Lincoln Square Barber Salon
Madeline Smith Moore
At the Lincoln Square Barber Salon, the familiar barber pole sits just under the eaves outside of Arnie Fields' establishment in the upper level of Lincoln Square. Arnie has welcomed one and all to his establishment since November 1963. He remembers .

Oral History Hits the Road
Ellen Griffin
"The road moves and controls all destiny." Hilaire BellocWhether you agree with the British author and statesman or not, roads certainly have left their mark here in Oakland. An Interstate Highway I-580, "the MacArthur Freeway" slices through our own MacArthur Metro readership area.

Laurel School Cleanup Day
John Frando
Laurel School was one of three Oakland schools served in this year's nationwide Comcast Cares Cleanup Day. "It's more important than ever that companies like Comcast pitch in and help 'bridge the budget gap,' in our schools," said Lori Herington, the company's Education Program Coordinator.

Letters to the Editor
Dennis Evanosky's article on the old Laurel Liquor-Roberts Tire property is absolutely right. Alex Hahn's record in the Lakeshore-Grand Avenue neighborhood merits careful vigilance on the part of everyone who hopes for a Laurel business district free of f
For example, when the site was cleared, there was much more city reaction than apparently was communicated to Dennis. The Laurel Merchants and several Laurel residents informed Jean Quan's office immediately when the work began, and through the good.

The Eyes Have It: A Meeting with Dorothy Okamoto
Part Two
Meredith Florian
Dorothy Okamoto's most recent passion involves elephant seals, those ridiculous whiskeredbehemoths one can visit from December to March in Año Nuevo. She first saw them on a tourten years ago and decided she would love to be a docent. "Animals showing up on land.

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. So please e-mail your ideas for Onions & Orchids to bpbond\@aol.com.Orchids to the parishioners at St. Lawrence O'Toole/St.

Two New Faces
The MacArthur Metro welcomes two new additions to the staff.
Krista Gulbransen is the Metro's new Advertising Manager. She fills the shoes of Beverley Brown, who will take a seat on the Metro Board of Directors.Marilyn Green takes over from Katy Murphy asMetro Calendar Coordinator..

It's Cool To Vote
Greg Novak
On an unusually foggy October morning in the Laurel, I sat down in the back of Jerry Mishkin's eighth-grade classroom at the American Indian Charter School. The school, just around the corner from 35th and MacArthur, will be sending a group of students to Washington, D.C., this year.