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The Piedmont Avenue Pumpkin Patch in Oakland features more than 15 types of pumpkins.
A photo/audio slide show of Oakland’s 2014 Eat Real festival.
The 6th annual Oakland Underground Film Festival opens this weekend at the Grand Lake Theatre, highlighting local independent and underground filmmakers.
Every week, Oakland North will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s image shot from the water is by Melissa Argue. She writes, “I shared this shot because while there are many beautiful and scenic spots to kayak in the Bay Area, one of our favorites is the Oakland ‘urban paddle,’ as we call it, full of industry, the coast guard ships, the port, graffiti, etc. This was a late afternoon shot and the first time…
In conjunction with climate change rallies worldwide, activists gathered at Lake Merritt on Sunday for the Northern California People’s Climate Rally.
Beloved Rockridge bookstore Diesel turns 25 this week. It celebrates its past and looks to the future.
Volunteers for the 30th annual Creek to Bay Day clean up Oakland’s Martin Luther King Jr. Regional Shoreline.
An Oakland resident created a website for people to determine whether their building is at greater risk of collapsing during an earthquake.
The Three Feet for Safety law went into effect this week and meets with mixed reviews.