Winter holidays: Oakland North’s favorite stories from the most wonderful time of the year
on December 20, 2012
Happy holidays, Oakland! Here are some of our favorite winter holiday stories from the last few years, on everything from how the city installs its giant Christmas tree to how to make gingerbread cookies to how the postal service handles the deluge of holiday mail.
2012
Winter holidays 2012: What’s open, what’s closed and what to see while you’re in town
How to donate to (or sign up for) the Mayor’s Toy Drive
The West Africa Highlife Band performs in downtown Oakland to celebrate Kwanzaa
Oakland’s Catholics celebrate Our Lady of Guadalupe with a six-mile pilgrimage
It’s almost Christmas, which means it’s time for tamales
Fir or plastic? Oakland residents weigh their Christmas tree options
Time to dispose of the Christmas tree? Here’s how
Children’s holiday parade marches through downtown Oakland
Oakland School for the Arts Chamber Choir hosts holiday concert
The OPD shares tips for avoiding crime during the holidays
2010
For Oakland’s mail carriers, it’s the busiest week of the year
Fifty-five foot Christmas tree raised in Jack London Square
Oakland kicks off the holiday season with City Center tree lighting ceremony
Oakland’s Jewish community celebrates eight days of Hanukkah
Christmas beer spreads goodwill, intoxication
Creches light up the scene at Catholic Christmas festival
In photos: Oakland celebrates the holidays
Gingerbread cookies: A video how-to guide
2009
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