Oakland Poet: D. Scot Miller Kwan Booth December 18, 2009 Arts & Culture D. Scot Miller is a Bay Area writer, visual artist, teacher and curator. He sits on the board of directors of nocturnes review, and is a regular contributor to The East Bay Express, San Francisco Bay Guardian,...
Shop local: Oakland offers lots of last-minute opportunities Emilie Raguso December 17, 2009 Arts & Culture, Development Want to shop local this year? Here is a sampling of holiday events that don't take you far away from Oakland, CA at all. Click on each event's link to learn more.*************Dec. 18Oakland...
Community Voices: Dear UN: We are losing faith in you quickly. Please advise. With love, Future Leaders Ellen Choy December 17, 2009 Community Voices, Environment, Justice Editor's note: Ellen Choy is a young climate change activist from Oakland who is in Copenhagen with a youth delegation. Her piece is part of an original series of continuing coverage of the Copenhagen...
Music Monday: All Day Play Kwan Booth December 14, 2009 Arts & Culture While terrestrial radio is on the decline the sounds coming from your internet speakers has never been sweeter. No matter your genre of choice, a quick Google search will most likely have you swimming in new...
Communitree and the Urban Green Movement: “seeding a new world” Scott James December 8, 2009 Environment Note: This article is part of OL's green series, published throughout the week.Communitree is on a mission to grow healthy communities. Founded in the fall of 2008 and publicly launched in the...
Music Monday: The soundtrack to the Green Movement Scott James December 7, 2009 Arts & Culture, Environment Editor's Note: This week's Music Monday feature accompanies our weeklong series on green hip hop and Oakland's urban eco movement with music from two of the scene's leaders. Fiyawata's Ambessa the Articulate...
Community News: Support Tech’s Drama Dept. Oakland Local Editorial Team December 3, 2009 Arts & Culture, Education Buy a book, sponsor a child. That's the way it works this Friday at the Jack London Barnes and Noble. For every book purchased the store will donate a portion of the proceeds to help Oakland Tech's drama...
Community Event: OUSD Budget Cut Townhalls Kwan Booth December 1, 2009 Arts & Culture If you're an Oakland parent or have any interest in Oakland's public education system, then next year's budget cuts probably have you more than a little concerned. Over the next few weeks members of...