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Staying at home this August instead of heading out of town for vacation? Never fear, there are plenty of great hiking, biking, swimming, camping, boating and picnicking opportunities just a few miles away, many available for free or cheap through our local parks service.
The Nightcap is a new series that will feature a favorite Oakland drinking establishment every Friday afternoon. This week, it’s CommonWealth Café and Public House.
The National Brotherhood of Cyclists is holding its second-annual conference in Oakland this weekend.
Health workers, government officials, including Vice Mayor Desley Brooks, and dozens of mothers and their children gathered in front of Oakland City Hall Thursday afternoon to celebrate 2011 World Breastfeeding Week.
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.
Across Oakland, residents gathered at 559 block parties, cookouts and get-togethers to mingle with their neighbors and promote public safety. Oakland North reporters and readers captured photos and and stories from the evening.
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every Wednesday, we will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by George Loisos.
Oakland North is continuing with our feature. Every Tuesday, Oakland Animal Services will spotlight an “Animal of the Week” that’s up for adoption at their facility. This week it’s Astro the bunny.
Click through the slideshow above to find out more information about Uptown buildings designed in the Art Deco style in the 1930s.