Customer Appreciation Day – Park Street, Alameda

The Park Street Business District would like to thank friends, family, and the community for your ongoing support in this economic climate. We know you have many options when choosing how to spend your time and money, and we appreciate the times that you have chosen to support your local  Alameda businesses.

As a special thank you for your ongoing support, we are declaring November 5, 2011 as “Shop Park Street Customer Appreciation Day.” More than 50 businesses will be offering discounts, deals, and other special promotions during regular business hours.

So before you get too busy with the holidays, we welcome you to spend some time strolling along Alameda’s Historic Park Street Business District to visit your favorite shops, restaurants, and services. Say “hello” to some old friends. Explore new places. See new things. And enjoy the fun!

Free Drawing: Enter to win a “Shop Park Street” Gift Basket valued over $250! We’ll be giving away two baskets filled with an assortment of gift certificates and goodies from our fabulous businesses. Look for the PSBA information table on one of the sidewalks from 10:00am to 4:00pm.

The Park Street Business District is your cure for the common mall!

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ONE DAY SALE! ENTER FOR CHANCE TO WIN!

Visit These Participating Businesses

The following businesses will be offering special promotions on Saturday, November 5. Offers are good on Sat, Nov 5 only unless otherwise noted.

Check back often because more businesses and specials are being added every day!

A-1 Vacuum – Save 20%-50% off regular price
Alameda Beauty College – Mention this ad for 10% off any purchase over $10
Alameda Business Machines – PC Tune-Ups $50! Fast Laptops $449! Free candy!
Alameda Civic Ballet – Enter to win free Nutcracker Ballet tickets!
Alameda Collision Repair – We love our customers!
Alameda Natural Grocery – Mention this ad for 5% off total purchase over $25
Alameda Orthopedic Footwear Center – 20% off all shoes in stock
Alameda See Spot Run – $5 off large bags Canidae and Wellness dog foods!
Alameda Theatre & Cineplex – Buy a medium or large popcorn, receive a small skittles
Angkor Grill – Free bottle of house wine for Party of 4
Aphrodite’s Closet – Receive an extra 10% off everything in the store
ARCO am/pm – Receive a free fountain drink or coffee with $30 gas fill-up
BarCeluna – 10% off entire bill
Baron’s Meat & Poultry – Mention this ad for 10% off any purchase over $25
Bead Inspirations – Free Glass Strand with $10 Purchase, $8.99 value!
Beanery – 30% off all Panini
C&M Upholstery & Fabrics – Holiday Sale, 35% off all stock fabric
Café Central – Free fountain drink with entrée purchase
Café Fudgelato – Free fountain drink with entrée purchase
C’era Una Volta – 20% off Lunch or Cabaret (RSVP rec.), limit $20
CompoClay – Mention this ad and receive 20% off next purchase
Culina – Free French Fries with Burger purchase
D20 Games – Mention this ad to get 6 Yugioh or Magic Packs for the price of 5.
Decor Tech Furniture and Futon – 10% off any purchase of $200 or more
Dog Bone Alley – Receive 15% off all dog and cat treats.
Doggy-Style Hotdogs – Receive 10% off any purchase
Doumitt Shoes – Take $5 off purchase of $40 or more
East End Pizza Co. – 15% off any half-bake pizza
Edward Jones – Please call 510-749-0403 for your complimentary portfolio review.
Farmstead Cheeses & Wines – Free wine tasting! Sat, 2-4pm
Feel Good Bakery – One free cookie with any purchase over $10
Fire Den – Large 18″ Pizza only $5.99
Flowers Clothing Company – 10% off entire purchase
HAPPY FEET Children’s Shoes – Receive 10% off any purchase
Ignition Architecture – 1/2 off one-hour architectural consultation ($75 value)
Jazzercise – Nov 4-7: 1st class Free, 4 months for the price of 2 (new customers only)
Juanita’s – All burritos 1/2 price (any size, any meat)
Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden – Grab Bag of discounts & prizes with purchase
Lauren’s Closet – $10 off purchase of $50 or higher
Lee Auto Supply – Take a shopping “brake” – stop in for a free cookie
Luque’s Upholstering – 30% off Robert Allen Fabrics
Lynn’s of Alameda – 10% off all purchases
McGee’s Bar & Grill – 20%off appetizers; any wine $4 a glass
Monkey Bars – $10 off you purchase of $50 or more
Ni Sa Bula – Receive 15% off any regular priced items
Ole’s Waffle Shop – 1/2 off waffles with mention of this ad
Park Jewelers – Free battery with any purchase
Park Street Antiques – Storewide Sale, Everything over $25 will be 10% – 50% Off
Patricia’s Pantry – Buy one get one free from our gadget wall
Pauline’s Antiques – 30% off regular marked prices
Pillow Park – Final countdown for furniture liquidation. Everything must go!
Quick Communications – 30% Off All Accessories!
R.K. Promotional Advertising – See our website for great promotional ideas.
Salon One – 1/2 off haircut with hair color or highlight, Tues-Fri in November
Scott’s Shoes – $10 off any regular priced shoe
Silk Road – Free gift with $10 purchase!
Speisekammer – We love our customers!
Spice I am – Show this ad for complimentary dessert w/ purchase of entrée
Subway – Buy 6″ regular sub with any drink, get one 6″ regular sub free
Sumbody – Free gift! 15% off, including spa! Makeovers & more!
Taqueria Ramiro & Sons – We love our customers!
The Churchward Pub – Stop by to see what we’re offering!
The Clothes Line – Stop by to see what we’re offering!
To Herb With Love – Stop by to see what we’re offering!
Toomie’s Thai – Receive 10% off before tax with this ad
Tracy Zollinger, L.Ac. – Mention Park St for a FREE 15-min massage w/ first paid appt
Tucker’s Ice Cream – Free treat with purchase
United Transportation Group – Unbeatable, 15% off any taxi ride. Call 510-337-0141.
We Are Hair – 30% off hair products
Wellguard Insurance Solutions – Free consultation. Call 510-749-6759.

