Mercy Retirement and Care Center, the highly regarded residence and service provider for senior citizens for nearly 110 years in the Fruitvale District, is not a likely venue for a book- signing. It is an […]
What happens when an artist moves her studio outdoors? What happens when the outdoor setting is a public space, in this case, seldomly used tennis courts in a tiny park across the street from Lake […]
As the clouds lifted and hundreds mustered at Frank Ogawa Plaza on Martin Luther King Day, a spirited group of about 75 supporters of Haiti gathered two blocks away at the Ronald Dellums Federal Building […]
The first time I saw a gun was in my grandmother’s attic. The attic was off limits, accessible only by stairs from a second floor bedroom. I had to have been with my father. […]
Oakland Community Organizations (OCO) member Tracy Phillips scanned the tables spread out at the Eastmont Mall office during the group’s annual holiday gathering. “Like bees in a hive,” she mused. It was the culmination of […]
I received this email early one morning this past week: “Hey guys, strange jeep across the street from us. Two people inside. They laid back in their seats when we went outside … Something feels […]
The history of nonviolence and the Civil Rights Movement — its past, present, and future — will be tangible when two leading figures of the era – Dr. Clayborne Carson and Dr. Clarence B. Jones, […]
The morning wash flapped in the breeze in the backyard of the Oakland Catholic Worker (OCW), near the corner of International Blvd and 50th, on a recent Tuesday morning. Upstairs, a young mother — a […]
At any other bike shop, the word ‘hubs’ refers to internal or fixed gear hubs and often, the messy job of repacking them with tiny ball bearings. The two bike mechanics, certified wheel builder and […]
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