Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 21 May at 9:16am.
What's happening at the Actual Cafe in May?
Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Sun, 13 May at 9:02pm.

If you're looking for some cool things to do tonight--here's one:

Blog entry by Justin Gilmore.
Last updated at Tue, 8 May at 8:02am.

I don’t hate museums, but they sometimes feel like an overflowing catacomb, bursting with previously heralded artistic and social potentials that are now empty of relevance.

Go to the Oakland Museum of California’s current exhibition of Oakland-based cartoonist, author and screenwriter Daniel Clowes and this will be the last feeling that you’ll have.

Article by Niema Jordan.
Last updated at Fri, 4 May at 8:49pm.

Situated in Fruitvale Village, ARISE High School is a small charter with about 200 students. Last year, its graduating class boasted a 100-percent, four-year college acceptance rate.

This success didn't go unnoticed.

Article by Pendarvis Harshaw.
Last updated at Fri, 4 May at 8:42pm.

The corner of International Boulevard and Seminary Avenue can be a scary place.

Fast traffic, loud, aggressive conversations and the thoughts about what the news has portrayed of this area run through the minds of many.

Blog entry by Susan Mernit.
Last updated at Fri, 4 May at 8:14pm.

Are you a digital librarian? 

If yes, you've got a chance to make a fascinating visit to the Internet Archive facility in Richmond. You might notice in the info below some of the most fascinating people working in tech futurism in the Bay Area speaking; if you have a chance to be a fly on the wall, the techies at Oakland Local would love a report back.

Blog entry by Gene Anderson.
Last updated at Fri, 4 May at 8:40am.

Oakland is full of art and some of the newest is helping brighten the Koreatown/Northgate neighborhoods and Pill Hill along Telegraph Avenue.

Blog entry by Matt Werner.
Last updated at Thu, 3 May at 1:47pm.

The biggest story of the night for Oakland's First Friday Art Murmur were the masses of people who turned out for what was likely the most popular Art Murmur to date.