2023 February
Emily Erickson: Researching Monarch Migration Mysteries
by Sarah Van Roo Wandering the trails and sidewalks of Oakland with a butterfly net over her shoulder, Emily Erickson is clocking about 60 miles a month in search of elusive monarch butterflies. After completing her Entomology doctorate at Penn State, Emily returned to her native California as a post-doctoral researcher on a UC Davis project […]
Grand Avenue Merchant News – February 2023
by Ken Katz The Noir City Film Festival, which ended on the 29th, was a huge success at the Grand Lake box office, but it also directly benefited at least two Grand Avenue businesses. Attendees attired in period dress ventured up the block to snap up copies of Dark City and books in the film […]
Odds and Ends – February 2023
We’re very sorry to report that, early on the morning of January 15, Ikaros, Neecha Thai, Modigliani, and Qi Dumpling were all burglarized. According to George Adranly, owner of Ikaros, the perpetrator was in and out of his restaurant in less than a minute and walked away with a roll of dimes. Replacement of the […]
Splash Pad Calendar – February 2023
Splash Pad Calendar by Sheila McCormick February 1, Wednesday, 12-1pm, *ZOOM* UC Berkeley Demography. Loneliness Transitions Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults Around the World. Professor Rachel Margolis addresses how and why grandparenthood is changing over time, how family networks are evolving, and how the thinning of kinship networks affects older adults. Register here. February 1, Wednesday, […]