Find a cause at “Volunteer for Oakland" - Saturday, March 10

Article by howard dyckoff.
Last updated at Fri, 9 Mar at 3:22pm.

Want to make a difference in your city? Head out to City Hall this Saturday - March 10 - and learn about the wide range of opportunities for volunteering throughout Oakland's diverse communities.

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"Bring Back the Parkway" holding informational meetings this week in Oakland
Article by Jennifer Inez Ward.
Last updated at Sun, 1 Jan at 10:19pm.

Facebook, Twitter and local blogs are all abuzz over new plans to restart the beloved Parkway Theater.  Billed as the “New Parkway Theater,” J. Moses Ceaser – a former nonprofit director – has put together a 30-page business plan that builds on the model of the previous theater, as well as expands some of the cool features that made the former theater on Park Boulevard unique.

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Oakland Sports: How about lawn bowling?
Article by Todd Muller.
Last updated at Wed, 6 Jul at 12:45am.

“I didn’t even put any sticky on my hands yet,” said the lead, walking back toward the rink’s ditch after bowling her first end on a glorious morning in Lakeside Park recently. 

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Lake Merritt Dog Park – The Silence Between The Notes
Article by Todd Muller.
Last updated at Mon, 28 Mar at 12:29am.

Two hours of discussions, PowerPoint presentations, and testimony by dozens of community members at a meeting last night in Lakeshore

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Will the New Parkway end up in North Oakland?
Article by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 25 Feb at 7:47am.

J. Moses Caesar and the New Parkway crew - who had been trying to lease the former New Parkway Theatre from the original owners without any success to date - have been looking at he former Audi dealership at 2345 Broadway (Auto Row) and at the former Omni Nightclub at 4799 Shattuck Ave. in Temescal.

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Adams Point Day of Service for MLK involves picking up trash
Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Wed, 19 Jan at 8:20am.

In honor of Martin Luther King,Jr. some residents of the Adam's Point neighborhood did a trash pickup at Lakeview School and around their streets and along Lake Merritt.

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Teachers strike essentially shuts down Westlake Middle School
Article by Irene.
Last updated at Tue, 4 May at 12:33pm.

Approximately 100 students attended Westlake Middle School today, roughly an 85% attendance drop. 

"I see it as a big sign of support from parents. They are keeping kids home to show they're support," said Angela Jensen a 7th grade Arts and Social Studies teacher.

Few if any subs were reportedly seen by Westlake teachers on early morning picket lines.

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Could Lakeshore "Complete Streets" plan improve Oakland's walking, biking, traffic?
Article by Alan Lopez.
Last updated at Tue, 26 Jan at 10:46am.

A new “pedestrian plaza” at a busy Oakland intersection on Lakeshore Avenue near Interstate 580 is the among the major safety improvements planned in the area. Construction on the project is expected to begin by this time next year.

Located at the intersection of Lakeshore and Lake Park avenues and Rand Avenue, the plaza will consist of a greatly broadened sidewalk, as well as new street furniture and landscaping. Rand  Avenue at that intersection will be closed off to vehicle traffic.

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