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According to the Oakland Tribune, Bip Roberts sister Rubie Daniels has taken over the old Walt’s Hickory Pit and turned it into A Soul Food Experience.
The menu sounds very authentic and the proprietors
Daniels and Roberts said they hope their restaurant in East Oakland will bring more business to the area and help with the city’s larger goal to revitalize Foothill Square, on Foothill Boulevard near MacArthur. The restaurant will add some spice to the retail plaza, which has sat has sat bland and mostly empty for years, they said.
The article also details some upcoming improvement plans:
Longs Drugs store and Lucas Harvest grocer are among a few of the new retailers in talks with the city to possibly move to the site
A major makeover is planned to begin sometime next year.
Here is a very low bandwidth, easy page to monitor conditions at Oakland International Airport:
FAA: Metropolitan Oakland International Airport (OAK) Real-time Status
So the next time you are picking up a traveler or flying yourself, remember to watch the conditions via the FAA.gov monitoring service.
Happy Flying!
