soon! #greenspace #selfcare #meditation #electionweek #rockridge #frogpark

It's never too early to plan your Thanksgiving table! Clove & Hoof Butchery and Restaurant is now taking turkey orders! Call 510-547-1446 to reserve yours today You can also preorder dessert from Bakesale Betty! Their Thanksgiving pie menu includes Apple Pie, Sweet Potato Pie, Pumpkin Pie, Cranberry Orange Pie, and more Visit their page for a full list of pies and how to preorder yours today! #temescal #oakland #telegraph #temescaldistrict #thanksgiving #cloveandhoof #Bakesalebetty #pies

Looking for a way to destress? @Chaiyo Thai massage has reopened! They offer thai, foot, deep tissue, and hot herbal massages. Located at 3920 Telegraph Avenue, call 510-250-9428 to schedule an appointment More information at their website below! https://www.chaiyothaimassage.com ... #temescal #oakland #telegraph #temescaldistrict #massage #thaimassage See more

If you stopped by Picnic on Telegraph on October 25th, please take this short survey! We want to hear your feedback so we can keep improving. Take the survey at the link below. https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSeqZgVq3jMu7VRFd/viewform

Don’t forget to VOTE! If you haven’t sent back your Vote by Mail Ballot, you can drop your ballot off at the 24-Hour Drop Box outside of the Temescal Walgreens ! Make your vote countremember to sign the back of your return envelope! Once you’ve voted you can enter Crimson Horticultural Rarities Raffle for a 10 Alocasia Dark Star by emailing [email protected] some sort of proof that you voted Visit their page for more info!

Some more photos from Sunday's Picnic on Telegraph! Thanks again to everyone who came out to support the neighborhood! Be sure to keep supporting Temescal businesses whether it's in person or online Visit our website www.temescaldistrict.org for a directory of Temescal businesses We are requesting feedback on Picnic on Telegraph from all our Temescal businesses, so we can keep improving our events! Please fill out this short survey: https://docs.google.com//1FAIpQLSe4lMXUTr0--jGHf/viewform #temescal #oakland #telegraph #temescaldistrict #discovertemescal

Happy Halloween and Congratulation to our two costume contest winners - fireplace and awesome robot!! Thanks to @itsyourmovegames for running the contest at Picnic on Telegraph, and to all our entrants! We’ll be contacting the winners this next week to coordinate prizes.

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