OMESCAPE escape room challenges last about an hour and are a perfect off-beat date night or tween/teen birthday experience.
Berkeley Dine Out to support food programs in schools
On Thursday, November 30th, the BUSD Gardening & Cooking Programs partner with local restaurants throughout Berkeley for a food-filled day
Date night: East Bay Parents’ Night Out (PNO)
PNO is a drop-off kid party hosted in which children eat pizza, have dessert, and play with other kids of a similar age until way past their bedtimes.
Cheers to all the moms at our Revolution Foods party!
We love seeing our community come together without the kids for a little night off. Thank you for making our Ordinaire party a blast!
Ticket Alert: Museum of Ice Cream pops up in San Francisco in September
Best date night ever? Dinner in SF and a stroll through the Museum of Ice Cream. But only if you plan ahead.
10 favorite ice cream places in the East Bay
Our go to treat is always ice cream. Always. I’ve rounded up just TEN of our favorite places to order up a scoop. Did yours make the list?
10 East Bay breweries where kids can have fun, too
Ten East Bay breweries where parents can enjoy local beers while kids are entertained by charming environments. From Berkeley to San Leandro.
UniverSoul Circus in Oakland through March 16
If you’ve driven on 880 recently, you may have noticed a circus on the West side of the freeway. It is called UniverSoul Circus and it’s running now through March 16. Old school in it’s commitment to fiery spectacles, animals, and clowns, but modern in its inclusion of Hip Hop culture and world music, UniverSoul {more}
Play all the games at Victory Point Board Game Cafe
Victory Point Board Game Cafe has food, snacks, coffee and 800 different board games to choose from. Pay $5 per person to play it all.
Golden Gate Knights jedi training
If you have any huge Star Wars nerds in your house, you’ll want to consider an afternoon of jedi training for you and your padawan. I had the extremely geeky pleasure of going to the Golden Gate Knights in San Francisco for a afternoon date with my husband. We had a great time trying out {more}
Berkeley Playhouse run of Avenue Q includes a kid-friendly experience
Berkeley Playhouse is presenting the R-rated Broadway show, Avenue Q, from September 17 to October 11. The show’s theme is the transition to adulthood and the realization that the real world is different from the simplified version of life that we all learned about from children’s television programming. While the show features adult language, sexual {more}
Mom’s night out at Pinot’s Palette
Pinot’s Palette in Alameda invited us to their grand opening event — we loved it — and now we’re excited to tell you all about it. This is not a place for the children. Their motto is: “Paint. Drink. Have Fun.” And that’s exactly what you’ll do. You start out with a clean white canvas, and by {more}
Five lunch dates, ME time without a babysitter!
This is the fourth post in our series about ME time, sponsored by domain.ME. And I’m talking about dates! I’ve rounded up some of my go to places for lunch dates in South Berkeley and North Oakland. Once I finish writing today, I’m meeting my husband for a date at La Note. My mouth is already watering for {more}
Parents’ Guide to Oakland’s Jack London Square
Oakland’s Warehouse District has officially transformed into a beautiful sophisticated bustling waterfront with great restaurants, wineries and coffee roasters. Move over San Francisco Embarcadero! Jack London Square (AKA JLS) has become a great place to bring the kids any day of the week for fun and sight-seeing. Where to play for play dates and date nights Jack {more}
Neighborhood favorite: Paisan
I love Paisan pizza in SW Berkeley. Paisan is a high-end pizzeria with the welcoming atmosphere of a neighborhood joint.