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Celebrate Bike to Work Day - Oakland loves bikes

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.

Last updated at Thu, 12 May at 2:29am.

Are you a bike rider?

If you're a regular Oakland Local reader, chances are you either ride your bike a lot or think you should (Amy Gahran and Kwan Booth fall into the first category; I cop to the second). But whether you're on two wheels or not, it is impossible to miss the joyful bike renaissance happening all over Oakland.

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Hot photos: Lady Gaga and The Monster Ball Tour right here in Oakland

Article by Susan Mernit.

Last updated at Thu, 24 Mar at 7:56am.

OMG!

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21 Grand gallery closing: Great good-bye photos

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.

Last updated at Fri, 21 Jan at 8:40am.

When art gallery 21 Grand closed this past week, owners and friends were there to shut it down.

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Oscar Grant reflection through art reception opens in Oakland this Thursday

Article by Tymeesa Rutledge.

Last updated at Thu, 19 Aug at 6:46am.

This Thursday, Aug. 19, at Oaksterdam Tattoo at 815 Washington in Oakland, photographer Curtis Jermany will debut The MooD-ology Art Reception, featuring original photos related to the Johannes Mehserle verdict. Mehserle is the former BART officer who was convicted of fatally shooting Oscar Grant on Jan. 1, 2009.

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