Dimond Neighborhood News
Carol Lundgaard
Farmer Joe'sDon't miss the celebration for the opening of Farmer Joe's on Saturday, June 24, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., in the parking lot between Champion St.

Laurel Neighborhood News
Kathleen Rolinson and John Frando
Laurel Summer Solstice CelebrationMark your calendars now for the Fête de la Musique, Laurel Summer Solstice Music Festival, on Saturday, June 24, from 3 to 7 p.

Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Sarah Hipolito
Neighborhood Disaster DrillIt was a dark and stormy night. No, wait, it was a gray and cloudy Saturday morning when we gathered at Maxwell Park School in the...

High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
Prize-Winning TrashAfter an endless rainy season, we were delighted to wake up to a dry Earth Day. About 50 volunteers scaled steep banks, hauled trash out of...

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
The recent carjacking, robbery, and vicious assault upon a young woman, starting on Lenox Avenue near Lake Merritt and ending up in Leona Heights, was a sad and...

Want A Traffic Signal on 35th Avenue at Wisconsin Street?
Add your name to the petition at www.PetitionOnline.com/signal.

Redwood Heights Neighborhood NewsBy Denise DavilaNEWTIST in TrainingOrdinary people are turning to NEWTism to feel closer to nature.

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...

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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