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Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Bryan Foley
On Easter Sunday, a stolen Honda Accord crashed through a fence at the corner of Fleming and Monticello. (Maxwell Park Elementary School is at the same
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Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Larry Laverty
Your Neighbors: Gene Tucci & Leslie Bialik And The Power of Music
Gene Tucci and Leslie Bialik, Gene and Les as they’re affectionately known throughout the ...
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Laurel Neighborhood News: 35th Ave Road Diet
At a March 21st Redwood Heights Neighborhood Association meeting, officials of the Transportation Services Division of Oakland Public Works presented a report on
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High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
Traffic Islands Look Terrific
Late in March Michael Ferraro went on the listserv to point out the sorry state of the traffic island/planters on Kingsland at
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Dimond Neighborhood News
Carrie Campbell and Kathleen Russell
Environmental Investigation at Former Dry Cleaners
On April 4, Bob Roat, local resident and environmental engineer, presented an update on the former
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Woodminster Neighborhood News
Angela Haller
If you are an Oakland resident, you may have noticed graffiti taggings all over the place. On houses, businesses, churches and public signs.
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Join the Metro Garden Club
Merry Luskin
Did you know that there is a garden club for the Metro area? It covers the same area as the MacArthur Metro (Fruitvale Ave.
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District 4 Crime Town Hall
Stephenie Tesoro
According to Police Chief Howard Jordan, the key to combating crime in Oakland is to take a holistic approach. This was the underlying message of the District 4
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Local Literary Lights
Sheila D’Amico
Jan Steckel, a resident of the “baja Laurel,” is a retired pediatrician, but a very unretiring active poet and writer. Jan sent the Metro names of some local
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TO YOUR HEALTH: Foods for Healing
Paulette Avery, RN, MSN, IBCLC
As I contemplated my topic for this month’s column, I came upon an article in Spry about foods that can ease pain.
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Dig It! Cultivating Community
Hadley Louden
As we find ourselves increasingly removed from our natural environment through the ravishes and transitory thrills of modern life, few things can bring sanity and ...
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Dances at Lincoln Court: Every Third Sunday at Lincoln Court Center
Every third Sunday of the month, foot-tapping jazz and pop music fills the multipurpose room at Lincoln Court Center in Oakland\'s Dimond District.
This
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Boulevard Bites
Sheila D’Amico
### Chief Jordan’s meeting at Allendale Rec Center(see OPD Beat on p. __) attracted about 50 people. When I asked the Chief if he was discouraged, he thanked
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Art Beat
Pat Patterson
Still Building Community–In an “Art Beat”
Our communities were alive and blooming in April, as artists, their patrons, volunteers, and others got out and
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Money Honeys
$1000 and above
Oakland Veterinary Hospital
Special acknowledgment for the gift of $2,500
Reuben Goldberg & Eileen Carlin-Goldberg
Special
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Calendar of Community Events
Marilyn Green, Coordinator
The MacArthur Metro calendar welcomes a range of listings. We emphasize community meetings and actions that address neighborhood concerns as well as cultural
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