Karen Ulrich will engage in a protest of sorts against City Hall this afternoon, at the wine bar she owns and operates next to the Alameda Theater. Ulrich, who owns the Alameda Wine Company, is …

I’ve been meaning to tell you that the crew of the Coast Guard cutter Sherman were able to make it back to Alameda for the holidays, following a two-month stint in the Bering Sea, off …

Throughout this holiday season, I’ve written posts about a number of worthy non-profits that need your help to thrive. But Alameda’s also got a host of great arts organizations too, and they could use your …

Ready to send your Christmas tree to that big ponderosa range in the sky? Well, you’re in luck. Local Boy Scout Troop 11 will pick up your Noble firs, your Silvertips, for just five bucks. …

As promised, I’ve toured the Island and brought back snapshots of some of the many homes decked out in lights for the holidays (you’ll recognize a whole lot o’ Christmas Tree Lane in there, I’m …

As I’ve reported recently, the Alameda Education Foundation has fallen on hard times. Like many nonprofits, the foundation has seen a sharp drop in donations. And the group’s leaders are saying they don’t think they’ll …

SunCal Companies’ just-released draft master plan for Alameda Point offers some major changes from the preliminary concept we got a few months ago, including 47 acres of civic space, a few more historic structures saved …

An accidental trip through the Tube brought Mike Brune and his family to Alameda six years ago. But Brune’s deliberate approach to improving our environment has brought him widespread attention. Brune heads the Rainforest Action …

Sounds like some parents were upset when folks supporting the Nea Community Learning Center charter came to their schools a few weeks ago to hand out flyers advertising their upcoming open houses.
Nea, whose charter was …

One of the many great things about Alameda is that people here are into the holidays. Really into the holidays. As in decorating your house with strings and strings of lights and wood cutouts of …

On board the utterly frigid USS Hornet Museum Thursday night (My toes? Still thawing), officials with the Veterans Administration and the Navy outlined a proposal that would return a portion of the former naval air …