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Albertson's: A Bad Neighbor in the Dimond
Ann Nomura
Albertson's abandoned the Dimond close to a year ago but still holds a lease on the 3300 Fruitvale Avenue property, now boarded up and blighted.
Boulevard Bites
Help Wanted
Toni Locke
The Metro is happy to report that the paper is entering the year 2003 in good financialstanding, thanks to many loyal advertisers and a group of stalwart Friends ...
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Kenya Ortiz, Bret Harte Community Academy, after-school program, Photography
"I like the after-school program because they are very informative in language
development and learning how to speak properly to people. I am in the after-school
program called Photography. I like it very much. Without this program, I would not have
learn
#2Tyler Stansbury, Bret Harte Community Academy, after-school program, Photography"If this program was not here, I would be sitting at home and would not be as...
East Bay Habitat for Humanity Builds Green in the Fruitvale District
Joel Mackey, Executive Director, East Bay Habitat for Humanity
East Bay Habitat for Humanity will soon build four houses in the Fruitvale District of Oakland, on Davis Street and Fruitvale Avenue.
The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
The Space of WinterEven though we live in as close to year-round gardening climate as you can get, still, winter doesn't offer much in the way of activity for...
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
The long-suffering Redwood Heights neighbors are still putting up with ear-shattering donuts. You may recall that the neighbors had worked with the Metro and Dick ...
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Altenheim Update
Maja Brugos, Dimond Improvement Association
At meetings on January 13, Altenheim volunteers and board members gave Oakland Heritage Alliance members, Landmarking Board Members, and a few neighbors a tour of ...
Bret Harte Defies Expectations
Anthony Cody
In all of the renewed frenzy over Oakland's schools, how about a close look at a school that defies media and public expectations?
Preying on the Elderly
Dennis Evanosky
For the second time in the last few months, hoodlums accosted an elderly woman on my street. The first time, the little thug tore a necklace from the throat of...
To Your Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine
Paulette Avery, R.N., M.S.N.
For the past several weeks I've been under the care of Francine Ball, a licensed acupuncturistand Chinese herbalist with a practice in Walnut Creek.
California Paintings, California Pride at the Mills College Art Museum
Shauna Laurel Jones
Whether you're California born-and-bred or a more recent transplant, California Paintings 1910 1940: Selections from the Mills College Art Museum is a feast for...
Does the Postal Service Serve You?
(Yes or no, the Metro will print your replies.)
Yes, from Aurrero Johnson of Quigley St. in the Laurel District:We have the most dependable, honest, hardworking mailman in the 94619-1355 area.
Shiloh Feeds the Hungry
Meghan Dombrink-Green
The Mercy Ministry of Shiloh Christian Fellowship, continuing a 20-year tradition, provides food for the hungry in the Laurel area.
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