by Sarah Stefaniuk | Aug 12, 2020 | Downtown Oakland, Vintage, Antiques & Previously Loved
Did you know that shopping local can electrify your mood? That’s our latest epiphany — or re-piphany (because we think we knew that already but had somehow forgotten). Anyway, that is what happened when we accidentally visited Urban Eclectics. It started... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Mar 27, 2020 | Arts & Literature, Downtown Oakland
Once upon a time, one of us at LOCALMOTIV worked in the building right next door to Wolfman Books. Okay, it was me. Indeed, I watched them build out their special project and launch in 2014. All the while, my coworkers and I pondered how they would survive in the age... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Mar 3, 2020 | Arts & Literature, Downtown Oakland, Leisure & Entertainment
We have an idea for a comic book series. Or maybe it’s a graphic novel… It’s about a Shop Local superhero. We think his name should be Eitan. Yes, Eitan. And he lives his daily life disguised as a local indie merchant in Oakland, California. Of... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Mar 1, 2020 | Active Lifestyle, Men's Style, Rockridge, Women's Style
You know what we just learned? Transports has been around for 35+ years in the East Bay! We should have known that really. Now that we think about it, it’s ever so obvious that they’ve been doing this for decades. All the shop local signs are there that... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 29, 2020 | Kids Style & Stuff, Temescal
They say, a picture is worth a thousand words. Well that might be true. And we certainly think this picture captures the essence of Ruby’s Garden. But based upon our experience, Ruby’s deserves no less than 10,000 words of local love. But sadly, we only... 