Bob Schleicher walks around his Hammond Clinic, in Oakland's Dimond District.
By Aaron Mendelson | June 14, 2013 4:55 pm
Bob Schleicher has been repairing Hammond organs and Leslie speakers in Oakland for nearly five decades--and he's one of the best at what he does. Something magical happens when you plug in a Leslie speaker to a Hammond organ, he says.
By Tasion Kwamilele Posted June 12, 2013 9:08 am
Chipped paint, metal bars and boarded windows and doors are all that’s left of Greenside,...
By Oakland North Staff Posted June 12, 2013 9:00 am
Every week, Oakland North will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This...
By Aaron Mendelson Posted June 4, 2013 1:04 pm
Do I need a permit to be a street performer? How do I find out...
By Lauren Kawana and Rachel Witte Posted June 2, 2013 12:58 pm
The Fred Finch Youth Center in Oakland recently celebrated the grand opening of a new...
By Oakland North Staff Posted May 31, 2013 1:43 pm
Community events and activities for the weekend of May 31 – June 2, 2013. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments!
By Tasion Kwamilele Posted May 31, 2013 9:06 am
Oakland North reporter Tasion Kwamilele explores the history of West Oakland from the perspective of...
By Oakland North Staff Posted May 29, 2013 9:54 am
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an...
By Madeleine Thomas Posted May 29, 2013 9:30 am
At more than 226 acres, Oakland's Mountain View Cemetery is a final resting place for...
By Jan Watten, Posted May 29, 2013 9:00 am
Every week, Oakland North will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This...
By Lauren Kawana Posted May 28, 2013 11:21 am
In Alameda County, while 38 percent of Native American foster children were placed with families,...
By Oakland North Staff Posted May 25, 2013 12:01 pm
Community events and activities for the weekend of May 25 – 26, 2012. Got an event we didn’t know about? Please add it in the comments!
By Oakland North Staff and Brittany Schell Posted May 24, 2013 9:20 am
This week, as part of our weekly photo series, the Pulse of Oakland, we are...
By Adam Grossberg Posted May 23, 2013 11:38 am
It may not be in Oakland, but North Oakland residents have a new library branch...
By Samantha Masunaga Posted May 23, 2013 8:51 am
Available space, low real estate prices, access to talent pools like U.C. Berkeley and an...
By Samantha Masunaga Posted May 22, 2013 3:43 pm
The Oakland at work series documents the workers who physically keep the city running.
Best known for its red, white and blue bottle, Clorox has been the standard “clean...
By Oakland North Staff Posted May 22, 2013 9:00 am
Every week, Oakland North will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This...
By Oakland North Staff Posted May 22, 2013 8:52 am
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every week, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an...
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The Fred Finch Youth Center in Oakland recently celebrated the grand opening of a new transitional housing community for local foster youth. Young adults between 18 and 24 years...
By Lauren Kawana and Rachel Witte | June 2, 2013 12:58 pm
Sirak Tegbaru leads young members of Oakland's Medhani Alem Ethiopian Orthodox Church in an unusual extracurricular activity: a traditional Ethiopian jazz band. The young musicians, ranging in age from...
By Aaron Mendelson | January 9, 2013 11:02 am
