Anniversary Celebrations, Car Show, and more

This Week’s Happenings in the Park Street District: Calendar, August 22-28

Tot Tank is celebrating their 2nd anniversary, August 26-28. They’re ringing in the new year with giveways, raffles, and vendor representatives. Tot Tank is an infant gear and juvenile products specialty store. They carry “Baby Bargins,” A-rated goods, in addition to all a parents “must-have’s.” You can go to their Facebook page to see some of the items that will be raffled off this weekend:
www.facebook.com/tottank

PSBA congratulates The Law Offices of James T. Kennedy on 30 years in the Park Street Business District! Jim Kennedy established

Best of Alameda on Park Street

This Week’s Happenings in the Park Street District: Calendar, August 15-21

The Best of 2011 issue of Alameda Magazine hit the stands back on June 30. Now that we’ve wrapped up “The Best Event in Alameda” and a lot of the hoopla has settled down, we thought it would be fun to review the list of Park Street District businesses that received Readers’ Choice and Editors’ Choice awards. And there were a lot of them!

Congratulations to the Best of Park Street:

FOOD & DRINK

Angela’s Bistro and Bar – Best Early Bird Special, Best Place to Sip Wine with the Gals
Asena – Best Mediterranean Restaurant, Best Established Restaurant (5 years or older)
BarCeluna – Most Sumptuous Starters

Welcome New Businesses! (8/12/11)

PSBA welcomes the following new businesses and business owners to the Park Street Business District:

New Businesses:

Alameda See Spot Run, 2510 Santa Clara Ave

    Andrew A Kapur, Attorney, 1516 Oak Street #316

    The Clothes Line, 2534 Santa Clara Ave, 2nd Fl

    United Transportation Group, Taxi: (510) 337-0141

    Warren S Taylor, CPA, 1516 Oak Street #103

Hollywood Greats to Appear on Historic Big Screen

This Week’s Happenings in the Park Street District: Calendar, August 8-15

"Best Neon Sign" voted by Alameda Magazine readers

Humphrey Bogart, Katharine Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor and James Dean are just a few of the Hollywood greats that will grace the silver screen at the Historic Alameda Theatre beginning August 17. The “Fall Classic Film Series” starts off with African Queen (8/17-18), Double Indemnity (8/24-25), Splendor in the Grass (8/31-9/1), and East of Eden (9/7-8). Movie-lovers can enjoy a total of 16 outstanding films on the big screen on Wednesdays and Thursdays. Show times vary by film and movie-goers can catch either a matinee or evening showing.

Regular walk-up price is $7.75 for Matinee/Seniors/Child and $10.50 for Adults. But movie-goers can save up to 40% off the regular price by purchasing a Classic Movie Pass, valid for any 8 of the 16 Classic Films. Price of the special pass is only $48 when purchased in advance. Bring a friend and mix & match from the series!

Don’t miss your chance to see some of the best films ever made presented as they were originally seen — in the style and grandeur of the restored 1932 Historic Alameda Theatre.

A complete listing of movies to be presented in the Fall Classic Film Series can be found at: www.ShopParkStreet.com/theatre.html

Park Street Art & Wine Faire “Rocks” the House

This Week’s Happenings in the Park Street District: Calendar, August 1-7

Tia Carroll moves and grooves in the crowd.

The Park Street Art & Wine Faire once again proved to be the “Best Event in Alameda” and a hometown tradition in our island city. With a weekend attendance close to 110,000 people, the 27^th annual street fair gave people a chance to gather with friends or to catch up with old friends they haven’t seen for a year or more. In addition, people enjoyed the variety of arts & crafts, the great music, the festival eats, the two children’s areas, and the cooling beverages.

Many of the bands that played at one of the two stages packed in the audiences with their great sounds and high energy. The afternoon bands included