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My Stroll Through The Dimond District

July 13, 2018 by Tonya Shipp Leave a Comment

My Stroll Through The Dimond District

I’d been locked away in the house for a few weeks and remembered consistently eyeballing Dimond Slice every time I’ve gone past it on the bus.  Always trying to eat in a healthy manner, I was attracted to the elegant signage and the fact that it serves vegetarian food. I’ve been imagining big chunks of …Read more…

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Project Blogs, Culture, Latest News, Life in East Oakland, My Neighborhood, Our Neighbors, Super Story Tagged With: EastOakland, OaklandCA, TheDimondDistrict

Discover or Reacquaint Yourself With The Laurel

July 12, 2018 by Tonya Shipp Leave a Comment

Discover or Reacquaint Yourself With The Laurel

The first thing that I saw of familiarity in the Laurel District was the Subway fast food restaurant across the street from the 76 Gas Station; it reminded me of my hometown, Philadelphia.  Subway makes subs similar to hoagies, sandwiches that originated in Philadelphia and the name reminds me of the trains that run underground. …Read more…

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Project Blogs, Culture, Latest News, Life in East Oakland, My Neighborhood, Our Neighbors, Super Story Tagged With: Community, EastOakland, food, fun, oakland, salons, schools, shoplocal, shopping, supportsmallbusinesses

ICE Raids Recall the Fruitvale Gang Injunction

July 10, 2018 by Hannah Moore Leave a Comment

ICE Raids Recall the Fruitvale Gang Injunction

  The recently intensified ICE presence and threat of attack reminds me of the City of Oakland’s Fruitvale Gang Injunction,  the last time I saw the community so vulnerable in a collective way.  It was 2012 when the implementation of the gang injunction began.  Yet as we know through history,  with each incident of violence …Read more…

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Project Blogs, Education, Latest News, Life in East Oakland, My Neighborhood, Super Story

Party Your Way Into Fitness at Club Ritmo!

July 6, 2018 by Tonya Shipp 1 Comment

Party Your Way Into Fitness at Club Ritmo!

Club Ritmo Fitness is located a few blocks from the Fruitvale BART station.  From the Number 1 bus that runs up and down International Boulevard, it’s the stop just before or after the BART Station, depending on which direction you’re traveling from. It’s in the Fruitvale District, a busy business and residential location in East …Read more…

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Project Blogs, Feeling Good, Health, Latest News, Super Story Tagged With: cardiorespiratoryfitness, exercise, healthyliving, physicalfitness, wellness

Deaths Due to Driving

July 2, 2018 by Kevonna Taylor Leave a Comment

Deaths Due to Driving

  Death is the ultimate traumatic experience. Being in a city such as ours, we are no strangers to death, nor violence. Whether you saw it first hand, or have seen it on the news, it happens around us every day. Though GUN VIOLENCE is a very problem in our country, car accidents also result …Read more…

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Project Blogs, Health, Hidden Stories, Super Story

Oakland Voices Covers Community Policing Advisory Board

June 28, 2018 by Oakland Voices Leave a Comment

Oakland Voices Covers Community Policing Advisory Board

By Tonya Shipp and Ryan Barba… The Community  Policing Advisory Board (CPAB) is a group of 15 that meets once a month to communicate the thoughts of the community about policing matters to the police, city council, city  staff and mayor. The board monitors, reports, make recommendations, advocates for and assists in educating and informing …Read more…

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Project Blogs, Hidden Stories, Latest News, Life in East Oakland, My Neighborhood, Super Story

Un bosque de mujeres/A forest of womyn

June 7, 2018 by Patricia Contreras Flores Leave a Comment

Un bosque de mujeres/A forest of womyn

I heard the music in my dreams first and woke to the familiar sound of an accordion playing. It was the third night of me sleeping on the land and in a tent, that in itself was a first for me. They were playing the infamous “Caminos de Michoacan” and as I sat up my …Read more…

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Project Blogs, Culture, Latest News, Super Story

Keep Calm: Fret Nothing, Eastmont TC Has You Covered! Part II

June 5, 2018 by Tonya Shipp 1 Comment

Keep Calm: Fret Nothing, Eastmont TC Has You Covered! Part II

I’m sure that you received the message in part one  that everything you need for sustainability can be found at Eastmont TC.  Your problem with or question about food, money, clothing, housing, medical/dental/mental health or assistance with your aging family member(s) were practically eradicated.  Eastmont TC offers that and much more!  New Information  Board of …Read more…

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Fret Nothing, Eastmont Town Center Has You Covered

May 3, 2018 by Tonya Shipp Leave a Comment

Fret Nothing, Eastmont Town Center Has You Covered

Eastmont Town Center, located on 73rd and Bancroft, is a hub for all one’s needs or, at least a big stepping stone.  Firstly, on the first floor you will find the Self-Sufficiency Center, known as the social services agency, that’s federally-funded; visited when a person is in need of cash, food, and/or medical insurance.  The …Read more…

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Strengthened by ICE

April 26, 2018 by Ryan Barba 2 Comments

Strengthened by ICE

  One’s journey through grade school is supposed to be a time that builds children into young adults with the opportunity of a brighter future. But in today’s American society, it appears to be anything but that. There are various forms of disruption amongst students’ lives; the one that immediately hits home to East Oakland …Read more…

Filed Under: 2017-2018 Project Blogs, Education, Family resilience, Hidden Stories, Latest News, Life in East Oakland, Super Story

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