Culture
When former Staff Sergeant Starlyn Lara joined the Army fresh out of high school in Roswell, New Mexico, it was a time of peace for those who were serving in the military. Then came September 11. Suddenly, for many who joined the armed forces in search of serving their country—what Lara calls a desire to “be a bigger person than I was”—that peacetime was no more. “I sat there for about an hour, just dazed and confused, in awe of…
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94610. The area includes Grand Lake, Trestle Glen, Adams Point and other neighborhoods north of Lake Merritt.
After months of preparation, the City of Oakland celebrated the opening of its temporary gallery, “Uptown Art Park,” at last Friday’s Art Murmur.
The Oakland Museum of California (OMCA) will be opening a new gallery focusing on California Natural Sciences on May 31. A recent behind the scenes sneak peek of the wing—which is still under construction—showed that it will focus on Oakland’s diverse natural environment and encourage residents to observe the diversity in their own backyards.
In early March, Skyline High School and the Oakland Unified School District resolved a complaint filed by the high school’s Black Student Union nearly a year ago. The resolution could change how students file complaints, allow random audits of students’ class schedules, offer training for teachers on how to deal with complaints of racial discrimination, and require the school to provide annual logs of complaints to the US Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights. According to a statement from…
This weekend the 11th edition of the Oakland International Film Festival (OIFF) will take place in screening venues in throughout the city. Over 55 films from both local and international filmmakers will be screened through Sunday by the Oakland Film Society, the non-profit that organizes the festival.
Enjoy the photo gallery for our weekly series, The Pulse of Oakland. This week’s featured ZIP code is 94609. The area includes Temescal and other parts of North Oakland.
A group of seniors in Oakland’s Gold Coast neighborhood is collaborating with the local district associations to tackle issues the affect the senior community.
Oakland North tagged along as people of all ages, and even a dog or two made their way to O. Co Coliseum to watch the home team square off against the Seattle Mariners. We talked to a guy who has seen too many players come and go every year, a person who has seen 40 opening day games in Oakland and a dog owner who thinks the A’s are going all the way!