Hearing-impaired girl shines on basketball court
Thursday, October 26, 2006
Alexis Madayag can play basketball. She just can't hear the ball bounce. The Vallejo 12-year-old, who attends the California School for the Deaf in Fremont, has become one of the best deaf basketball players in the country for her age. She even was selected for the Pan American Games for Deaf Youth … 

Museum examines Latino holiday in honor of the dead
Thursday, October 26, 2006
The Day of the Dead was alive and well at the Oakland Museum of California, where several thousand partygoers in skeleton shirts and other grim gear gathered Sunday to celebrate Dia de los Muertos … 

Kids finding they actually like veggies
Tuesday, October 17, 2006
Garfield and Franklin elementary schools in the San Antonio district are experiencing a change in food education. In that East Oakland neighborhood, children are being exposed at an early age to organic vegetables such as beets, bittermelon and bell peppers … 

Lake Chabot Golf Course Closing for the Winter
Thursday, October 5, 2006
This temporary closure will begin October 31, 2006 and the golf course will reopen in the spring … 

Oakland Parks Coalition Sets Date for Love Your Parks Day
Wednesday, October 4, 2006
On Saturday morning, October 28th from 9 am until noon, OPC is planning a city-wide survey to determine the condition of our parks. Data from this survey will be analyzed and compiled into a report which will be presented to Mayor-elect Dellums and the City Council … 

City of Oakland Hiring Recreation Coaches - Positions Available
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
The City of Oakland's Office of Parks and Recreation is now hiring coaches to work in after school programs at Elementary and Middle School levels. Coaches must be able to work from 2:30 until 6:00pm, Monday through Friday and attend Saturday sporting events and games … 

Cleveland Cascade and Fox vie for part of $1 million in preservation grants
Tuesday, October 3, 2006
Two Oakland treasures — the Fox Theater and the Cleveland Cascade — are among 25 Bay Area sites vying for a total of $1 million in preservation grants offered in a partnership between the National Trust for Historic Preservation and American Express … 

Black cowboys to ride through Oakland
Monday, October 2, 2006
It's almost time to pony up for the annual Oakland Black Cowboy Parade and Festival. Clip-clop sounds will echo through downtown streets next weekend as a herd of horses trot in the 32nd annual parade … 

Neighbors unearth hidden Oakland gem
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
For decades the Cleveland Cascade, nestled between apartments along Lakeshore and Merritt avenues, was buried beneath dirt and residents using the park never knew what was underneath. That is, until a couple of years ago, when community members excavated the site directly across from Lake Merritt, revealing it once had a set of cascades running down the middle of the park … 

Historic Temescal homes will be in spotlight on Oct. 15
Monday, October 2, 2006
Event organizers are seeking volunteers to help staff the "A Take on the Temescal" house tour Oct. 15, sponsored by the Oakland Heritage Alliance. "In exchange for staffing a shift on the day of the tour, our volunteers receive a pass to view the open houses that day," says OHA president Naomi Schiff … 

Girl Scouts learn to save the Bay
Monday, October 2, 2006
Girl Scouts will have more than cookies in their hands. In addition to selling the snacks the group is famous for, members will be cleaning shorelines, removing non-native plants and testing water quality as part of a new environmental program for troops in the Oakland-based Girl Scouts of San Francisco Bay Area …