Join The Oaklandside on Sept. 21 for a lively night of discussion with local writers Jenny Odell, Dorothy Lazard, and Mac Barnett.
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This week in Oakland: Beast Crawl Literary Fest, and more book events
Other events include the ‘Text Me: Exploring Typography’ exhibit and a fundraiser in Fruitvale for a local street vendor.
Posted inArts & Community
This week in Oakland: Lunar New Year Parade, and Big Gay Trivia with Amy Schneider
Other events include: The Way Back: An Evening of Poetry, 50 years of poster art at César E. Chávez library, and a chat with the authors of ‘The Riders Come Out at Night.’
Posted inArts & Community
‘Tales of the Town’ is a love letter to Oakland’s Black history
The Hella Black Podcast production uses audio, film, photos, and music to chronicle 100 years of Black resistance, activism, and life in Oakland.
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What did Oakland’s Eastmont Mall site look like in decades past?
A new exhibit at the Oakland Public Library Eastmont branch asks the community to help remember this piece of local history.
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High 5ive just launched one of Oakland’s highest brunches
One of the hottest nightclubs in the city is hoping to lure the sun-seeking crowd with a new rooftop brunch.
Posted inArts & Community
From busking to brewery gigs: Meet Oakland’s ‘Six String Mixtape’
Childhood friends Brian Evans and Phil Devencenzi have turned their casual pandemic jam sessions into a blossoming musical career.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Oakland’s MACRO has responded to thousands of calls. Very few were sent over by the police
Residents and businesses call on MACRO’s help regularly. OPD does not.
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Listen: An Oakland pastor and a funeral assistant reflect on a difficult year
Sylvester Rutledge and Todd Walker share how they help people cope with loss.
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Legendary Oakland librarian Dorothy Lazard appearing at the Bay Area Book Festival in Berkeley
Other writing programs at the festival cover autobiography, humor, the unreliable narrator, and the child’s point of view.
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Roses, marigolds, hibiscus: East Bay winery celebrates 5 years making flower wine
Free Range Flower Winery, one of just a handful of Black-owned, woman-owned wineries in the country, draws on a long tradition of plant-made wines.
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This week in Oakland: Black Liberation Walking Tour and ‘Free the People’ block party in West Oakland
Other events include a Black Father’s Day walk, a Moms 4 Housing mayoral candidate forum, and the Fairyland Book Festival.
Posted inHealth & Environment
Photos: Oakland Kaiser workers join nationwide strike
Roughly 75,000 Kaiser employees in 5 states took to the picket lines on Wednesday in what will be the largest health-care workers strike in U.S. history.
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‘We’re reattaching people’: Mobile history project connects neighbors in North Oakland
Led by longtime residents, the project is helping to bridge the past and present in one of Oakland’s most quickly changing areas.
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Oakland officials announce new Lakeshore LGBTQ Cultural District
“You are what makes Oakland so beautiful,” Mayor Sheng Thao said at a press event on Tuesday.
Posted inHousing & Homelessness
Oakland home-building back on track, but affordable housing still lags
Construction withered at the start of the pandemic, but building has since rebounded. The development boom of 2018 is long past, however.
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What’s underfoot? An Oakland geologist explains how the environment shapes our city
Andrew Alden is one of the foremost experts on Oakland’s natural history. His forthcoming book, ‘Deep Oakland,’ explains how that history still impacts us today.
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This week in Oakland: Juvenile at the Fox, Día de los Muertos at OMCA
Other events include live music and trivia at Drake’s Dealership, ‘Intergalactic’ at East Side Arts Alliance, and Dimensions Dance Theater’s 50th anniversary.
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‘Futurisme’ is Senay Alkebu-lan’s ode to techno, labor activism, and Oakland
Known for his Madow Futur streetwear collection, the artist’s new project blends revolutionary politics, industrial aesthetics, and music.
Posted inCity Hall & Policing
Relocate or renovate? Oakland explores options for Main Library
The flagship branch on 14th Street is in disrepair and half the size it should be, officials say. A new library in West Oakland is also being studied.