Thank you for supporting your local businesses!

Welcome New Businesses! (October 2011)

This Week’s Happenings in the Park Street District: Calendar, October 24-30
(take a look at the new calendar grid… see events happening next month too!)

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

New Businesses:

    Brooks Dubin LLP, 1516 Oak Street #203

    Doggy-Style Hotdogs, 1234 Park Street

    Halloween City, 1511 Park Street

    Speedy Inspections, 1726 Park Street

    Kim’s BBQ, 2431 Central Ave (inside Scobies)

    Malay Asian Express, 1363 Park Street

    REDUX Studios & Gallery, 2315 Lincoln Ave

    Spice I Am, 1353 Park Street

New Owners:

Park Street Streetscape “Part 2″

This Week’s Happenings in the Park Street District: Calendar, October 17-23
(take a look at the new calendar grid… see more events!)

It’s finally happening! Funding is available and the City of Alameda is proceeding with Phase 2 of the Park Street Streetscape project. The project area includes two sections of Park Street: Lincoln Avenue to Webb Avenue, and Central Avenue to San Jose Avenue.

"Closed to Thru Traffic Only. Access to Stores Remains Open!"

The new streetscape project is scheduled to begin in mid-October and be completed by March 2012. The scope of the project consists of the installation of new street trees, street lights, bike racks, bus shelters, parking meter pay stations, and accessible curb ramps, as well as the reconstruction of portions of curbs, gutters, and sidewalks. “De-construction” work includes trenching in the parking lanes for electrical and irrigation lines, removal of old street lights and old trees, and demolition of sidewalk and curbs to accommodate electric pull boxes for the light poles.

There will be no work on the weekends. Construction work hours will be restricted to Monday through Friday, 9:00am to 4:00pm. The contractor will keep one lane of traffic open at all times but motorists may experience minor disruptions in traffic. There may also be minor increases in noise level and dust during construction.

Access to businesses will be maintained throughout the project duration, as well as access to bus stops.

Alameda’s Full-Service Shoe Store

This Week’s Happenings in the Park Street District: Calendar, October 10-16

Have you been looking for a full-service shoe store? Alameda Orthopedic Footcare Center (AOFC) located at 2322 Santa Clara Avenue is a shoe store, pedorthic center, and shoe repair facility. So whether you need custom-designed therapy shoes or a simple sandal repair, you’ve found the place.

AOFC specializes in premium-grade comfort footwear, custom and over-the-counter inserts, pedorthic services, professional shoe fitting and foot care, and shoe repair services. The footcare center has been providing the Bay Area community with quality products and personal service since 1993.

Alameda Orthopedic Footcare Center has been accredited by the American Board for Certification in Orthotics, Prosthetics & Pedorthics (ABC) and is recognized for its high standards of patient care, practitioner competence, facility safety, and patient rights.  In addition, the owner Peter Losef  is himself an ABC-Certified Pedorthist (or C. Ped.) —

Classic Car Show Revs Up Park Street

This Week’s Happenings in the Park Street District: Calendar, October 3-9

The 18th Annual Park Street Classic Car Show takes place this week on Saturday, October 8. More than 400 classic vehicles will be on display in Alameda’s historic downtown district — Vintage Show Cars, Roadsters, Coupes, Hot Rods, Antique Muscle Cars, and more. Food and prizes will be available and DJs will be spinning oldies from the ’50s and the ’60s. The free event runs from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Classic cars of every description will line Park Street in Alameda’s historic downtown district between Encinal Ave and Buena Vista Ave. Most of the cars come from those magical decades — the ’50s and the ’60s. But there will also be plenty of classic roadsters and coupes from the ’20s, ’30s, and ’40s along with muscle cars from the ’70s.

In addition to the cars, many of the businesses in the Park Street Business District will be open during the show. Visitors to the show are encouraged to “Shop Park Street” and peruse the unique collections of our fine stores and enjoy the tasty fare of our fabulous restaurants.