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Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke
For a decade, the Metro has counted on devoted readers not only for financial support as Friends and Money Honeys, but as our source for replacements when...
Buddha Temple on Foothill
Sheila D'Amico
Pennants are flying and the eyes of the Buddha look out from the roof of the building at 3440 Foothill Blvd. Now the True Buddha Vijaya Temple, this former church ...
Dimond Improvement Association News
Karen Marie Schroeder
Two projects have absorbed the attention of the DIA. The first has to do with the upcoming transformation at the corner of MacArthur and Champion.
German-American Cultural Center Open House on November 7
Gordon Laverty
The German-American Cultural Center at 1699 Excelsior Avenue (the Excelsior entrance to the Altenheim) will hold an open house from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Landlords, #1, #2, #3
Dennis Evanosky
An absentee landlord and the City of Oakland's bureaucracy recently combined to make some good theater in the Laurel.A property at 39th Avenue and Quigley...
Redwood Heights Improvement Association
Ginger Reding
The Redwood Heights Improvement Association held its annual meeting September 15 in the new auditorium of Redwood Heights Elementary School.
Stars & Gripes
Barbara Liston
Three stars to three members of the Fruitvale Presbyterian Church Gerry Murphey, Linda Blackburn, and George Nakayama for distributing food to the poor at the...
New Traffic Island in the Allendale Neighborhood
Yvonne Long and Gaylen Malich
The Allendale district is sporting a new traffic island at the busy intersection of 38th Avenue and Suter Street. The island, critical for safety reasons, will...
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Welcome, New Metro Volunteers
Carolyn Jones, Dimond resident, copyediting
Stella Lamb, Laurel resident, Stars and GripesJulie Pilling, Redwood Heights resident, advertisingMore help needed: see Boulevard Bites...
Fruitvale Church Celebrates Sanctuary 50th Year
Gordon Laverty
On Sunday, November 14, Fruitvale Presbyterian Church will celebrate the 50th year of use of the church sanctuary at Coolidge and MacArthur. The 11 a.m.
Leona Heights Garden Club Tip of the Month
Marge Laverty
Now that the days are shorter and before the winter rains begin and the holidays are upon us, we should spruce up our gardens: rake up the leaves, remove dead...
To Your Health
What s New with the Flu?
Paulette Avery, R.N., M.S.N.
Much of the information about influenza, commonly known as the flu, is not new but review.First and foremost, if you want to avoid its misery, now is the time to ...
Whither the Melrose Branch Library?
Sheila D'Amico
A Harry Potter book peeks out from a gray sack, one of hundreds of books returned from other branches and waiting to be checked in at Melrose Library's temporary...
Sequoia Healthy Start Collaborative off to a Running Start!
Sandy Bredt
The Sequoia Healthy Start Collaborative at Sequoia Elementary School is hard at work learning what our children and families need in order to thrive and support...
Web Master Tim Chapman Spins a Tale of Community Involvement
Trish West
By day, pressman Tim Chapman deals with ink and paper. In the evening, he launches into cyberspace as Dimond Web master. The common denominator of his two realms: ...
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