Cleveland Cascade and Fox vie for part of $1 million in preservation grants
Thursday, September 28, 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 … Fox is in running to get aid from grant
Thursday, September 28, 2006
The American Express Partners in Preservation program and the National Trust for Historic Preservation hope to preserve some popular — and lesser-known — sites and buildings in the Bay Area. Twenty-five sites in the Bay Area have been chosen as eligible for grants totaling $1 million, and the public is invited to help select their favorites …
Woodminster's 40th season drew 25,000
Thursday, September 28, 2006
Producers Associates, Inc. closed the 40th consecutive season of the Woodminster Summer Musicals on the evening of Sept. 10, when the amphitheater was packed with enthusiastic theater-goers for the final performance of "Beauty and the Beast …
City of Oakland Hiring Recreation Coaches - Positions Available
Wednesday, September 20, 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 …
Oakland skater, 11, finds success on ice
Monday, September 18, 2006
It was a weekend full of excitement for ice skater Kiley Pearl of Oakland. The 11-year-old Montera Middle School girl, who attended Montclair Elementary, placed third in the preliminary artistic program and fifth in the preliminary girls free style -- the technical program -- at this past weekend's 26th annual Skate St. Moritz at the Oakland Ice Center …
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 …
Can't get a better deal than Oakland's Art and Soul fest
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey® has teamed up with three nonprofit organizations that all share a vision of a healthy Bay Area. The Latino Community Foundation, the Unity Council, and La Clínica de la Raza, together with Ringling Bros.' CircusFit SM program want to send a message to their community that exercise, good nutrition, and an engaged community are vital components to healthy communities …
'Beauty and the Beast' aims to please — and succeeds
Wednesday, September 6, 2006
A notable exception to that rule occurred over Labor Day weekend. For three days, Saturday through Monday, a crispy Abe Lincoln was all it took to gain access to a staggering array of musical talent at the sixth annual Comcast Art and Soul Oakland …
