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Just wanted to float you a quick reminder that Fito Reinoso will be performing a Concerts at the Cove show at 5:30 p.m. today at Crab Cove. And to invite you to stop by and say hi if you’re at the show. The Island will have a table set up at the Cove, and we’ll be [...]

Alameda in brief

* The Island signs on to work with The Bay Citizen * The Island is now partnering with The Bay Citizen, a new, online news source for the San Francisco Bay Area, to provide Alameda news for the site. The Island is one of several local and topical news sites providing stories for the nonprofit, San Francisco-based venture. [...]

The Island is 2!

The Island is two years old today. And I want to take this opportunity to thank everyone who’s invested their time, energy – and money – in us, and to share some news about what’s to come. When I published those first Blogspot posts at the urging of one friend (thanks Patrick!) and to an audience [...]

The Island’s got news!

Just a few little notes for all of you regarding some new and exciting things going on here at The Island. We’ll start with the new: Sharon Alva, a local real estate agent and blogger, has joined The Island. She’ll be checking in with local real estate news and views every other week. We’re glad to [...]

Subscribe!

I’ve heard from a number of folks over the past few weeks who have said they’d be interested in supporting the work I’ve been doing over the last year and change. To all of you, I say thank you – and you’re on. Starting this week, I’m offering anyone who’s interested the opportunity to subscribe to [...]

Welcome to the future of news

Welcome to The Island 2.0, your source for up-to-the-minute Alameda news! (Okay, maybe it’s more like up-to-the-hour, and some days, jeez, I’m … but hey, who’s counting?) Anyhoo. I’ve been working for the past year to keep you posted on what’s going on around Alameda, from the latest City Council happenings to new restaurant openings, profiles [...]
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