In Albany, You Are Steps Away From Everything!
For homebuyers seeking a quintessential small town with the vitality of a major city, Albany has it all. This community-oriented city boasts low crime rates, manicured homes, friendly neighbors, grassy parks and playgrounds, a charming main street, a host of services, programs and wholesome events for children, families and the elderly, and excellent schools.
A haven [...]
Easy Mediterranean Feast
In the past 25 years, I’ve eaten my way through France, Italy and Mexico. In 2004 I discovered the wonderful foods of Spain during a whirlwind trip to Andalusia with friend Suzanne. We ate tapas everywhere, but also wonderful wild mushrooms sauteed with eggs outside Ubeda, shrimp pancakes and octopus salad in Sanlucar, paella in [...]
Piedmont Avenue…A Great Place to Live—and Eat!
Piedmont Avenue is one of the most interesting and eclectic shopping districts in Oakland. There are wonderful old-time stores, long staples of the street, and newer one-of-a-kind shops, restaurants and cafes—some spilling off onto several side streets—all thriving side-by-side down this long corridor of neighborhood charm and diversity.
People who live in the surrounding neighborhoods actually [...]
