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Boulevard Bites
Sheila D'Amico
###A Chinese dragon balloon from Lease Wong of Komodo Toys waved in front of the entrance of the Fruitvale Presbyterian Church Hall, beckoning celebrants to...
Spring Concert, Oakland Turnverein Choir
Gordon Laverty
German music was in the air the evening of the 2009 Oakland Turnverein Spring Concert at Bjornson Hall on MacArthur Blvd. in April.
Three for Free
Looking for something special to do but a bit low on funds? Here are three suggestions right in the Metro backyard:Casting Lessons at Leona Casting Pools at...
DHA and You
Paulette Avery, R.N., M.S.N., I.B.C.L.C.
I suspect that your first reaction after reading the title of this month's column will be, "What is DHA?" The answer is docosahexaenoic acid, an omega-3...
Orchids and Onions
Chirido Ononi
ORCHID to the MacArthur Metro Food Bank Team that has completed its seventh month of volunteering at the Alameda County Community Food Bank and now continues...
Fremont Pool's Splashy Entrance
'By Linda LawsonFlaunting its new facelift, Fremont Pool expects to be open for the season on June 15, as will most other Oakland city pools.
Thanks to the Party Planners and Volunteers
Thank you to these celebration volunteers.Organizing ommittee, set-up, clean-upDal SellmanMJ BarnesGloria WilmerSarah HipolitoMarcella WoodsAdina SaraMonte...
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You Can Help with the City Budget
Sheila D'Amico
When Councilmember Ignacio De la Fuente said he had never seen a budget so challenging, he pretty much summed up the opinion of the persons attending his public...
Thanks to Food Donors for the Anniversary Party
Thank you to these wonderful restaurants and food purveyors who donated the refreshments for the Metro 20th Anniversary celebration. What a delicious spread.
Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
I had intended to plant my spring vegetable garden last weekend. I planned to try cantaloupe for the first time, several new varieties of yellow peppers, an...
Letters to the Editor
Dear Metro,I wish to say public thanks to the Dimond and Glenview merchants who supported the recent volunteer efforts of St Paul Lutheran Church at 1658...
Twentieth Anniversary Orchids Real and Metaphorical (No Onions)
Staff
### Gordon Laverty appeared in the very first issue of the Metro as the Leona Heights correspondent and is still writing the Leona Heights column after 20 years.
New Book Details the Powerful but Simple Act of Sharing
Julie Scheff
This is a book for our times. Dwindling resources, our current economic crisis, a planet imperiled by global warming all ask us to respond. The question is how?
Metro Gets Around
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