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April 2005 Press Release Archive Community Focus Group - April 27 The Oakland Community is invited to attend a community meeting discussing recreation programs, park maintenance and park projects in your neighborhood. Please join us to voice your opinion, talk with the Director of Oakland Parks and Recreation, meet with your City Representative, and give us your suggestions. All welcome! … more >> 2005 Come Alive Walk for Health - April 27 The Office Of Parks And Recreation In Partnership with: The County Of Alameda, Kaiser Permanente, Coca Cola, Club One, Cliff Bar, and Other Health Organizations are changing the health of Oakland citizens. Oakland is making a commitment to change. Focusing on healthier bodies and healthier neighborhoods. Join Oakland's health professionals, and find out the benefits of staying fit, eating healthy, annual screenings and more. … more >> 2005 Mother Of The Year Winner - April 27 The City of Oakland Office of Parks and Recreation would like to take this opportunity to announce the winner of the "2005 Mother of the Year Award" ... Naomi Schiff … more >> All the library's a stage for kids - April 25 I recently attended the annual institute of the Association of Children's Librarians of Northern California, which was an opportunity for children's librarians of all kinds to learn something, be entertained, eat together and win prizes … more >> Artist's work taps the fantastic - April 25 Artist Ruben Guzman works with paper and fire and makes sculptures from the stuff of legend. Molded out of recycled materials held together by a homemade glue, Guzman's art often takes the shapes of fantastic animals … more >> Bay Bridge receives environmental award - April 25 For two years, residents of Oakland and Emeryville heard the loud clanging of pile driving at the new Bay Bridge, but all was quiet for fish swimming a few yards away from the work. And that was good news for the fish … more >> Oakland in top 10 for 'green' cities - April 25 Oakland has been named one of America's Top 10 Greenest Cities by The Green Guide, a bimonthly, New York-based newsletter that focuses on environmental and health information … more >> Libraries house a wealth of treasures - April 22 Ask any teacher and they'll tell you children who read well, and often, do better in school in all subjects. So do adults who keep up with what's going on in the world. They read newspapers (preferably this one), books, magazines and whatever they can get a hold of. Some read to others, maybe their children or adults with failing eyesight. Many also volunteer as tutors for non-English-proficient people … more >> Oakland festival to emulate Venice's - April 22 Venice has one. So does London. Paris has been doing it for 46 years and Berlin just started in 1998. This summer, Oakland will join the club. For two weeks at the end of July, dozens of artists from around the globe will converge on Oakland for the inaugural Bayennale. It's like a film festival with art work replacing the films … more >> Long-awaited Bay Trail bicycle link celebrated - April 22 Mandela Parkway section allows clear travel from Jack London Square to Emeryville … more >> Big turnout expected at District 4 Earth Day events - April 22 More than 400 volunteers are expected to turn out on Saturday, April 23 at nearly 30 different venues in District 4 during Oakland's observance of Earth Day."For the past several years, District 4 has led the city in the number of sites participating in Earth Day events, and this year, we expect the largest turnout ever, " said District 4 Councilmember Jean Quan … more >> The Unknown Island - April 18  A temporary public art project by Sonja Meller. This project was inspired by José Saramago's modern fairytale "The Tale of the Unknown Island". The artwork consists of a small boat that holds a young oak tree together with flowers and that is anchored so it lightly floats on the lake according to the tides and currents … more >>East Bay blooms - April 18 Any moment now, perhaps even as we speak, their fresh little faces will blush toward the light, flourishing in vibrancy and tone. They'll whisper a gracious aroma — that special bottle of rosewater on your grandmother's lace-topped dresser. And soon, soon they'll take over entirely, color spilling down the hillside at the Berkeley Rose Garden and flooding the glen of Oakland's Municipal Rose Garden like somebody knocked over the Lancome lipstick display at Saks … more >> Web site helps police keep residents aware - April 18 Officer shares information with citizens on criminal activities in north Oakland. A new Web