Congratulations! 2011 Park Street Business Awards

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The 13th Annual Park Street Business Association Awards were presented at last month’s PSBA holiday party. Congratulations to the following businesses!

New Business of the Year

Flowers Clothing Co., 2305 Santa Clara Avenue

Flowers Clothing Co. is a unique business in the Park Street district, providing the very best in work, uniform, and fashionable clothing for men and women. How did they end up with such a dainty name? “Flowers” embraced the existence of a historic sign above their doorway (the building was formerly the site of Towata Flowers) — and that’s just one of the many reasons we like them.

Retail Business of the Year

HAPPY FEET Children’s Shoes, 1354 Park Street

HAPPY FEET Children’s Shoes has the largest selection of competitively priced, high-quality footwear and accessories for children. In 2011, during a questionable economic time for most businesses, the owners took a leap of faith and moved from a small space on Santa Clara Avenue to a much larger space on Park Street. What a great addition this “happy” space has brought to the mix of businesses on the 1300 block of Park Street!

Culinary Business of the Year

Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden, 1223 Park Street

Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden is Alameda’s one-of-a-kind spot for organic coffee and tea, with a quaint garden patio in the back. The business continues to evolve and attract a great clientele with the addition of a wholesome selection of organic breakfasts, lunches, and other snacks. Favorites include morning eggs, quinoa bowls, and grilled cheese sandwiches. Some of the food stuffs are even supplied by other businesses in the district (Scolari’s and Feel Good Bakery to name a couple). Be sure to stop by Julie’s during one of the weekly live music or craft nights!

Professional Business of the Year (tie)

Kevin R. Kearney, CPA, 1516 Oak Street #207

Kevin Kennedy, LLC, 1516 Oak Street #101

The “two Kevins” are a couple of hard working guys. In addition to running their independent businesses in the Park Street Business District, they both serve the City of Alameda as auditor and treasurer, respectively. Their diligence benefits the city and the Park Street Business District!

PSBA Member of the Year

Bruce Reeves, Law Office of Reeves & Seidler, 2527 Santa Clara Ave

Bruce Reeves is a truly dedicated participant in the Park Street Business Association. He’s served as the secretary of the PSBA board for numerous years, is a member of PSBA’s Economic Revitalization committee, and is an original member of the Park Street Art & Wine Faire committee. Bruce also currently serves on the City’s Economic Development Commission as the commission’s chair.

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Park Street Windows Brighten the Holidays

The Park Street Business District is looking cheerful this holiday season thanks to all the businesses that have decorated their windows. Our blue ribbon committee took a stroll the other night and came up with a list of standouts. The judges’ criteria for selection included unique displays (not just trees and lights) that worked for both daytime and nighttime. We hope you will stop by each of the businesses and take a look. You might find your own favorites.

Congratulations to the following businesses for their fun displays!

Dog Bone Alley

Larger Windows

1. Dog Bone Alley, 1342 Park Street – “Cute doggies! I want to take them all home with me!”
2. Toy Safari, 1410 Park Street – “Every kid’s dream! Definitely took a lot of work to set the displays!”
3. Park Street Antiques, 1519 Park Street – “Love how items from the store were used!”

Honorable Mention: C&M Upholstery & Fabrics, Happy Feet Children’s Shoes, Ole’s Waffle Shop, Olympic Florist, Tucker’s Super Creamed Ice Cream

Rocket Reuse

Smaller Windows

1. Rocket Reuse, 1355 Park Street - “I remember Christmases like that! There’s even milk and cookies for Santa!”
2. Silk Road, 1412 Park Street – “Adorable! Great stockings!”
3. Bead Inspirations, 1544 Park Street – “Simple yet elegant! “

Honorable Mention: Daisy’s, Dr. Daniel Chin Optometrist, Monkey Bars, Sumbody

For more photos… view the Park Street Holiday Window Contest photo gallery.

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

Park Street’s SF BayList 2011 Winners

Congratulations to Park Street businesses for being voted “The Bay Area’s Best.”

2010 PSBA Awards

The 12th Annual Park Street Business Association Awards were presented at December’s PSBA holiday party. Congratulations to the

CBS 5 Recognizes Alameda Bicycle

Congratulations to Alameda Bicycle and owner Gene Oh. Gene was recently selected by CBS 5 as a winner of the prestigious Jefferson Award for public service and success in his “Books for Bikes” program.

posted 10/15/10

Best of Alameda 2010 (Park Street)

Congratulations to our PSBA Members! The following businesses were selected by the readers and editors of Alameda Magazine in the publication’s 2010 Best of Alameda issue.