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Raised by the Barre: The Legacy of Ballet on MacArthur Blvd.
Denise Davila
For more than 33 years, aspiring dancers from the greater Bay Area have made pilgrimages to MacArthur Blvd. several times a week.
Metro Board Members Wanted
Dear Metro Readers,
The Metro Board of Directors is looking for new members. Some longtime Board members are ready to step down. We will miss them and wish them well as they move on ...
To Your Health
Food-Borne Disease
Paulette Avery RN, MSN
One evening a year or two ago, my husband and I prepared and ate scallops for dinner. Theywere delicious, but almost immediately after consuming them we became...
Lighting Up the Dark
Toni Locke
Stella and Scott Lamb and their daughter Celine moved into their Patterson Avenue home in the Laurel District on the night of the Loma Prieta earthquake in 1989.
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
Much to Celebrate, Much to Do
By Dennis EvanoskyI was unable to attend the Envisioning MacArthur conference, but Councilmember Quaninvited me to give a walking tour of the district in...
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Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke and Sheila D'Amico
### Too good to be true? What is behind the "Envisioning MacArthur" sales package? Who is selling what to whom? Those who make their homes, run their businesses...
Kidz 'N Dance 'N Theater Arts
Meredith Florian
Kris Mueller, the enthusiastic and multitalented director of this popular new studio onMacArthur, danced and sang her way through her childhood in St.
The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
Fall is my favorite gardening season. You can't take it for granted. You can't decide onMonday that you are going to spend Wednesday afternoon pruning back the...
Oakland's Oldest Oak
Joan Lohman
Who speaks for the trees?In the case of the champagne oak, a coastal live oak estimated at over 150 years old that lives in the heart of Dimond Park, the answer ...
The Pied Piper of Oakland
Maryann Miller Novak
Trying to interview Robin Goodfellow is like trying to follow the Pied Piper. One has to bepatient while she casts her magical spell over gobs of adoring...
No Ordinary Window Man
Greg Novak
You've seen him. Maybe you averted your eyes or gave a smile and a forgiving shrug. Youmay have reached into your pocket to give him a handful of change. Why?
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