site detailing crime in north Oakland is being commended as an effective law enforcement tool to strengthen the Oakland Police Department's community policing programs … more >> Plans are afoot for 06 quake exhibits - April 18 Even as Monday marks the 99th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake, plans are under way to commemorate the centennial a year from now, Pardee Home Museum Director David Nicolai said … more >> Teen pedals globe for AIDS fight - April 18 18-year-old will cycle Europe and U.S. to raise awareness of disease's toll in Asia. With bike and blog, 18-year-old Bevan Barton plans on two-wheeling it across the world to raise awareness about the fight against AIDS in Asia … more >> Babysitter Training 2005 - April 18  American Red Cross Babysitter Training will be offered at the Lake Merritt Boating Center this Spring. This course is ideal for teenagers with younger siblings, or anyone preparing for a job that will require them to supervise children in the absence of parents or guardians … more >>Oakland to celebrate Earth Day with work - April 15 For its annual Earth Day observances April 23, the City of Oakland will be providing support to about 75 groups with the hope that more than 1,000 volunteers will show up to landscape and weed and clean parks, creek beds and street medians … more >> Strokes make strong showing in San Diego - April 15 At San Diego's Crew Classic, one of the premier rowing events on the West Coast, the Oakland Strokes girls won the varsity and junior varsity events. The boys varsity and junior varsity teams also won their preliminary heats to make the finals, but they finished fifth and sixth, respectively … more >> Where the wild things are - April 15 "A lot of people don't see native plants, they don't realize that they even exist," says Nathan Smith, horticulturist for the University of California's Botanical Garden. Noticing the flora around us is a skill, an observation technique most people are untrained in … more >> Chabot space center to hold celebration - April 15 Chabot Space and Science Center will celebrate three space exploration milestones tonight. "Yuri's Night: World Space Party," commemorates Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin's first spaceflight in April 1961, the launch of the United States' first space shuttle, Columbia, in April 1981, and the countdown to the shuttle fleet's return to flight, expected this spring … more >> Helping youngsters stand tall Prescott Circus Theatre mixes fun, lessons on success in life - April 15 Aileen Moffitt has taught her students to function at a higher level -- about two feet higher in most cases. Along with spelling, reading and arithmetic, she teaches her students at Prescott Elementary School in West Oakland to dress up like clowns and hip-hop dance in stilts … more >> Springtime hikes wind through wildflowers - April 15 There's something irresistible about a wildflower hike in spring. The gray skies have turned blue. The weather is warm, but not unbearably hot. What better way to spend an afternoon? … more >> International Youth Day Festival - April 13 The Office of Parks and Recreation, in partnership with Youth Leadership & Development, MOCHA, Alameda County, The Girl Scouts and more, are proud to announce the 1st annual 'International Youth Day Festival', June 4th, 2005 … more >> Oaklanders rank education their No. 1 concern - April 13 Education has surpassed crime as Oaklanders' top concern, according to a city-funded survey of residents this year. Nearly 35 percent of the survey participants said city leaders should put education and the Oakland public schools at the top of their list of priorities as they prepare to craft a spending plan for the next two years … more >> Fire department's history captured in book - April 12 A picture history book, "Oakland Fire Department," has just been published by Arcadia as part of its "Images of America." Geoffrey Hunter, a captain of the Oakland Fire Department, is responsible for compiling and authoring this project … more >> Theater students take dance to new heights - April 12 Fifty Oakland students will perform stilt dancing Friday as part of the Prescott Circus Theatre's "Higher Ground." Performers will be from Laurel, Piedmont Avenue, Prescott, Lockwood, Garfield, and Parker elementary schools … more >> Bruce Lee had a studio in Oakland - April 12 Picture the scene, a triumvirate of history-minded people: Betty Marvin, head of the Oakland Cultural Heritage Survey; Kathy Ferreira, former admin director of the Oakland Heritage Alliance; and me. We're eating Vietnamese food a stone's throw from City Hall and full of