The Food Mill, Inc. 75th Anniversary
Madeline Smith Moore
One summer day in 1968, Art Watkins, older brother of Kirk, was "stomping up and down MacArthur looking for a job and stepped in here [The Food Mill] and met Mr.

Dimond Neighborhood News
Daniel Swafford
Anticipated Restaurants Open'Nama Sushi held their grand opening August 15, hosting a large crowd eager to see the completely renovated interior at 3400...

Laurel Neighborhood News
John Frando and Kathleen Rolinson
Home's Small Carbon Footprint Is HugePatricia St. Onge loaded her washing machine to explain how the graywater system in her home irrigates her garden.

Maxwell Park News'
Sarah Hipolito
Maxwell Park Elementary School underwent a huge transition during the last several years. It was put into "incubation," which is a fancy way of saying the school ...

High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
A Great Night Out' The weather cooperated to make the 25th National Night Out a fine time for neighbors to hang out together.

Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Gordon Laverty
What a beautiful neighborhood we have. Like the rest of the world though, we wrestle with the proliferation of junk. There's so much junk and garbage in the...

Redwood Heights Neighborhood News
Hugo Evans
Neighborhood and Fiscal Priorities — One Citizen's OpinionWhen crime's high and you're strapped for cash, what's at the top of your priority list?

Boulevard Bites
Tracey Rolandelli
### This fall seems to be a culinary time for the Dimond section of the Boulevard. The 3400 block of Fruitvale Ave. (at MacArthur) is bursting with new good eats,...

Your support helps keep the Metro alive! Become one of the Thousand Friends.
Laura FinklerJames A. BarrYou, too, can become a friend of the Metro. See page 2.'...

Diary of a Former Insomniac Part II:'
Paulette Avery, R.N., M.S.N., I.B.C.L.C.
In last month's column, I began the story of my quest for answers about sleep disorders and a safe way to overcome my chronic insomnia.

Letters to the Editor
To clarify an August Boulevard Bites item: The Friends of Dimond Library hold the copyright of the excellent book Words on Fire!

Food Bank Needs Us
Dal Sellman
'For ten years I volunteered to drive a van for a food rescue organization in Oakland, and I visited the Alameda County Community Food Bank often.

Imperfect Gardener
Adina Sara
In the center of my sprawling garden, in front of a wall of bamboo and near a mature plum tree, a large space of ground lies fallow.

Join the Junior Girls' Rowing Team
Jo Ann Driscoll
One of Oakland's most successful athletic programs for young women, the Jack London Aquatic Center (JLAC) is recruiting high school girls for the 2008-2009...

Peralta Hacienda Celebrates Oakland's Chinese Heritage
Nina Egert
In 1852, a troupe of Cantonese opera performers arrived in San Francisco hoping to benefit from the gold-mining profits of their fellow countrymen.
Creation by Brian Holmes