That’s right, folks: The plywood chrysalis covering the entrance of what used to be the Pop Inn has come off, and a (promised) brand new pub called The Churchward has emerged. The grand opening was …

Monday, September 21
BURGLARY: Police are looking for a suspect or suspects who broke into the storage closet of a Willow Street resident and took $1,800 worth of property. Police said someone used a pry bar …

Looks like our man in Congress, Rep. Pete Stark, took a little time off from his efforts to expand health care access to help the folks at the Alameda Point Collaborative pick up a $625,000 …

In honor of the Yom Kippur holiday, Monday’s regularly scheduled profile is running today.
Since he was 11 years old, Pappo’s John Thiel has wanted to have his own restaurant. The California Culinary Academy grad worked …

After just a few brief moments of discussion that followed a very long night focused on other topics, the Planning Board voted unanimously to immediately move forward with an environmental impact study of SunCal’s proposed …

The Alameda Journal’s got a new blogger in the house: Freelance writer Janet Levaux.
Levaux takes over for onetime Journal editor Lucinda Ryan, who capably filled the shoes of blogger/columnist Eve Pearlman when she took this …

So atone, folks! In the meantime, we’ll get back to you Tuesday.
P.S. In case you missed it: Encinal beat Alameda in this past weekend’s Island Bowl game, 34-16. Story here.

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You read right: Eve Pearlman, who wrote the Alameda Journal’s popular Life on The Island column, is heading over to The Island.
Starting next Friday, October 2, Eve will again offer her always-astute take on issues …

So what’s the most happening place on the Island these days? Would you guess it’s your local library?
They’ve got a raft of great kids’ programs (Paws to Read, Caterpillar Puppets, Recycled Storytime). And art (Preschoolers …

This little Island’s got a lot going for it, not the least of which is a veritable trove of really cool old houses. And the folks at the Alameda Museum and Alameda Architectural Preservation Society …

Folks, it has been a crazy couple of weeks on the Alameda Point front. SunCal submitted their ballot signatures, our local Chamber of Commerce submitted their opinion on SunCal’s initiative. An advisory committee made up …

BikeAlameda is hosting a pair of Urban Biking Safety classes, with the first one taking place from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, September 26, in the social hall of First Congregational Church, 1912 Central …