Rose garden revitalization starts with Earth Day
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
More roses could soon be rising at the Morcom garden in Oakland's Grand Lake neighborhood.

As part of Earth Day celebrations throughout the city, a plan to landscape part of the park with roses and add some additional benches will be unveiled, the first of what garden fans hope will be several improvements in coming years … 

Solar panel systems called wise purchase
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Oakland officials are heralding the installation of two solar panel systems they say will save the city $250,000 a year in utility costs … 

A gallery of hearts in search of a home
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
From a simple idea of taking photographs of foster children seeking homes and displaying them in a gallery format -- a Heart Gallery -- has grown into a project that has touched many lives … 

Transforming kids, one mile at a time
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
It's a cliche to say that disadvantaged youths living in rough neighborhoods are running away from something, but in the new documentary "Runners High," that's exactly what they're doing … 

Shoppers delight at diverse delicacies of downtown market
Tuesday, April 25, 2006
Ah, fresh produce. Bunches of broccoli. Gobs of green beans. A little jazz in the air. The ubiquitous kettle corn and the food truck with the giant chicken on top. Strawberries so big they have their own gravitational pull … 

A "School's Out / Rec's In!" day.
Thursday, April 20, 2006
"School's Out / Rec's In!" is a program offered by Oakland Parks and Recreation to meet the needs of parents and students within OUSD who are out of school for one day or several days … 

Fruitvale Elementary keeps working for Katrina victims
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
When Eric Butler and his 8-year-old son, Tre, moved into a two-bedroom apartment in Hayward earlier this month, it was the first time in seven months the father and son had a place to call home.

Driven from New Orleans by Hurricane Katrina, they moved to Oakland a few weeks after the storm … 

Oakland gears up for Earth Day
Wednesday, April 12, 2006
Clean it. Green it. Mean it. Oakland Earth Day 2006 gets under way April 22, rain or shine, organizers say. There will be seven official staging areas throughout the city where volunteers can take up shovels, rakes or brooms.

In addition, other Earth Day activities hosted by various community organizations will be happening on the same day. A complete list of sites citywide can be found at http://www.oaklandpw.com, or by calling 238-7611 … 

Oakland's exhibition puts a face on disaster
Monday, April 3, 2006
The Oakland Museum of California really gets its arms around all this earthquake commemoration hubbub with a wide-ranging but dramatically focused exhibit that opens today. It fills the exhibition space with more than 250 artifacts to accomplish just what the title suggests: "Aftershock! Voices from the 1906 Earthquake and Fire." … 

Bay Area disabled sailors' group teaches students the ropes
Monday, April 3, 2006
BAADS is forming the Access Dinghy Program, a youth boating club open to disabled or financially challenged kids … 

History lessons come to life in Bancroft Library exhibit
Monday, April 3, 2006
Remember all those things you studied in history class? The Donner Party? The Gold Rush? The Bancroft Library has them.

And not in a metaphorical sense, either. The library literally owns little pieces of those historical moments you studied in grade school. The nugget that sparked the Gold Rush? The Bancroft has that. The only diary kept by a member of the Donner Party? Got that, too … 

Community Gardening Spring 2006 Newsletter
Monday, April 3, 2006
The new Community Gardening Spring 2006 Newsletter is now out. Packed with tips, exercises, the introduction of Josh Amaris, and more …