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Thursday, May 30th, 2013

Remembering Sparkly Devil (Obit)

A radiant light went out in the Bay Area burlesque community in the early morning of Sunday, May 26, when Sarah Klein, known as Sparkly Devil, died in a tragic automobile accident. Sparkly was a performer, producer, journalist, friend, and a sister, both on- and offstage. Sparkly lived her life out loud. A real-life bombshell,

Friday, May 24th, 2013

OBIT: JOSEPH J. GROSS April 3, 1941 – April 25, 2013

from Joe’s team at CTCluster: Joe passed away on April 25, 2013.  He died peacefully in his sleep a day after undergoing surgery to remove a tumor.  He was 72 years old.  Joe grew up outside Detroit,...

Thursday, May 23rd, 2013

OBIT: David Glover, OCCUR leader, long-time community catalyst

David Glover, the executive director of OCCUR, an Oakland organization dedicated to improving the lives and conditions of low-income residents, neighborhood and communities, particularly in East Oakland, has passed away after a battle with cancer. “It’s never...