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Pittsburgh’s Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens: The Center for Sustainable Landscapes

May 19, 2015 by Habeeb Salloum2 Comments

Phipps Conservatory and Botanical Gardens, a great steel and glass Victorian greenhouse, once part of a dirty steel mill city has now been transformed into one of the world’s most energy-efficient structures. With the greenest public gardens of the world, it has put Pittsburgh on the map serving as a model of sustainability for the next century. Located in Schenley Park, one of Pittsburgh’s largest wide green areas, the Conservatory complex is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: America, Architecture, Culture, Flowers, Food and Wine, Garden, North America, Oakland, Palm Trees, Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, Shopping Mall, Wildlife

Where is Amelia Earhart’s Plane? Colin Cobb Knows…

July 20, 2014 by Richard Bangs2 Comments

“Never interrupt someone doing something you said couldn’t be done.” -Amelia Earhart Check out the video at the end to solve the mystery." A couple years ago while visiting Belfast I took a Titanic walking tour, run by a charismatic chap, Colin Cobb. He took me to the edge of the 880 foot-long Thompson Graving Dock, where RMS Titanic was hauled to check and clean its hull and fit the propellers. It was the last place she sat on … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Other · Tagged: California, History, Ireland, Naked, Oakland, Sand, Scuba Diving, Walking tour, Wildlife

Amelia Rose Earhart Poised to set Record as Youngest Woman Ever to Circumnavigate the Globe in a Single Engine Plane

July 12, 2014 by Dave1 Comment

OAKLAND, Calif. (July 11, 2014) – In just a few hours, Amelia Rose Earhart will set the record as the youngest woman ever to fly around-the-world in a single-engine plane. Upon the 31-year-old aviatrix’s historic landing in Oakland, Calif., she will symbolically complete the unfinished 1937 flight of her namesake, Amelia Mary Earhart. Amelia Rose, with her copilot Shane Jordan, has logged nearly 100 hours of flight time on this journey, stopping … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: California, Colorado, Florida, Jordan, Journey, Museum, Oakland, Rocky Mountains, South Pacific, Technology

11-year-old activist Hannah Alper joins Natalie Portman, Magic Johnson, Seth Rogen for We Day California March 26

March 17, 2014 by DaveLeave a Comment

Natalie Portman and Magic Johnson bring largest youth empowerment event to California featuring Selena Gomez, Seth Rogen and Orlando Bloom – First-ever We Day California will bring together 16,000 students and teachers on March 26 – San Francisco, CA – International charity and educational partner Free The Children announced that its stadium-sized youth empowerment event, We Day, is coming to California for the first time on March 26, 2014 … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: America, Art, Britain, California, Canada, England, North America, Oakland, Orlando, San Francisco, Sports, Volunteer

A Foodie Walking Tour: Oakland

January 3, 2014 by Preethi ChandrasekharLeave a Comment

I've never been on a foodie walking tour so when I found out about Localite Tours in Oakland, I jumped at the chance to be a part of their tour on a gorgeous Sunday in November. The tour was starting at 2pm so I decided to start my day off with brunch near the Mariott where I was staying for the weekend, as part of my press visit to Oakland. My husband was the one who actually suggested we try nearby Cock-a-Doodle cafe on Washington st. in … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Art, Bakeries, Beach, Beer, California, China, Chocolate, Dessert, Drinking, Food and Wine, Garden, History, Museum, Oakland, Restaurants, San Francisco, Walking tour, Wedding

Exploring Napa…as in the City of Napa

December 14, 2013 by Dave4 Comments

Introduction For many years the city of Napa was just a place you passed as you entered the Napa Valley - the city center is not on the main highway (Highway 29) and it was lacking in restaurants, hotels and tasting rooms. When you told people you were visiting the Napa Valley, the city of Napa was not mentioned as your final destination, rather you would have been referring to the wineries up valley; it was those wineries that long attracted … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Airline, America, Art, Bridges, Bus Travel, Drinking, Food and Wine, Journey, Napa Valley, New York City, Oakland, Redwoods, Resort, Restaurants, Romantic, Sacramento, San Francisco, Santa Rosa, Shopping Mall, Traffic

Italian Food Without Tomato Sauce

December 7, 2013 by Preethi ChandrasekharLeave a Comment

Living in San Francisco, there's no dearth of restaurants to choose from on a Saturday evening. A few weekends ago, I was given the opportunity to dine in Oakland and wondered what on earth the food scene would be like - was there even a food scene?! The answer is a resounding yes!! From the Temescal area to the streets around Broadway and Telegraph, Oakland surprises with top notch chefs, hipster bars and a thriving food scene! Then there's … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: Architecture, Food and Wine, India, Italy, Oakland, Redwoods, Restaurants, Romantic, Rome, San Francisco, Seafood, Shopping Mall, Traffic, Tuscany, Walking tour, Wine Tasting

A slice of Venice in Oakland

November 21, 2013 by Preethi ChandrasekharLeave a Comment

I've lived in the Bay Area, in northern California, since I was a kid, but have rarely had a reason to visit Oakland over the years. Oakland often evokes images of a poverty ridden, perhaps even a crime inflicted town. I just never thought it had anything worth checking out. I recently had the opportunity to spend the weekend in Oakland as part of a hosted trip for Dave's Travel Corner and boy was I wrong about Oakland. The city is definitely up … [Read more...]

Filed Under: North America · Tagged: California, Drinking, Italy, Oakland, Romantic, San Francisco, Seafood, Venice, Walking tour

Oakland Museum of California continues Transformation

December 8, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

Natural History and Ecology of Mount Shasta to be Featured as One of Seven Significant Areas of Focus OMCA Celebrates Multilayered Story of California’s Natural World, Giving Voice to Range of Perspectives and Fostering Dialogue and Discovery Opening May 31, 2013, OMCA’s Reinstalled Gallery of California Natural Sciences Showcases California As One of the World’s Top Biodiversity ‘Hotspots’ (Oakland, CA)—The Oakland Museum of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Animal Rescue, Art, California, Culture, Desert, Food and Wine, History, Museum, Natural History, Oakland, Sacramento, Sand, Scuba Diving, Volcano, Whales, Wildlife, Yosemite National Park

Hundreds of volunteers made Oakland kids’ dreams come true

August 23, 2012 by DaveLeave a Comment

Children at the Community School for Creative Education in Oakland saw their ideal play space designs become reality on Saturday, August 18. In just six hours, the “my dream playground” posters the kids had drawn were transformed into a creative, colorful play environment. Teams of volunteers assembled a steel and plastic playground structure with a twisted slide, monkey bars and lots of components for climbing and exploring. Some built a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Press Releases · Tagged: Airline, America, Animal Rescue, Art, California, Flowers, Food and Wine, Los Angeles, Louisiana, Music, New Orleans, New York City, Oakland, San Francisco, Spain, Volunteer, Wildlife

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