I have been a part of MWS for almost four years, and it has been an amazing first studio…read moreexperience. From my initial tour with Jacques to participating in the East Bay Open Studios, the connections I have made with fellow resident artists have been invaluable. My growth as an artist during my time here has been insurmountable. I will miss my time here but will carry the relationships I have made with me. I part ways with MWS only because I have found a studio closer to my home. Thank you MWS for giving me a space and a place to grow and thrive as an artist.

My husband and I rented a space here, for sewing and working. We really enjoyed our time. It's a…read morenice feeling and motivating to be in the building and work amongst other amazing artists/makers. They regularly contribute to East Bay Open Studio, which is an exciting event. People we rented from are responsive and reasonable. Great to have dedicated parking spot to work long hours.

Project Bandaloop is amazing! If I were good enough, and they would have me, I would drop out of…read moregraduate school right now to dance on walls and cliffs with them. Since that is not the case, I had resigned myself to frequent visits to their website UNTIL I found out that they host beginner and int/ adv workshops! Woohoo! Maybe I will be an amazingly talented beginner and they will beg me to travel the world with them and dance on the Petronas Towers, Chartres Cathedral, maybe even at Petra or the Coliseum. Please. Please. Pick me. I'll do anything. ________________________ Update: Since I have now completed both the beginner and int/adv workshops offered by Project Bandaloop, I feel this review needs an update. The workshop is a lot of fun, although pretty hard on the body. I figured that vertical dancing might have its challenges, but I had no idea how much a rock climbing harness and nerve endings could disagree. However, that did not stop me from going 4 days in a row...doubling up on pants and shirts can make a huge difference. The beginner workshop (5 hours over 2 days, $110) features a warm up, and then a rotation through the climbing wall featuring bouldering/dance, dance from single point suspension ("pods"), the trampoline walls, and the wood wall. The advanced workshop (6 hours over 2 days, $150) has an additional floor station and focuses on play and choreography more than orientation and skills. The workshops were between 15-20 people with 5-7 instructors. The instructors were great! Definitely gave the freedom to play, while also providing constructive pointers and maintaining a safe environment. The founder of Bandaloop, Amelia, was also in and out, watching the advanced performances, answering questions, etc. While she did not offer me a position in her dance troupe, I am definitely addicted, and will be going back for more. Maybe one day I can have my own trampoline wall. The one downer: the warehouse in Oakland seems pretty sketch upon first approach,. It isn't well marked, and looks kind of run down. It also can be tough getting in earlier, etc because all the doors are locked. However, the next workshop is in a new location close by in Oakland, so this may change soon.

truly amazing, innovate aerial artists! google them, and check out some of their performances, or…read morebetter yet, go see them in person!

Outstanding experience! I moved into a new apartment, and had a vision of a wall project. I decided…read moreto go with a few black history posters and I searched on Yelp for printers. Brian was the first to respond to my inquiry, and I'm so grateful for that because he's nothing short of amazing. He answered all of my questions, concerns, and even provided his own expertise advice, even if that meant a lower invoice in the end. The entire process from start to finish was easy and he personally dropped off my posters at home. The posters came out perfect and they look great framed and hung on the wall. If I ever need any sort of print long service, I'm reaching out to Brian at Copymat and I suggest you do the same. Thanks for everything Brian!

I have done three different print jobs for photos and regular document printing and the service was…read moreexcellent. Owner went out of his way to be helpful, extremely knowledgeable and professional and great prices..

Local Business with excellent customer service and printing quality. I can't say enough wonderful…read morethings about the speed, accuracy and ease of use with doing business at Fast Imaging Center. A great find in a Sea of Big Box Stores that offer little. Try Fast Imaging Center and you'll have a great experience.

I had the best, easy and fast experience with Fast Imaging, I just had to leave a review as soon as…read moreI picked up my order. I set my heart out on this creative galentines day project to order custom stickers for my bestfriends. I had about 35 sheets and hundreds of designs (and I'm so low tech so I wasn't sure about the quality or the photos I was using or anything. As soon as I contacted the store after searching yelp, I spoke to Mandeep and this woman is so sweet, so professional and courteous. She took her time to walk through my vision. I thought something like this would take atleast a week to get and she turned it around in 1 day!! I came in the day before to make sure the sizing was correct because each sticker was different and she even waited for me after the store closed while I went to pick up my son from school first. They've made a forever customer out of me. Good vibes, attention to detail, clear communication and executed!!! I'm so excited to gift these to my friends

