I'm ready for a resolution!

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

Tamale Season 2008 is over and done. This brings me to my resolution for 2009, to write more here.

Aside from my usual community updates, events, rant & raves, I'm planning on writing a business review every now and then. Occasionally, I'll describe my adventures in marketing and politics here in Oakland. I'll also continue writing my nostalgic and historically correct small business profiles at TheOakBook.com and update the list on the right side of this page.

Locally yours,

Tina Tamale

Evolution of a Sacred Space: Días de los Muertos 2008

Our traveling food booth, Tamale Girl, will be making it's next appearance this Saturday 10/25 at the Oakland Museum's annual Days of the Dead Celebration. To read more about this amazing holiday, what it means to me and my artist friend Joaquin please check out my latest OakBook profile, Skeleton Story


Photo by Eduardo Pineda

Change Comes Quickly

I had concerns about the next small business I wrote my latest OakBook online magazine profile for but I'm glad I took the time to investigate! I have mixed feeling about franchises but I am discovering that the independently owned and operate units are really like indie small businesses more than I realized. Lots of times it depends on the personality and character of the owner to make any businesses successful. To read about the newest business in my neighborhood go here Change Comes Quickly.

I've also made a list of the small business profiles I've been writing for OakBook right below my profile on the right column of this page. I'd love some feedback and even suggestions for other cool businesses to write about. Let me know what you think by leaving a comment for me.