Dimond News
Ann Nomura
Dimond Loves Its LibraryThe Friends of Dimond Library, City Councilmember Quan, and neighbors came out strong against Mayor Brown's proposed cuts in library...

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
What goes around comes around! With orange- and red-level national security alerts flashed on our TV screens, and with government officials urging vigilance,...

Friends of Sausal Creek
Soul of an Oak Nurtures Dimond Park

Mark Rauzon
The soul of Sausal Creek resides in an ancient oak in Dimond Park. This venerable tree livesnext to the scout hut near the pool.

High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
Melrose Leads the WayOn February 7, over 100 fourth and fifth graders from Melrose Elementary School looked down from the balcony of the packed City Council...

Laurel Merchants Association News
Dr. Maureen Dorsey
The Laurel Merchants Association welcomed the Chinese New Year with the help of the BukSing Choy Lay Fut Martial Arts Lion Dance Performers.

Bret Harte Defies Expectations
Anthony Cody
In all of the renewed frenzy over Oakland's schools, how about a close look at a school thatdefies media and public expectations?

Leona Heights Garden Club Tip of the Month
Virginia Hambly
March in your garden is a time of transition from the dormancy of winter to the vitality of spring and summer. Now is the time to plant annuals for color or...

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.

Quan Opens Laurel Headquarters
Toni Locke
Gung Hay Fat Choy! On February 8, 28 businesses in the Laurel strip hailed the Chinese NewYear, hosting Lion Dancers, rearing and plunging with bursts of...

Shenanigans on the Boulevard
Dennis Evanosky
A neighbor knocked on my door around 10 p.m. a few weeks back, upset about donuts. Donut problems are no strangers to us here in East Oakland.

Correction:
A photo on page one of the February Metro showed Jenna Pollack instead of Kenya Oritz.

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To Your Health
Traditional Chinese Medicine, Part II

Paulette Avery, R.N., M.S.N.
Last month I began the story of my experience with Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM). Ihave been surprised to learn the number of people I know who have seen an ...

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.

Personal Safety includes Keeping Kids Safe
Don Marx, Executive Director, Street Safe Kids Safety Networks
Street Safe Kids of the Bret Harte District invites Metro neighbors to its 2003 Community Service Award event on Saturday, March 22, from 1 to 3 p.m.

Shiloh Feeds the Hungry
Meghan Dombrink-Green
The Mercy Ministry of Shiloh Christian Fellowship, continuing a 20-year tradition, providesfood for the hungry in the Laurel area.

Creation by Brian Holmes