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Maxwell Park Neighborhood News
Bryan Farley
At the Seventh Annual “Day in the Park” in September, hundreds of neighbors celebrated Maxwell Park. The Metro is ceasing publication, but our neighborhood is
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Leona Heights Neighborhood News
Larry Laverty
The Redwood Club, Spirit of Leona Heights
One hundred years ago there was no Leona Heights neighborhood. The area was still essentially a wilderness in which
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Laurel Neighborhood News
Renais Winter and Doug Stone
The Laurel District Responds to Metro Closure News
Respondents were asked their comments about the Metro closure and on how they will get
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High Street Neighborhood News
Adelle Foley
Crepe Paper, Confetti, and a Blue Basketball Court
During 2012 Creek to Bay Day the neighborhood marked the 20th anniversary of the first thunderbird plum
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Dimond Neighborhood News
Carrie Campbell and Kathleen Russell
Celebrating the Dimond Spirit
The Dimond District, a vibrant neighborhood located in the center of Oakland, includes a shopping district, post office, library,
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Measure A-1
Alameda County Measure A-1, “Special Parcel Tax
Measure to Support the Oakland Zoo” is a local measure on the November ballot. The Metro regrets not having space—or time—to provide readers more
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Thank You to Volunteers
In April 2009 at the 20th Anniversary party for the MacArthur Metro, we listed names to thank the more than 300 persons who had volunteered since the start of the ...
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Keep Informed
Oakland city government is divided into seven council districts and one at-large district. The city website www2.oaklandnet.com The phone number for each Council district ends in the district number.
Council District 4 covers most of the Metro readership area. (Phone 238-7004) Elected in 2008, Libby Schaaf is the current D4 councilmember.
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How the Metro Began: a Reminiscence
Toni Locke
The Metro was founded in 1989 to promote small businesses along MacArthur Blvd. A young Laurel resident, Mary Sharon Moore, teamed with Don Kinkead of the
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Letters to the Editor
Dear MacArthur Metro,
My name is Alysia Gritz and I am 14 years old. I am a huge fan of the Metro. Three years ago I had no idea that the Metro existed, but for the past two years, I\'v...
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My Top Five Recommendations for Optimum Health
Paulette Avery, RN, MSN, IBCLC
After 20 years, this is set to be my final column for the Metro, at least in its current format. I feel privileged to have had the opportunity to provide health
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Dig It!
Hadley Louden
Tools from Our Ancestors
“And the Gods said: Behold, we will give them every herb bearing seed that shall come upon the face of the earth and every tree which
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Lessons Learned from the Oakland Hills Fire Storm
Colin Sutton
On Sunday October 20, 1991, people smelled smoke, and saw fire. Over the next 72 hours fire raged through parts of Oakland.
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Correction
Apologies for an incorrect photo credit given to a Maxwell Park Mosaic celebration photo on page 2 in the August Metro. The photo showing neighbors under a canopy ...
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Calendar of Community Events
Marilyn Green, Coordinator
October 2012Neighborhood Crime Prevention Councils
21X/21Y Community Action Coalition: Thursday, October 11, 6:45 p.m.
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Boulevard Bites
Sheila D\\
### With the cessation of publication, some stories are going untold—for now. One of our new writers, Kim Nunley, had begun interviews in the the Fairfax and
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The Ballot Box
Sheila D’Amico
Register to vote in the November election by October 22, 2012. If you have moved, turned 18 since the last election, changed your name, or are a new voter, you
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Art Beat
Patricia Patterson
Daud Abdullah
Have you noticed the trash cans turned into mosaic-decorated art pieces in our neighborhoods? Those are the work of Daud Abdullah.
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Follow the Anza Trail on MacArthur Boulevard
Hale Sargent
The National Park Service shares our nation’s treasures, from the Statue of Liberty, to Yellowstone, to, yes, MacArthur Blvd.
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Metro Gets Around
Thanks to readers who took this community paper around the world. The Metro traveled from the Arctic Circle to the Patagonian Icecap, from the Oriental Pearl TV
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