by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 22, 2020 | Downtown Oakland, Gift Inspirations
PART 2: LOCALMOTIV’S Take Oo La La… Oakland. Oftentimes, when we casually explore the local shopping scene in Oakland, we think that we could just as easily be in a European city or town. Indeed, this feeling usually arises as we walk The Town and just... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 12, 2020 | Rockridge, Women's Style
We have a theory that Corporate America destroyed a very special old pastime called shopping. And it’s not really surprising. For the most part, it’s Baby Booming men who head massive retailers. And they probably don’t even like shopping–if... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Dec 30, 2019 | Active Lifestyle, Kids Style & Stuff, Montclair Village & Piedmont Ave
Montclair Sports is an old-school sporting goods shop in the heart of Montclair Village. Indeed, it’s been proudly serving Montclair Village and the broader Oakland community since 1957. And beloved owner, Tom Revelli, is the proprietor who diligently preserves... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Dec 13, 2019 | Men's Style, Temescal
We believe that Standard & Strange has a great job. They get to make men look really good every day. How do they accomplish this feat? Well, it’s a men’s denim shop curated by proprietors with very high expectations for quality and unique style. It has the... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Dec 12, 2019 | Downtown Oakland, Featured Merchants, Men's Style, Women's Style
This shop on 17th St, iD Oakland, is for anyone with a discerning taste for men’s or women’s streetwear. Also, super helpful if you NEED to transform a boyfriend or husband’s closet with cooler jeans, jackets, hoodies, t-shirts, shirts, and kicks (sneakers). Style.... 