Dimond Neighborhood News
Daniel Swafford
Have Fun in the Dimond After DarkResidents are taking a proactive approach to reducing crime and violence. Concerns not met by police services have prompted...

Laurel Neighborhood News
John Frando and Kathleen Rolinson
Robbery at the Laurel Ace Hardware StoreSanyy Kuth said that it happened very quickly. On Monday, July 24, at about 6:21 p.m.

Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Sarah Hipolito
Maxwell Parkers Make LemonadeOn August 2 over 600 Oaklanders got acquainted at National Night Out parties. It was wonderful to see the splendid diversity that...

High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
Parties on Our StreetsOn August 1 several hundred Maxwell Park neighbors gathered on the streets as part of the annual National Night Out.

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
Summer 2006 has been marked by significant effort to reorganize the Home Alert groups in the Leona area under the leadership of Marilyn King and Martha Hill.

Redwood Heights Neighborhood News
Denise Davila
Neighborhood PicnicEnjoy picnic food, fun, games, and prizes from noon to 3 p.m. on Sunday, September 17, at the RH Recreation Center.

Boulevard Bites
Sheila D'Amico
### Regular readers probably noticed that Toni Locke has retired from her longtime volunteer position as Editor. We will miss her involvement with the Metro, and...

Pilgrim Lutheran Church at 75 Years
John Frando
Pilgrim Lutheran Church has a long history of service in the Laurel District. It grew from a congregation of Danish and German Lutherans in 1931, meeting in...

Join the JLAC Junior Women's Rowing Team
Robert Kidd
The Jack London Aquatic Center Junior Women's Rowing Team is recruiting for high- school-aged girls who either live in Oakland or attend Oakland high schools.

Laurel District Association News
Maureen Dorsey, DVM
The Laurel District Association thanks everyone who attended our first annual World Music Festival, a celebration evolving from the yearly street fair that the...

Onions & Orchids
Debbie Francis
To our readers: If you know of a neighbor in our community whose behavior is worthy of note, either good or bad, please contact me at psych7045\@sbcglobal.net.

High St. Presbyterian Church Gearing Up for the Next 100 Years
Meredith Florian
Picture a time in the not-so-distant past, when we waged a war in the Pacific and Glen Miller and Benny Goodman were all the rage.

To Your Health
How's Your Blood Pressure?

Paulette Avery RN, MSN, IBCLC
When was the last time you had your blood pressure checked? What was it?If you haven't had it checked within the past year or don't know what it was, there are...

A New Leaf for Laurel
Denise Davila
The floors at Laurel Elementary are so bright and shiny, you can't help but see your reflection. That's how new school principal Ron Smith likes it.

Letters to the Editor
To Metro Readers,
The Metro is a public forum I have shared for 15 years with you, the readers. I am now stepping out of the picture. During the past year leadership has passed to ...

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