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2021 April, Ken Katz, Odds and Ends · March 31, 2021

Odds and Ends – April 2021

The March 30 edition of Oaklandside featured a major article about the City Council’s approval of new regulations regarding vending, music, parking, and more at Lake Merritt – particularly along the east shore of the park. Andrew Alden, the amateur geologist who regularly posts excursions focused on geological features, has just published an online article […]

2021 March, Ken Katz, Odds and Ends · March 1, 2021

Odds and Ends – March 2021

If you received one of the cards pictured above in your snail-mail box a couple of weeks ago, here’s hoping you promptly tossed it in your recycling bin as this operation is a total scam. KKA Enterprises is registered with the State of California as a Commercial Fundraiser. They’ve been mailing these solicitations for donations […]

2021 February, Odds and Ends · January 31, 2021

Odds and Ends – February 2021

Like lots of folks all across this country, many of us were transfixed as we listened to Amanda Gorman recite her fabulous poem at the Biden inauguration. Her performance brought to mind Oakland’s annual Youth Poet Laureate contest, which we’ve been extolling for the past couple of years. The substance of the poetry and the […]

2021 January, Odds and Ends · December 25, 2020

Odds and Ends – January 2021

On December 15, the New York Architectural League sponsored an online discussion titled, Current Work: Walter Hood. Walter’s presentation focused on several projects including the Oakland Museum improvements, the Dr. Carter G. Woodson African American Museum in St. Petersburg, Florida and the proposed Curtain of Courage memorial (pictured above) honoring the fourteen individuals in San […]

2020 December, Odds and Ends · November 28, 2020

Odds and Ends

For the July 2017 Splash Pad News, Margo Rosenbaum, then a student at Piedmont High, penned this wonderful article about Colonial Donuts. It was so well written, we could have predicted that a great career would follow. Sure enough, she’s now Managing Editor of The Aggie at UC Davis. Here’s a sample of her recent […]

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