Home delivery? Yes, please. Busy parents will be psyched to learn about these helpful services bringing everything from diapers to dessert to you.
East Bay family photographers: Reader’s favorites
This list of photographers for East Bay families was curated with the help of 510Families.com readers who shouted out their faves.
Mama’s little helper: Postmates (with promo code)
Get food or goods from any local store or restaurant delivered to you within an hour; sometimes less. Simply order from the Postmates app.
Mama’s Little Helper: CVS Curbside Pickup service {giveaway!}
CVS now offers CVS Curbside Pickup services to Bay Area residents through an app. FREE and super easy to use. Promo & giveaway in post.
East Bay home delivery service: ReadyRefresh (sponsor)
ReadyRefresh by Nestlé is a water delivery service in the Bay Area delivering large jugs, portable bottles, and bubbly water.
Bay Area Photographer: Melissa Schmidt of Icarian Photography (Special Offer)
We so loved working with Bay Area photographer Melissa Schmidt on our last Baby’s Day Out, that we asked if we could show off some of her work here today. Melissa’s business is called Icarian Photography and her work is just magical. She’s offering East Bay photography sessions in July and we thought you guys might {more}
Chinook Book Bay Area: Is it worth it?
Promising to save you up to $3,000 with local coupons is one thing, but does it deliver?
Suggest a Bike Share location in the East Bay
Bike Share is expanding ten-fold with 7,000 more bikes and new stations coming to San Francisco, Berkeley, Emeryville, Oakland, and San Jose throughout 2016 and 2017. Even thought I have my own cruising bike, I would love to have a share station near my home, kids’ school, and office. Is it silly to explain Bike Share like “City {more}
East Bay Farmers’ Markets Guide for {510} Families
Thanks to Farmigo for sponsoring this guide to Farmers Markets in the East Bay. Farmigo is an online farmers market where you can shop for fresh, sustainable food from local farmers you know and trust. Farmer’s Markets can be fun outings in addition to a productive errand to get your fill of healthy fruits and veggies {more}
Acing back-to-school with UrbanSitter (save $50)
Thanks to UrbanSitter for sponsoring 510families and helping us ease the burden of finding awesome caregivers. Whether it is bridging the unfortunate gap between a late-start school and your early-start workday or the periodic meetings and functions of a new school year, UrbanSitter has got you covered. Lately, I have been loving the last minute functions to {more}
PROaupair offers experienced, professional childcare (sponsored)
Thanks to PROaupair for sponsoring 510Families.com today. One of the hardest things about leaving my kids with other adults is worrying that the babysitter won’t “get” my kid and that someone will be unhappy — either the caregiver or the child. When hiring a babysitter for an evening, I think many of us adjust our {more}
Family photographer we love: Sarah Sloboda
Traveling kids photographer Sarah Sloboda, based in the San Francisco Bay Area, takes an artisan’s approach to creating images. When we met Sarah a few months ago we fell in love with the process and the results, so we’re thrilled to be able to share some more about Sarah and her work today. {See the photo {more}
Introducing Megan Small Photography
Based in Alameda, and serving the whole Bay Area, Megan Small has a family photography and event planning business. We were introduced by a friend when Megan moved to the 510. Heather hired Megan to take her holiday card photo, and got a bunch of other ridiculously cute photos out of it. We invited Megan {more}
{Giveaway} Dinners from Josephine.com
As of 5/12/16, Josephine has paused East Bay operations. Josephine provides home-cooked meals made by your neighbors in their kitchens.
Reader tip: Got lead?
The Alameda County Healthy Homes Department (formerly Alameda County Lead Poisoning Prevention Program) is offering up to $4,000 in grants for lead hazard and other safety repairs for pre-1978 owner-occupied and rental properties in the cities of Alameda, Berkeley, Emeryville, and Oakland with low-income families with a pregnant woman and/or children under 6 living or {more}