by Sarah Stefaniuk | Mar 31, 2020 | Downtown Oakland, Women's Style
We are lucky here in Oakland. We’ve got some talented entrepreneurial clothing designers in our midst. And a handful of them have brought their creative vision to life in their own Bricks & Mortar stores. And countless other Oakland Indie boutiques curate... 
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 | Feb 26, 2020 | Downtown Oakland, Men's Style
Hill’s Shoes of Oakland! What an authentic black-owned old-school Town Biz men’s shoe store you are! We don’t think we’ve ever seen a collection of shoes for men quite like it. Each pair is a statement for the men who have a bold, unique sense of style,... 
by Sarah Stefaniuk | Jan 23, 2020 | Downtown Oakland, Oakland Love, Women's Style
We’ve not had the pleasure of meeting Trinity Cross. But she is an Oaktown heroine in our book. She owns Field Day, a clothing boutique on 19th St. And, she designs all the clothing which is then made in East Oakland. It gets even more So Oakland: She uses only... 
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... 