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plank

The large outdoor beer garden with bocce ball courts, arcade, bowling alley, and restaurant announced it is closing its doors later this summer after nearly a dozen years in Jack London Square. The 45,500 square foot entertainment space that opened in 2014 was custom built for the area after Barnes and Noble shuttered in 2010. Plank stated that slow sales in the past two years combined with rising costs as the reason for it closing. Plank is slated to close on August 2. plank, 98 Broadway, Oakland

Super Slice Pizza

NOSH reader Kevin shared that Super Slice Pizza in El Cerrito posted a sign on its counter stating that its last day would be May 31. Yelp lists the restaurant as closed and a recorded phone message confirms Super Slice is no more. But, all is not lost. The message also states that a new pizza place is slated to soon takes Super Slice’s spot. Stay tuned to Nosh for updates. Super Slice Pizza, 10180 San Pablo Ave., El Cerrito

Momo Chang is a freelance journalist who writes about food, culture, and social issues. She is the former co-director of Oakland Voices, a project of the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education.

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