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Mabry's Barbershop
Madeline Smith Moore
No candy-cane barber pole announces this establishment, but there can be no mistake as to the kind of shop it is. An electric clipper is skillfully painted on the ...
PHOTO #2 [group photo]: West Side Church students from Washington and FruitvaleChurch adults at rededication of church nursery after completion of students' upgradingwork.
Out-of-State Volunteers Help Local Church
By Gordon LavertyIn the first week of August about 20 students from West Side Church of Richland, Washington, came to Oakland to help Fruitvale Presbyterian...
The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
I was pulling out dead iris leaves the other day, and there it was the dahlia bed that I had planted years ago and forgotten about.
Future Looks Good for the Dimond District
Maryann Miller
Realtor Al Khatibi has seen many changes in this community since the mid-'70s, when he was shaking martinis at the Horseshoe Bar and Restaurant on MacArthur...
Letters to the Editor
I would like to take this opportunity to comment on an item in your August "Onions and
Orchids."
The Dimond District has been without a walking officer for several months, and while different groups and City Council are attempting to rectify this matter, it...
Shenanigans on the Boulevard
City Plays Shell Game, Hide-and-Seek With Citizenry
Dennis Evanosky
When something is a matter of public record, it should be just that: public and on record forall to review. However, the way the City of Oakland handles its...
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Boulevard Bites
Sheila D'Amico and Toni Locke
### Our children are back in school, their gateway to community life. The map on page [x] shows the locations of schools in the Metro area.
To Your Health
News from the Nurses' Health Studies: Preventing Osteoporosis
Paulette Avery, RN, MSN
Together, Nurses' Health Study and Nurses' Health Study II, with over 200,000 participants,constitute the largest and longest-running studies of women's health...
A Guessing Game
Which of the objects in this photo got a "notice of violation" from the City of Oakland? A) Theabandoned auto, B) the slummy little house with the filthy...
Work on Laurel Streetscape
John Frando
A concrete-saw operator noisily slices through a lane of MacArthur Boulevard as cars andbuses squeeze past orange cones and construction warning signs.
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.
Creek Protection at Stake
Hugo Evans, Friends of Peralta Creek
The Friends of Peralta Creek formed in January because of concerns about preserving thePeralta Creek corridor along Rettig Avenue.
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