Redwood Heights Neighborhood News
Denise Davila
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Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Sarah Hipolito
Hey, What's Shakin'?I didn't feel the first of the December quakes because I was on the road. The second onecaught me relaxing in the tub.

Laurel District Association News
Helen Wyman
Update on Proposed Development at High and MacArthurAMG, a tax-credit investor/subsidized-housing corporation, has purchased the development rights to the empty ...

High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
How Did They Do it?The holiday lights in the neighborhood were outstanding this year, but my favorite was the string of colored lights wound around the trunk...

Dimond Neighborhood News
Daniel Swafford
Dimond's New BusinessThe Dimond district is attracting a variety of new businesses. The featured news is the anticipated arrival of Peet's Coffee, coming to the ...

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
On New Year's weekend the squealing of brakes and tires, followed by the thumping, bumping, and grinding screech of metal sliding on pavement, announced another...

Laurel Neighborhood News
John Frando and Kathleen Rolinson
Second Annual Summer Solstice Music FestivalSaturday, June 23, the Laurel Village Association will host the second annual Summer Solstice Music Festival.

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.

Letters to the Editor
Dear Editor,
A volunteer from Fix Our Ferals called to tell me about a joint project with the Oakland SPCA to try to spay and neuter feral (wild) cats in targeted areas of...

Boulevard Bites
Sheila D'Amico
### Congratulations to St. Lawrence O'Toole sixth-grade students and their teacher, Lou Richie, on the publication of Diverse Stories: From the Imagination of...

To Your Health
What's Behind the Drop in Breast Cancer Rates?
Paulette Avery RN, MSN, IBCLC
A few weeks ago the media ran headlines such as, "Fewer breast cancer cases linked to lesshormone therapy" (Reuters, December 14); and, "Breast cancer drop tied...

Fruitvale WAIT
Students turn in toy guns, war toys, and violent games at Fruitvale School's Fifth Annual WarAgainst Improper Toys.
Escalation ProtestNeighbors gather at High and MacArthur on January 11 to protest sending additional troops toIraq. MacArthur Corridor Oral...

Julia Morgan Students March for World AIDS Day
Karly Zimmerman
Julia Morgan School for Girls closed down for an hour December 1 to commemorate AIDS Awareness Day.The 178 students and the entire faculty and staff were part...

Allendale's Michael Foster Back to Work
Sheila D'Amico
Readers may recall that last fall, the Metro ran an article featuring the Allendale Recreation Center's then interim program director Michael Foster.

The Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
It's oxalis time again. Every year the blanket of green clover covers the ground like a wall-to-wall carpet, presenting gardeners with the eternal dilemma: to...

Volunteer for the Metro
We are looking for writers, photographers, and behind-the-scenes help. We particularly need a coordinator to manage the Money Honeys and Friends database. If any of these opportunities interest you, don't be shy; e-mail metroreaders\@earthlink.net, or lea
Wanted: Money Honeys and FriendsIn addition to our loyal advertisers, the MacArthur Metro's financial support comes from individual donors.

Bygone but Beloved: Blanche's in the Laurel
Denise Davila
Locals used to salivate every time they saw the flashing "EAT" sign on MacArthur Blvd. From the early 1950s to the early 1970s, people would wait in a line out-the...