Hundreds attend second annual BUTCH voices conference
This weekend, organizers of the second national conference of BUTCH Voices, a grassroots organizations dedicated to all self-indentified “Masculine of Center” people, had over 450...
Nicole Jones
Nicole Jones is a crime/justice reporter for Oakland North and a first year student at Berkeley's Graduate School of Journalism. She has worked on a number of projects from squatting in a heavily foreclosed ward of Chicago to urban sprawl in Northern Illinois farming communities. Nicole spent a year in Oakland as a yearlong, full-time volunteer caseworker with AmeriCorps.
Stories by Nicole
Art and Soul Festival brings thousands to downtown Oakland
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Thousands flooded the streets of downtown Oakland this weekend for the 11th annual Art and Soul festival. Musical acts spanning the genres performed on three...
High-school students celebrated for work in the biotech industry
By Nicole Jones Posted
Ever want to learn about the cellulolysis processes or why karyokinesis and cytokinesis happen in the fourth phase of cell division? Just ask one of...
Hundreds of Oaklanders volunteer for city-wide “Throw Down” service day
By Nicole Jones Posted
Over 200 Oaklanders spent Saturday cleaning up parks, gardens and bus stops, or volunteering at 24 other service sites throughout the city for the first-ever...
Rejuvenating the community, one mural at a time
By Nicole Jones Posted
The Layover bar in Oakland is featuring the artworks from Community Rejuvenation Project till the end of August.
Worker-owned coffee cooperative is brewing up big plans for business
By Nicole Jones Posted
With the help from a friend, Myers founded Alchemy Collective, a worker-owned coffee company than brews single drip coffee using a contraption made from a...
Community remains shaken by shooting of three-year-old
By Nicole Jones Posted
East Oakland neighbors packed the intersection of 64th Avenue and International Boulevard Tuesday evening to mourn the three-year-old boy who was shot and killed during...
Studio Quercus features tiki art and culture
By Nicole Jones Posted
For a couple more weeks, Studio Quercus, an art gallery in Oakland’s burgeoning art scene, will display Polynesian-style art inspired by Pacific Islands culture.
Phat Beets farmers’ market starts up monthly bazaar
By Nicole Jones Posted
On Saturday, Phat Beets Produce introduced a flea market component to its weekly farmers’ market in North Oakland. By bringing in over 10 different vendors...
Nature meets industry at Middle Harbor Shoreline Park
By Nicole Jones Posted
Withstand the congestion of semi-trucks coming in and out of the Port of Oakland’s berths and you’ll be rewarded with unbeatable views of the bay...
Kaiser Permanente earns high marks for LGBT healthcare
By Nicole Jones Posted
For the third year in a row, 19 Bay Area Kaiser Foundation hospitals were ranked amongst the nation’s leaders in healthcare equality for their lesbian,...
Oakland auto shop collaborates with local artists
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About a hundred people came to view photographs, drawings, sculptures, paintings, video, and audio that document everyday life at the North Oakland auto shop, Enthusiast...
Sibley Regional Preserve: A walk on Oakland’s wild and volcanic side
By Nicole Jones Posted
Sibley's narrow dirt trails shaded by oaks provided expansive views of the bay, and are part of a modern-day retreat for Oaklanders looking for a...
Fire Circus at the Crucible: The hottest show in Oakland
By Nicole Jones Posted
West Oakland’s Crucible studio is bringing the heat this weekend with fire performances by the L.A. circus troupe Lucent Dossier.
Oakland’s community gardens are in full summer bloom
By Nicole Jones Posted
It's summertime, and Oakland's community gardens are thriving. But in a city with only about 200 plots for 40,000 people, waiting lists are long, and...
Green thumb teens build school gardens in East Oakland
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Youth Greening Oakland (YGO) is an eight-week “earn and learn” summer program that hires teenagers to work in urban gardening projects while also learning about...
