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Dimond Neighborhood News
By Hoang Le BanhDimond Public Safety Council and Walkable Streets ToolkitThe Dimond Public Safety Council will meet Wednesday, June 1, 6:30 to 8 p.m.

Laurel Neighborhood News
Kathleen Rolinson and John Frando
Laurel Business Improvement DistrictIn a recent survey, a significant number of Laurel merchants indicated strong support for a creating a Business Improvement...

Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Maxwell Parkers Take to the Streets

Sarah Hipolito
Maxwell Park WalksRemember how much fun we had riding our bikes when we were kids? Last summer, oneyoungster didn't have as much fun he was accosted by several...

High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
Summer Is for BooksJust a year after welcoming Rodrigo Quintanilla, Manager of the Melrose Branch Library,we're saying goodbye as he transfers to the Eastmont...

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
I spent a pleasant hour or so recently reading through old articles given to me by Marie Perry O'Connor, whom I interviewed for much of the material for last...

Redwood Heights Neighborhood News
Denise Davila
First Woman to Run for Mayor Visits NeighborhoodOn Monday evening, June 6, Nancy Nadel, Councilwoman for Downtown and West Oakland, will meet neighbors, lead a...

Where You Come In
Maryann Miller Novak
The thumping of basketballs against the gym floor, squeals of children's laughter, and the playful conversations of teens on their ubiquitous cell phones greet...

To Your Health
A Dozen Tips for a Safer and Healthier Child

Paulette Avery RN, MSN
U.S. Surgeon General Richard H. Carmona, M.D., M.P.H., has designated 2005 as the Year ofthe Healthy Child. Recently Dr.

Letters to the Editor
Metro,
On our way to my place after a stop at the Post Office, as we passed Kasper's, I suggested we have one of their famous hot dogs, "with everything!

Journalism in Our High Schools Alive and Well
Madeline Smith Moore
I haven't entered a high school since (well, I graduated from high school in 1950, you do the math). I recently visited the journalism classes of Skyline, Fremont,...

Michelle Fulper Web.jpg: Dimond Recreation Center director Michelle Fulper shows offthe center's newly renovated kitchen.
Stolen Super Deuce Web.jpg: The public is asked to be on the lookout for a green go-cart like this one. The go-cart was stolen fro

Dimond Graffiti Web.jpg: Graffiti like this began showing up in the park just after the theft.
Shenanigans on the Boulevard New Dimond Recreation Center Director Wants to Make Positive ImpactBy Dennis EvanoskyMichelle Fulper recently stepped into the job ...

Boulevard Bites
Sheila D'Amico
### Toby Abom alerts us that OPD cut Park Rangers from their proposed budget. Toby is one of seven Park Rangers (ten are authorized) who patrol more than 170...

The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
A Few of My Favorite ThingsWe've had more of our share of raindrops on roses this year and are now reaping the rewards.

It's Time for the Annual Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios
Rita Sklar
You won't have to travel far to see fine art for your home and garden. Seventeenneighborhood artists from the Dimond, Glenview, and Laurel districts will be...

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.

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