Julie's Coffee & Tea Garden
Morning Hub
A hidden back garden with art on the walls and, if you're lucky, the neighborhood cat. Get the baked eggs.
Fall is when Alameda shows off. The fog backs off, the light goes gold over the bay, and the Gold Coast turns into the best Halloween in the East Bay. If you're thinking about the Island, this is the week to come see it.
Saturday at the market
The Alameda Farmers' Market runs Tuesdays and Saturdays, 9 to 1, at Haight Avenue and Webster Street. Go before 10 for the good bread. Then walk Webster, get a coffee and play a few games at the Pacific Pinball Museum.
Halloween on the Gold Coast
Saturday is Halloween, and the blocks around Grand, Paru and Sherman Streets go all out. Families come from all over the Bay. Park a few blocks away, walk in, and bring a bag that can handle it.
First Sunday treasure hunt
Sunday, November 1 is the Alameda Point Antiques Faire, 6 AM to 3 PM at 2900 Navy Way. It happens the first Sunday of every month. Go early, bring cash, and plan lunch at Spirits Alley after.
Where I'm eating
Cholita Linda on Park Street for a casual night, and Trabocco on the South Shore when it's a celebration.
