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Island Life March 11th, 2010 by Michele Ellson

Wake the Dead and Swing into Spring, lucky bum!

If you’re looking to get your groove on this weekend (and were able to get past that ridiculous headline), Rhythmix Cultural Works has got a pair of concerts coming up this weekend. First up, Rhythmix celebrates St. Patrick’s Day early with an 8 p.m. Friday show by Wake the Dead, an Albany-based Grateful Dead jam band [...]

Johnson declares candidacy for supe seat

Mayor Beverly Johnson has announced she is running for the Alameda County Board of Supervisors seat that is being vacated by Alice Lai-Bitker at the end of this year. “I am running because I feel I am the best prep[...]

ACLO up in the air?

I want to tell you about an emerging story regarding one of Alameda’s biggest cultural institutions, the Alameda Civic Light Opera. Sounds like years of bad economic times have caught up with them, resulting in the[...]

Help wanted: Census takers!

Times are tight, but someone’s hiring: The U.S. Census Bureau. The bureau is hiring a million people nationwide – Walmart numbers, people – to go door to door for eight weeks this spring to complete and[...]

Teacher layoff notifications okayed

The Board of Education undertook the grim task Tuesday night of approving notifications to dozens of teachers that they could be laid off at the end of the school year. The district could cut the full-time equivalent of [...]

The Blotter

* Monday, March 1 * BURGLARY: Police arrested Denise Renee Porter, 35, address not given, and Jason Santiago Inocencio, 22, no address given, on burglary charges. Police said Porter was arrested on probable cause when sh[...]

Running around town

Looking for a good reason to get in shape over the next few months? How about three? First up: Back to Life Chiropractic’s St. Patty’s Day Dash, which takes place this Saturday, March 13 at Robert W. Crown Me[...]

JURY GRANTS $1.95 MILLION JUDGMENT IN TELECOM SUIT

Updated 3:12 p.m. Wednesday, March 10 A jury has granted a $1.95 million judgment to a company that sued the city over money it said it was owed from Alameda’s former telecommunications business. The judgment came[...]

Getting ready for The Academy

By Stacy Lawrence At today’s Board of Education meeting, Alameda Unified School District officials will provide an update on The Academy of Alameda Middle School. That’s the charter school approved by the Sch[...]

City’s got civic center vision thing

City leaders are moving forward on a plan to revamp Alameda’s civic core that could be put in motion in the next 15 to 18 months, Interim City Manager Ann Marie Gallant has said. The plan envisions new uses for the[...]

Island sports: Alameda Girls Softball Association

* Game Recaps Saturday, March 6 2010 – Opening Day * AGSA 6U Protex Wax Alameda A’s vs. Burger King/Astropress Firecrackers We were so excited it decided not to rain for our opening game! Charlotte Daly had a great[...]


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