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Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke
### 35th Avenue from 580 up to Redwood Road now makes a smooth connection between the Laurel and Redwood Heights neighborhoods.
Brookdale Rec Serves 1000 Kids
Meredith Florian
Entering Brookdale Center, dodging basketballs and happy, noisy children, I felt engulfed bya maelstrom of activity. At the eye of this storm is Center Director...
The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
The Joy of GeraniumsWhere I grew up in suburban Southern California, every house on the block shared a common landscape theme, perfectly square lawns framed by...
Ring in the New Year with New Music at Mills
Shauna Laurel Jones
Walking around the Mills campus, you've heard the sounds of students talking to each other as they head to class, birds twittering above the tree-lined paths, and ...
Onions & Orchids
Peter Bond
Dear readers: This writer does search for individuals and businesses worthy of inclusion in this column, but he relies mostly on input from others.
Shenanigans on the Boulevard
Dennis Evanosky
Neighbors on Buell Street near the Home of Peace have lived with a "construction site" far toolong. The property owner has failed to secure the site and renew...
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Metro Workshop
ANNOUNCING: Professor of journalism Burt Dragin of Laney College will speak on "The
Importance of Local Journalism" at the annual Metro Workshop for staff, board, and new
volunteers on Saturday, January 18, 2003, 9:30 a.m. to 1 p.m., at the Fruitvale Pres
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To Your Health
Staying Healthy for the Holidays
By Paulette Avery, R.N., M.S.N.The holiday season is upon us once again, so I'm going to devote this month's column toways you can keep yourself in good...
Laurel Elementary School Soars in Academic Performance
Kaye Stewart
Dear Laurel Elementary School Community:Congratulations! The CA State Academic Performance Index (API) ranks Laurel ElementarySchool number 13 out of 63 Oakland...
Wind in the Willows, Chapter Five
Norman Gee, Artistic Director, Oakland Public Theater
A Rat. A Mole. Friendship. A long trek through the snow. And a group of children from the audience chosen to participate at each show.
Stop the Killing
Sheila D'Amico
As this column is being written, Oakland has just experienced its 100th homicide in 2002.Most, but not all, involved young African-American men.
Thank You! to Our Distributors
You go to your local merchant, and there is the MacArthur Metro. Or you look on your
doorstep, and there is the MacArthur Metro. How do these papers appear? Through the
volunteer efforts of individuals, many of whom have been delivering Metros for years.
The following volunteers (listed alphabetically with names hopefully spelled correctly) deserve a sincere thank-you. Without their efforts, the 7,000 monthly...
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