Tree stub on Lake Park Avenue will be removed

The City’s Tree Division will remove this tree stub on Lake Park Avenue just to the east of the KFC.

Figgy pudding—persimmon style

Persimmons make an excellent but unorthodox ingredient for the figgy pudding mysteriously demanded in “We Wish You a Merry Christmas.”

Santa comes daily at Children’s Fairyland

Santa is a regular visitor during Fairy Winterland at Children’s Fairyland.

Remodeled Grand Avenue Safeway boasts redesigned produce section

Remodeled Safeway at 3747 Grand Avenue has redesigned produce section with a larger selection of organic foods.

Persimmons, grapes at Grand Lake Farmers Market

Persimmons and grapes are beautiful seasonal fare at the Grand Lake Farmers Market

Vintage post card of Kaiser Convention Center, destination for Main Library if Measure N passes

The Kaiser Convetion Center—shown here in a vintage post card as “Auditorium of the City of Oakland, Calif.”—would be the site of a relocated Main Library if Measure N passes and is implemented.

East Bay Children’s Book Project celebrates its 50,000th book distributed

Amanda Richardson, of E.C. Reems Academy in East Oakland, receives the 50,000th book from East Bay Children’s Book Project.

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