Our friend Darius ( showed us around his hometown of East Palo Alto, where we learned about the history of this neighborhood, ate some delicious Caribbean food, and caught the sunset in Oakland. We took a slightly different approach to this video incorporating documentary elements so we could let Darius tell his own story and highlight the places that are often overlooked.
Drone footage courtesy of Darius Riley.
Places we mentioned:
Verve Coffee Roasters –
Cooley Landing Park –
Back A Yard Caribbean Grill –
Street Stories : Oakland In Focus (Photo Exhibit) – curated by & met up with
Where we stayed:
Hotel Keen –
Thank you to Hyundai for letting us borrow the 2025 Hyundai IONIQ 5 for this road trip!
Chapters:
00:00 – Intro
00:21 – Morning Coffee
00:56 – Meeting Darius
01:55 – Cooley Landing Park
07:57 – Back A Yard Caribbean Grill
10:37 – Quick coffee reset
11:39 – Art Exhibit in Oakland
12:36 – Walking around Oakland
13:05 – Lake Merritt
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I appreciate this, and I def hit the subscribe.
Another absolute gem, I expect nothing less from you guys. Also, that LeSabre is gorgeous
What a pleasant man
Darius~ thank you so much for sharing East Palo Alto's story. It was very interesting, I learned alot. I see you have so much love & pride for the city and I don't blame you. Keep sharing the stories. 💕
Thank you for telling our story #EastPaloAlto
Different levels to it
Real spill! Love the part about the history of EPA