I am a small business owner and I needed some new business forms and cards printed out so I got…read morereferred from another business owner to Big City Prints. I called and Karen answed the phone and was very helpful. She invited me down to the store to meet with her so I drove over. Karen was so nice and helpful with my requests and showed me exactly what I was looking for. My expectations are very high and super custom so we exchanged emails a few times to zero in on the product I specifically needed. I also delt with Geoff via email and i felt very good having two different professionals from Big City Prints helping me. I went with super high quality 2sided business cards that are gold foil, thick and feel like there coated with sued. I couldn't be happier all because this business is all about making what YOU want!!!! So whatever your budget is give Big City Prints a call. But if it's for your own business dont cheat yourself, wait the extra few days, spend a little more money and get the super high quality cards. I will tell you there well worth it. Thanks again Karen & Geoff!!!!!!

I want to make this as clear and simple as possible, Karen and team are gems…read more I wanted to create a very specific style of business card. Knowing almost nothing about the industry, I decided to pay Karen a visit. From the get go, she treats me as an equal, never frustrated with my lack of knowledge. After exploring what felt like thousands of options, Karen was actually able to understand what I was going for and executed. She is so knowledgeable on paper quality and print options, it's almost impossible for me to ever go back to online services like Vista Print or Moo. I can't speak for the quality of Karen's other offerings, but if you're tired of having almost zero creative control over of your business cards, give Big City Prints a try. They're even mindful enough to push back on requests that will do harm to your overall vision, can't find that online! In our age of convenient massive online services, it's rare to find small businesses with the owner is working directly with you. To be honest, these experiences are on the pathway to extinction, here's your chance to experience one before it's too late.

I only visited this venue work place area, to hear Council Person Zac Unger, Distruct 1, give an…read moreoverview of the budget proposal for the coming months ahead. It was excellent. Mr. Unger is a former fire fighter who understands of course the imminent need to maintain our fire stations in Oakland. The space is large, open, friendly, attractive and accommodating. I would recommend having more than just one restroom however. There could be another one on the upstairs level already, of course.

Sarah and her team are super friendly and responsive. The space is elegant and maintained extremely…read morewell. Wonderful place to work!

My first trip ever to a COMMUNE! Hahah California is funny…read more My office doesn't have a Christmas party, but the Halloween party is totally amazing. The last two years we've had it here. They have Dance Dance Immolation. Essentially, it's DDR, but if you fuck up, the machine SHOOTS A GIGANTIC FIREBALL AT YOU. You wear a complete fireproof suit, and sign a waiver, but I'm sure this is HIGHLY illegal. There are gigantic fire-breathing sculptures, and remote-controlled fire cars. Tessla coils provide lightning and, there are fire filled cauldrons dripping flaming goo. The guy from our work who's associated with these people recently moved to a different job, but hopefully we'll still do the Halloween party here!

NIMBY is an Oakland treasure. Think you're a supporter of the arts, alternative culture, and/or…read morethe DIY ethic? Then help keep it going by helping any way you can. Without everyone's help, these sorts of DIY spaces can't survive. I rent a space here, and it's a great place run by great people. The prices are pretty good for approx 380 sqft of space, and there are lots of interesting folks around most of the time. And NIMBY's famous parties are indeed as fantastic as people claim. My only complaint is that it's been a few months and all the various issues with the city have postponed promised improvements to my space, but that's understandable given the issues with the city taking up everyone's time.

We held a day-long conference at Oakstop on Telegraph and I was really impressed. From the outside,…read moreyou wouldn't expect how spacious it actually is inside. The main event room worked perfectly for our group, and having the kitchen area right there was convenient for breaks. Staff was helpful and responsive when we needed anything. The location on Telegraph is also super accessible. Would definitely recommend Oakstop for events or coworking. It's one of those hidden gems in Oakland that punches above what you'd expect from the street view.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

A while back, we coordinated with Simon here at Oakstop to reserve space for our table read. The…read moreplace was absolutely gorgeous, quiet, clean, and more importantly secure. The cast & crew enjoyed the area so that we could rehearse scenes from Ghosted, which is now available on sites like Tubi (https://link.tubi.tv/evpZji8i5Mb). I would definitely book with Oakstop again for our next production. This is an amenity that should not disappear from the community.