DISCOVER ALAMEDA I live in Alameda, and many of my clients commute to San Francisco. When they couldn’t afford to buy in the City, they decided to look to East Bay. It doesn’t take them long to fall in love with our island that is so private and secure, yet so conveniently located for easy access to other cities.
There is a wonderful collection of vintage homes, ranging from beautiful Victorians, stately Tudors, charming Craftsman and many styles of bungalows. This is truly a history and architecture buff’s paradise.
Alameda has great climate, great schools, and believe it or not, a wonderful selection of restaurants and ethnic cuisine.
We think we’ve “arrived” now that we have our a shopping center by the beach featuring Trader Joe’s, Old Navy, Bed Bath & Beyond, TJMaxx, and soon Border’s bookstore. And in May 2008, the historic and restored Alameda Theater will open its doors to our first 8-cineplex.
As for fine restaurants….the chef of the famous Baywolf Café in Oakland has opened his own restaurant in Alameda called Pappo’s. We also now have a new Cuban restaurant called Havana’s. There’s a really good Vietnamese restaurant called Dragon Rouge, the freshest sushi at Yume, dim sum at East Ocean, and more. And to find out more about Alameda, here’s what Wikipedia says about our lovely island town of Alameda.
We commute to San Francisco via ferry and express bus to SF. Or take the regular bus to Oakland to catch BART. But the express bus and the ferry are the best and most enjoyable ways to go to the City.
CRIME STATISTICS
Incidentally, I found this really good source of info for comparing crime statistics between cities. You can see that Alameda truly shines!
ALAMEDA SCHOOLS
Alameda has great schools, and is the school scores are collectively better than Oakland and other surrounding areas. Check out the Academic Performance Index
WINE TASTING
You can even go for wine-tasting at Rosenblum Cellars next to the ferry. It’s open every day for wine tasting until 6 pm.
SPECIAL EVENTS
There are so many fun events that define our small town. We have sand castle building and free outdoor concerts at Crab Cove every summer, wine and arts and street festivals, a good old-fashioned July 4 parade, arts in the park, and more.
THEATER
Besides the Alameda Civic Light Opera that showcase award-winning plays, we also have the Altarena Playhouse. |