Greek festival returns to Oakland hills
Friday, May 18, 2007
Get out your excess vowels, stock up on clashing consonants and prepare for a torrent of tsatziki, spanakopita, saganaki and kourabiedes during the 35th annual Greek Festival at the Ascension Greek Orthodox Cathedral in the Oakland hills … 

Jazz festival helps build community
Friday, May 18, 2007
It started with the Malcolm X Jazz Festival. "The idea of the festival was that one time a year we'd have a community cultural center," said Elena Serrano … 

Oakland honors a typical 'mother'
Friday, May 11, 2007
Colleen Brown isn't a mother in the traditional sense, but because of her devotion to all of the city's children — and adults — she has been named Mother of the Year by the city … 

Oakland students embrace cultural backgrounds
Tuesday, May 8, 2007
Oakland teenagers who were asked to create totems showing their personalities and culture using recycled materials delved deep to tell their life stories. The 30 small carved and painted representations, on exhibit at the Oakland Museum of California through January, show a wistful affiliation with the teenagers' cultural heritage …