Alameda Theatre cuts check to city
The folks at the Alameda Theatre have cut the city a check for a percentage of their profits that the city wasn’t expecting for a few more years.
The money will be used to help the city pay down its $7 million loan for the downtown parking garage.
The city charges the theater’s owner, Kyle Conner, a [...]
It’s … good!
A reader wrote in last week to ask if I could talk about the financial success of the new theater downtown. So I checked in with the city’s development services director, Leslie Little, who conveniently gave the city council a report card of sorts on just this topic last week. According to Little, the news [...]
Stanzas for the silver screen
Did you know that Alameda has a poet laureate? Mary Rudge has served our Island in that capacity since 2002. She’s also leading a poetry group that meets at the main library from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on the first Wednesday of each month, has a new book out through Berkeley’s Beatitude Press called [...]
Rede-what now?
Last week we posted an item on the City Council’s plan to ask voters to okay an increase in the property transfer tax, and a fascinating debate over the value of the redevelopment process erupted in the comments section. (Does calling redevelopment fascinating make me a nerd? Wait, don’t answer that.) Here’s how redevelopment works: [...]
Alameda Theatre marquee damaged
A Pepsi truck making a delivery to the painstakingly restored Alameda Theatre slammed into its marquee this morning, causing a yet-to-be-estimated amount of damage. Theater operator Kyle Conner said the Pepsi driver was making a delivery to the newly reopened theater at about 8:30 this morning when it slammed into the marquee. He said his [...]
Your weekend: Out with the old …
The newly restored Alameda Theatre opened for business on Thursday. And while the grand opening gala sold out, there are lots of other ways you can get a sneak peek. For starters, they’ll hold free screenings of classics “Casablanca,” “Singin’ in the Rain” and “The Wizard of Oz,” at 11 a.m. Saturday. They’re also hosting [...]
Your weekend: The movies
It’s true: The new, seven-screen movie thee-ay-ter on Park Street will be open for business just one month from now, on May 24. And you’ve got two opportunities to get a sneak peek at the restored, 76-year-old gem before the reels (or digital thingamajigees) start rollin’. On May 21, the city and theater operator Alameda [...]
