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First Edition
Unique, comic-book-themed cocktail bar First Edition has announced its upcoming closure, happening at the end of September. Until then there will be many farewell parties and “all-night happy hours” as it counts down its final days. “Oakland, you are amazing,” said the August 24 Instagram announcement. “Your resilience and community spirit have carried us through a roller coaster of times. We are grateful for every memory made and every person who walked through our doors.” The team went on to graciously plug surrounding downtown Oakland neighborhood bars such as Night Heron. First Edition is at 1915 Broadway in Oakland and will close on September 30, watch for updates next month.
Shake Shack Oakland
Shake Shack has shuttered its Oakland location as part of a culling of underperforming restaurants in three states, according to an announcement from the company first reported by Fast Company. A total of nine locations of the New York-based fast food burger chain in California, Texas and Ohio are slated for closure by mid September due to slow sales. However, the company did not wait to close the location on Telegraph Avenue, which originally opened in 2020. KRON4 reports the company confirmed the Uptown Oakland restaurant closed permanently on Aug. 27. In the East Bay, the Walnut Creek location and Bay Street Emeryville Shake Shack, which opened in March 2023, both remain open. Shake Shack was at 1954 Telegraph Ave. in Oakland, and is permanently closed.
