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Posts Tagged ‘christmas trees’

Winter holidays: Oakland North’s favorite stories from the most wonderful time of the year

By Oakland North Staff | December 20, 2012

Happy holidays, Oakland! Here are some of our favorite winter holiday stories from the last few years, on everything from how the city installs its giant Christmas tree to how to make gingerbread cookies to how the postal service handles the deluge of holiday mail.

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Fir or Plastic? Oakland residents weigh their Christmas tree options

By Ryan Phillips | November 29, 2011 | 2

Megan Reed and Christine Landry are in the market for two Christmas trees, as they push a stroller with their infant son through aisles of options at the Simonis Christmas Tree Lot on Telegraph Avenue and 51st Street on a quiet Monday morning. Reed and Landry usually buy one Christmas tree for their home, but…

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Community photo of the week: Curbed Christmas trees

By Oakland North Staff | December 29, 2010

Oakland North is continuing with our new feature. Every Wednesday, we will publish a photo submitted by one of our readers. This week’s photo is by Malik Johnson.

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