Other events include an outdoor vintage market and shows at the Golden Bull.
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Images from the Día de los Muertos festival in Fruitvale
Oakland’s popular Day of the Dead celebration returned after being held virtually last year due to COVID-19.
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Are these Oakland landmarks haunted?
Locals told us ghost stories about the Cohen Bray House, Camron-Stanford Home, and Mills College.
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Longtime Fruitvale restaurants cook their treasured family recipes for select Oaklanders
3 establishments—Los Cocos, Otaez, and El Huarache Azteca—were invited to make “off the menu” dishes to celebrate restaurant week in Fruitvale.
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Fruitvale’s Día de Los Muertos festival is back in person this weekend
This year’s focus is on Oakland small businesses and a pop-up COVID-19 vaccine clinic.
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Pianist Sarah Cahill to celebrate 50 years of female composers at Mills College show
Sarah Cahill’s “Future is Female” concert this Saturday in Oakland focuses on compositions by “women with Mills connections.”
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These Oakland students have a creative way of honoring recently departed loved ones
Every October, a 4th grade New Highland Academy class creates niche boxes to display at the 81st Avenue Library.
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This week in Oakland: Halloween edition
Costume parties, activities for kids, a movie night and more.
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Every Halloween, this Oakland chef transforms his home into a ghoulish attraction
The owner, Wilfried Eisinger, tackles the massive yearly project to entertain his neighbors.
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Huey P. Newton bust unveiled in West Oakland
Community members gathered on Sunday to remember the Black Panther Party co-founder, whose likeness was sculpted in bronze by artist Dana King.
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Demystifying the Black Panther Party on its 55th anniversary
The revolutionary political group, founded in Oakland in 1966, is gaining renewed recognition for its long-lasting cultural and artistic contributions.
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A low-cost commercial kitchen is in the works for East Oakland
The City Council agreed on Tuesday to create a commercial cooking space at Arroyo Viejo Recreation Center, funded by a $100,000 gift from Google.
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Plans for East Oakland’s Liberation Park include affordable housing, commercial and creative space
The Black Cultural Zone has operated the community hub on vacant land for more than a year. Now, the group wants to build on its vision.
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This week in Oakland: Brookdale Park’s family Halloween and films at The New Parkway
Other events include Black Panther Party 55th anniversary celebrations.
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The Laurel District celebrates Halloween
Live music, crafts and a costume contest are among the treats along MacArthur Avenue on Oct. 30 — the tricks include karaoke and silent disco yoga.
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How Oakland avoided a crisis of abandoned pandemic pets
Groups like OAS, Hopalong, Cat Town, and PALS East Bay worked with foster, volunteers and each other to find homes for animal companions.
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Oakland’s Feelmore Social Club wants to make space for Black and queer bargoers
Owner Nenna Joiner also owns the East Bay’s Feelmore adult shops, and hopes to bring a similar sexiness to Oakland’s bar scene.
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‘A sweet, magical little event’: Autumn Lights Festival illuminates Lake Merritt
Photos and words from the opening night of Oakland’s 10th annual festival of lights.
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Recent arson at Lake Merritt Sailboat House part of uptick in vandalism, break-ins
Boathouse workers say facilities have sustained significant damage over the past month from vandalism and burglaries.
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This Week in Oakland: a tribute to Maestro Michael Morgan and the Oakland Comedy Festival
Other events include Halloween Meltdown at Mosswood Park, lunchtime sessions at OMCA, and Write Your Roots at Laney.
