http://oaklandnorth.net North Oakland News, Food, Art and Events Fri, 24 May 2013 16:20:53 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Oakland North (www.OaklandNorth.net) is a hyperlocal news site covering politics, crime, events, arts and entertainment in Oakland, California. Our Oakland North Radio podcast offers free, downloadable audio stories covering the local community. Oakland North is a project of U.C. Berkeley’s Graduate School of Journalism, and our audio podcasts are produced in cooperation with the school's radio program. With support from the Ford Foundation, graduate student reporters at the school are creating focused news outlets to concentrate on different parts of the Bay Area. You can find our sister sites, covering San Francisco's Mission District and the city of Richmond, California at www.MissionLocal.org and www.RichmondConfidential.org. 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Oakland North no Oakland North staff@oaklandnorth.net staff@oaklandnorth.net (Oakland North) Oakland North oakland, california, food, bikes http://oaklandnorth.net/wp-content/themes/oaklandnorth/images/itms/oaklandnorth-itms.jpg http://oaklandnorth.net/category/oakland-north-radio/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/09/planned-parenthood-opens-on-seventh-street-in-west-oakland/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/09/planned-parenthood-opens-on-seventh-street-in-west-oakland/#comments Thu, 09 May 2013 21:09:37 +0000 Madeleine Thomas http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96449 There are a number of free or discounted health clinics across Oakland -- like La Clinica de la Raza in the Fruitvale, or Asian Health Services in Chinatown. Now, West Oakland has its own reproductive health clinic. Reporter Madeleine Thomas has the story of Planned Parenthood Mar Monte's new location on Seventh Street. ]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/09/planned-parenthood-opens-on-seventh-street-in-west-oakland/feed/ 1 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/03/oaklands-ukulele-love-in/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/03/oaklands-ukulele-love-in/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 18:00:09 +0000 Sara Bernard http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=96092 Maybe it’s their charming, upbeat sound. Maybe it’s because they’re tiny, portable and cheaper than guitars. Whatever the reason, ukuleles are all the rage these days — from Eddie Vedder albums to Oakland cafes. Every month, local musician Madeline Tasquin, also known as Mana Maddy, hosts the “Ukulele Love-In” at Actual Cafe. Dozens of die-hard ukulele enthusiasts gather for a ukulele lesson, a featured ukulele performance, and a ukulele sing-a-long....]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/05/03/oaklands-ukulele-love-in/feed/ 1 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/25/at-swaps-women-find-clothes-and-community/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/25/at-swaps-women-find-clothes-and-community/#comments Thu, 25 Apr 2013 19:06:40 +0000 Vanessa Rancaño http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=95661 People in the Bay Area are turning to creative alternatives to buying new. Clothes swaps have been around for a long time, but they're more popular than ever. Some swaps charge an entrance fee -- Like SwapSF, a San Francisco exchange that draws over three hundred people. Swap-O-Rama-Rama, a swap and DIY workshop in a hundred cities around the world, is donation based. ]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/25/at-swaps-women-find-clothes-and-community/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/23/oakland-startup-helping-small-businesses-pop-up-around-town/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/23/oakland-startup-helping-small-businesses-pop-up-around-town/#comments Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:10:17 +0000 Theresa Adams http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=95635 Old Oakland’s downtown business district is getting a facelift. Brick and mortar stores are making a comeback. New establishments are showing up in neighborhoods where there were once empty storefronts. One company has found a way to invest in people and add a little pop to the community.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/23/oakland-startup-helping-small-businesses-pop-up-around-town/feed/ 2 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/12/a-caution-for-oaklands-urban-gardeners-lead-in-the-citys-soil/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/12/a-caution-for-oaklands-urban-gardeners-lead-in-the-citys-soil/#comments Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:33:38 +0000 Madeleine Thomas http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=95238 In neighborhoods like West and East Oakland, you can drive for miles without passing even one grocery store. To fight food scarcity, a lot of neighborhoods have started to claim vacant lots and turn them into thriving vegetable gardens. But city gardeners should be aware of a hidden danger lurking in their dirt.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/12/a-caution-for-oaklands-urban-gardeners-lead-in-the-citys-soil/feed/ 1 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/01/medicare-and-medi-cal-recipients-in-oakland-await-health-care-reform/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/01/medicare-and-medi-cal-recipients-in-oakland-await-health-care-reform/#comments Mon, 01 Apr 2013 18:09:55 +0000 Theresa Adams http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=94656 When the reforms called for by the Affordable Care Act go into effect January 2014, in addition to enrolling thousands of people who were previously uninsured, a number of Baby Boomers will also enroll in Medi-Cal and Medicare. For Alameda County health care experts, the challenge will be to explain the differences in the two similar-sounding programs and to help recipients understand the complex rules of each.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/04/01/medicare-and-medi-cal-recipients-in-oakland-await-health-care-reform/feed/ 2 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/03/25/at-estate-sales-people-find-more-than-just-stuff/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/03/25/at-estate-sales-people-find-more-than-just-stuff/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 17:08:44 +0000 Vanessa Rancaño http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=94642 Every weekend there’s a sign posted on some telephone pole for an estate sale.  Maybe you’re someone who follows the signs, but if you’re not, you might be surprised by what people can get out of these sales. Listen to the audio piece to hear more about fans of Oakland’s estate sales and the people who make them happen.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/03/25/at-estate-sales-people-find-more-than-just-stuff/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/03/14/east-bay-college-fund-helps-oakland-students-get-to-college-and-stay-there/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/03/14/east-bay-college-fund-helps-oakland-students-get-to-college-and-stay-there/#comments Thu, 14 Mar 2013 21:07:44 +0000 Sara Bernard http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=94212 The East Bay College Fund awards up to forty sixteen-thousand dollar scholarships each year to low-income students from Oakland. Nearly all of these students are the first in their families to attend college, and nearly all have weathered the kind of personal challenges—such as violence, homelessness, or early parenthood—that could easily have blocked the way.]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/03/14/east-bay-college-fund-helps-oakland-students-get-to-college-and-stay-there/feed/ 4 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/11/musical-tour-offers-new-approach-to-exhibits-at-the-oakland-museum/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/11/musical-tour-offers-new-approach-to-exhibits-at-the-oakland-museum/#comments Mon, 11 Feb 2013 17:30:56 +0000 Theresa Adams http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=92737 With its new series, “In-the-Mix: Music Tour,” the Oakland Museum of California is offering a new way for lovers of the arts to experience the works of visual arts, masters and musicians. Each part of the series is the musical tour of the museum’s galleries given by musicians who will stroll through them and interpret the objects and the experience for themselves. ]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/02/11/musical-tour-offers-new-approach-to-exhibits-at-the-oakland-museum/feed/ 0 http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/11/the-architecture-of-oakland-the-sanford-building/ http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/11/the-architecture-of-oakland-the-sanford-building/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2013 21:00:04 +0000 Theresa Adams http://oaklandnorth.net/?p=91035 Many of the reporters at Oakland North are new to the Bay Area, and one of the first things we noticed while touring the city was its beautiful and sometimes unusual architecture. On the reporting team for this series, one of us is from Brazil and one is from Southern California. We decided it would be great to learn more about some of the structures that represent Oakland’s beautiful landscape....]]> http://oaklandnorth.net/2013/01/11/the-architecture-of-oakland-the-sanford-building/feed/ 0