glee over Betty and Kathy's discovery. They've figured out where Bruce Lee's studio was … more >> Japanese-born Hiromi has jazz-piano legends singing her praises - April 12 Hiromi knows how to make a first impression. An utterly original improviser and composer, the Japanese-born jazz pianist has emerged in the past few years as one of the most exciting young players on the scene. Working with her explosive trio, featuring electric bassist Tony Grey and drummer Martin Valihora, she's cultivated an international fan base rooted in Japan … more >> Oakland magazine shows off the city - April 12 Tiny bonzai gardens at Lake Merritt, cowboy poet Joaquin Miller's legacy in the hills, Dunsmuir House at Christmas. Most Oaklanders are well acquainted with their oft-maligned city's charms and hidden gems … more >> Encore performance - April 12 Taking piano lessons a growing trend among adults. When Maria Dolan was 6 years old, she wanted to play the piano. Check that. She had to play the piano. Needed to play the piano. The world was going to stop revolving if she did not play the piano right then. Her mother played the piano, so why couldn't she? … more >> Group aims to bring pandas to Oakland - April 12 Oakland China Wildlife Preservation Foundation, the nonprofit organization charged with raising money to bring a pair of giant pandas to the Oakland Zoo, will hold its first fund-raising event next week … more >> Ebony Fashion Fair to grace Oakland - April 7 When the 47th annual Ebony Fashion Fair rolls into Oakland this weekend, models on the runway will be wearing the latest creations from the world's premier designers … more >> Four to get Firefighters Random Acts awards - April 7 Oakland department honors principal, nurse and husband, and neighorhood citizen hero. A devoted principal, a heroic neighbor and a kind nurse and her husband will be commended at Saturday's Oakland Firefighters Random Acts annual awards and dinner dance … more >> Parks nonprofit hopes gala will raise its profile - April 5 Auction, party aims to increase funds and membership for Oakland group. The group's projects range from Shakespeare in the Park to children's golf. It had a hand in the renovation of Ernie Raimondi Field and the complete redesign of McClymonds Mini Park. But while its successful efforts are visible throughout Oakland, few know who to credit … more >> Elementary school finally gets its own library - April 5 Kiwanis Club donates books and a librarian to Emerson. A little more than two months ago, the large room in the center of Emerson Elementary school was a meeting area piled high with boxes. Today, it is a mini-library built for the students by the Grand Lake Kiwanis Club … more >> Oakland was hot to organize fire department - April 5 Oakland was just a little more than a year old when city officials decided something should be done to protect the new little village from being destroyed by fire. They soon found out it was going to be a lot easier to put the idea down on paper than to actually create a fire department that worked … more >> Artists keep surprising with creativity - April 5 Tom Di Maria is gratified when artists at the Oakland workshop he directs are ready to show their works and fill the gallery space with paintings, drawings and sculptures. He's happy when it sells, and the artists share the income. But as di Maria explains, his greatest pleasure is watching the artists at work … more >> Key to the Past A Piedmont mural captures the glory of a bygone transit system - April 5 The Key System was colorful -- its orange-and-silver electric trains rolling off the bridge and up through the neighborhoods of the East Bay. But the monument at Key Route Plaza, at Piedmont Station in Oakland, never lived up to it … more >> Brubeck Festival keeping its focus on what's new - April 1 Any music festival carrying the name of Dave Brubeck is setting itself up for a daunting challenge. After all, Brubeck is one of American music's most prolific artists. While best known as a jazz pianist, the 84-year-old composer and bandleader has produced an astounding body of work … more >> Center hosts children's fair - April 1 A billboard in East Oakland touts the Chabot Space & Science Center in the nearby hills, but too few children from homes in the flatlands visit the complex, educators say. So it is among an array of youth-related programs City Councilmember Desley Brooks (Eastmont-Seminary) wants to showcase to children and families at the third annual "School's Out Fair" from 1 to 7 p.m. Friday at Eastmont Town Center, first floor, 7200 Bancroft Ave … more >> |
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