Monthly Archives December 18, 2009

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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...