Alameda traffic is going to increase until 2029 during the construction of a new onramp to I-880 with major consequences for the West End. Adam Gillitt explores what some of the effects will be. Photo by Maurice Ramirez. https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/opinion-partly-congested-many-delays/
#alameda #OaklandAlamedaAccessProject #PoseyTube #traffic #WebsterStreet #WestEnd
Grab your friends and roll up your sleeves! Residents, students, business owners, and families are invited to the Webster Street Clean-Up Day, a hands-on community beautification event sponsored by the West Alameda Business Association on Saturday, May 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/community-clean-up-day-webster-street-saturday-may-17/
Grab your reusable containers—Alameda has a refill shop! Replenish Marketplace at 1503 Webster Street is ready to restock your shampoo, laundry detergent, hand lotion, makeup, and more. Founder and owner Laria Pippen talks with Jean Chen, "My passion is about waste. I hate waste.” https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/replenish-marketplace-brings-low-waste-refill-shop-alameda/
Jean Chen reports on the craft renaissance happening on Webster Street with the 2024 opening of three new businesses owned and operated by Alameda residents: Coven of Stitches, Alameda Pots, and Arkea Tailor Shop.
https://alamedapost.com/features/stitches-pots-and-denim-spark-crafty-renaissance-on-webster-street/
Who's ready for some festival hopping this Saturday? Grab your crew and a car, and party with Alameda Pride, Witchfest, and the inaugural Filipino Island Fest!
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-many-festivals/
#alameda #AlamedaPost #AlamedaPride #AltarenaPlayhouse #ChochenyoPark #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #WebsterStreet #WestAlamedaBusinessAssociation
School is back in session, but Alameda still has plenty of fun summertime events left to savor. Get outside this week for flavorful and fascinating festivities, or hunt for treasure at the famous Alameda Point Antiques Faire.
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/all-around-alameda-labor-day-weekend-fun/
#alameda #AlamedaPoint #CoricaPark #CrabCove #EastBayRegionalParkDistrict #ebrpd #FamilyFriendlyEvents #FreeEvents #WebsterStreet #WestAlamedaBusinessAssociation
Caltrans has scheduled three consecutive overnight closures for the Webster Tube next Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, July 22-24.
https://alamedapost.com/news/webster-tube-to-be-closed-overnight-july-22-24/
#alameda #CaliforniaHighwayPatrol #caltrans #PoseyTube #RoadClosure #WebsterStreet #WebsterTube
Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft checks in with a reminder not to ride bicycles on sidewalks in business districts on Park and Webster Streets, and looks forward to National Night Out.
https://alamedapost.com/op-ed/neighborly-reminders-from-mayor-ashcraft/
#alameda #AlamedaPolice #apd #bicyclists #covid_19 #MarilynEzzyAshcraft #MastickSeniorCenter #ParkStreet #WebsterStreet
The City of Alameda is restriping Park Street between San Jose Avenue and Webb Avenue this month. Similar to the recent changes on Webster Street, this project will improve access for motor vehicles, persons with disabilities, commercial loading, transit, bicyclists, and pedestrians.
https://alamedapost.com/news/park-street-restriping-starts-this-month/
#alameda #CityOfAlameda #construction #ParkStreet #WebsterStreet
It's hard to miss the cheerful yellow building on Webster Street with fire-engine red chairs out front. Kelsey Goeres visits the new restaurant, Mango and Mint, that has taken residence in the former Left Field Dogs building. The eatery advertises “Fast casual, authentic Vietnamese food.”
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/vietnamese-eatery-mango-and-mint-opens-on-webster/
Traveling down Webster Street will feel a little different starting this week. As part of the next phase of the Commercial Streets Program, the City of Alameda has restriped Webster Street from Lincoln Avenue to Central Avenue with exciting improvements. Ken Der details the project.
https://alamedapost.com/news/webster-street-gets-a-multimodal-makeover/
#ActiveTransportationPlan #alameda #construction #WebsterStreet
Alamedans have been chattering about Cape 7 since it opened on Webster Street about two weeks ago. Kelsey Goeres sits down with the owner, Chi Tai, to talk about his vision for the restaurant and how he came to open the eatery.
City Council voted to remove Alameda Point Buildings 25 and 29 to maximize ecological park space for De-Pave Park. Additionally, Council voted to keep parklets along Webster and Park Streets. Karin K. Jensen covered the meeting, including how the City plans to help business owners that will be displaced by building demolition at Alameda Point.
https://alamedapost.com/news/council-de-pave-park-buildings-to-be-removed-parklets-to-stay/
In a meeting on November 7, City staff will update City Council on the parklet program and plans to restripe Park and Webster streets. After the Commercial Street program in 2020 was instituted as an emergency measure to help businesses, the outdoor spaces are here to stay—with some upgrades.
https://alamedapost.com/news/city-council-to-consider-parklets-restriping-on-november-7/
Croll’s Building at the corner of Webster Street and Central Avenue has a new—and now historically accurate—plaque after the old one was stolen.
https://alamedapost.com/features/alameda-life/e-clampus-vitus-places-new-plaque-at-crolls/
#croll #alameda #BrittHotel #earthquake #JohnCrollSr #CentralAvenue #CrollBuilding #EClampusVitus #WebsterStreet #HistoricalMarkers
Was there really an airport on Webster Street? Why couldn’t residents take a bath at home? Was there a Palace on Palace Street? Join Dennis Evanosky to tour the West End to answer these questions and more, and learn how to identify features of Victorian-era architectural styles along the way.
https://alamedapost.com/history/reading-the-west-end/
#alameda #history #walking #WestEnd #WalkingTour #architecture #TaylorAvenue #HealingGarden #WebsterStreet
The Estuary Water Shuttle summertime pilot between West Alameda and Jack London Square has been cancelled after "a lack of clear communication," but the program will run in 2024. Ken Der also reports on proposed upgrades to Park and Webster streets following COVID-19 reorganizations.
https://alamedapost.com/news/summer-water-shuttle-canceled-park-webster-redesign-moves-forward/
#weta #alameda #ParkStreet #WebsterStreet #JackLondonSquare #EstuaryWaterShuttle #ActiveTransportationPlan #BoholCircleImmigrantPark #AlamedaCountyTransportationCommission
