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Allendale School: At the Top of the List
Denise Davila
Remember the generation when kids walked to school and there was always a school nurseand a librarian? Hard to believe, but public schools like this still exist...
Welcome, Farmer Joe's
Daniel Swafford
At the new Farmer Joe's Marketplace in Dimond, the sound of saws and hammers is being replaced by the buzz of anticipation.
The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
I just spent a glorious, magical, long-awaited sunny day working in the garden, and I can't even tell you what I did. The rain did wonders for so many things.
Films from India at Mills
Halona Norton-Westbrook
This summer the Mills College Art Museum presents the exhibition "Love and Betrayal, Bollywood Summer at Mills." Curated by Mary-Ann Milford Lutzker, the exhibit...
Onions & Orchids
Toni Locke
To our readers: The Metro needs a writer/manager for this column. If you think you would enjoy collecting and meting out praise and blame, please e-mail...
Street Beat
Madeline Moore
What's the first thing you want the new mayor of Oakland to do? Flenoid McCleary (3814)You've got to look out for the kids.
Woodminster Summer Musicals Celebrates 40 Years of Magic
Gordon Laverty
The 40th year of summer musicals under the stars and direction of Jim and Harriet Schlader of Producers Associates starts soon at Woodminster Theater in Joaquin...
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Boulevard Bites
Toni Locke and Sheila D'Amico
### Lincoln Square merchants have called together the Oakland Police Department and Safeway management to put a stop to rowdy, drunken, late-night parking-lot...
To Your Health Advance Care Directives: Making End-of-Life Decisions
Paulette Avery RN, MSN
As difficult as it is for most of us, thinking about and planning for end-of-life medical care issomething we all would be wise to do.
Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
We've lived in Wilshire Heights for about three years, and there are many things we have come to enjoy and appreciate about this and the surrounding...
Neighborhood Artists Open Studios
Rita Sklar
It's time for the annual Pro Arts East Bay Open Studios, Saturdays and Sundays, June 3 and 4, and June 10 and 11, 11 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The Stories We Tell
Monte McClain
There is a power unleashed in hearing and telling our stories to one another. It's a transformative power that we see shaping District 4 of Oakland through many...
Summer Activities
Metro Neighborhood Parks
Joaquin Miller Park, 3590 Sanborn Drive 238-3187Major recreation areaDimond Park & Rec. Center, 3860 Hanly Road 482-7831Children's playgroundPicnic...
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