25 Reasons Why We Love Alameda

March-April 2005

Cooking
It’s September—the best month of the year for picnics and outdoor fun in the Bay Area.

Taste of the Town
Fortunately for fans of ropa vieja, chicken adobo, black bean soup and mango mojitos, the restrictions on travel to Cuba don’t apply to Havana—on the island of Alameda.

Wine
Argentina is a great country to visit if you like wine, especially if you’re on a budget.

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2008.04.23 Interactive Kinetic Art and the Pinball Machine
Before the Nintendo Wii and PlayStation 3, there was the pinball machine. Instructed by multimedia artist Michael Schiess, this class introduces...

2008.08.30 Alameda Naval Air Museum
Explore the unique collection of U.S. Navy artifacts and exhibits on display. The museum presents an overview of the development of flight and...

2008.08.30 Art & Soul Festival
Come out and join the City of Oakland for the Comcast Art & Soul Festival, Downtown Oakland, August 30th –September 1st,2008 from 12 – 6 p.m....

Real Estate
The latest hot home properties in the Alameda Area!

Retail
Your Shopping Guide to the Alameda Area!

March-April 2005, Volume 4, Number 2

Making the People His Business

Can you change the world one cup of coffee at a time? Alamedan Pete Rogers thinks so.

New Crop of Businesses

Spring may be more pronounced in other parts of the country, but here in Alameda, something downright fecund appears to be in the soil. Whether you travel Park Street or Webster Street, Bay Farm or Buena Vista Avenue, development is springing up all over Alameda—from new stores to entirely new streets and buildings.

Prizefighting in Its Heyday

It was the last time Croll would require directions to the city in which he and his family were to make an indelible mark. It was the last time Croll would require directions to the city in which he and his family were to make an indelible mark.

March-April DEPARTMENTS

Polls	Local Sounds	Community Blog	Snapshots	Best Of

Can Alameda restaurants compete with Oakland restaurants in terms of quality and appeal? Click here to vote!	Earl J. Rivard You can't keep the good ones down. Alameda native Earl J. Rivard was hit by a car when he was four months old and then, later in life, was hit two more times. The blind and partially-paralyzed Rivard doesn't let any of this get him down, releasing Troubadour Blue. Track: "Saving Face." » Local Sounds Archive	The Associated at Lost Weekend July 31, 2008 Those crazy cats are back. That's right, check Lost Weekend regulars The Associated at—you guessed it—the Lost Weekend this Saturday. It is the release party for their great new record,... more »	View pics from: • Save our Music • Rosenblum's March Madness • Boys and Girls Club Annual Auction • Midway Shelter 17th Have a Heart Gala • Mardi Gras Masquerade Party • Alameda Civic Ballet Auction • Kiwanis Club Chili Cook-Off • Saint Philip Neri Crab Feed • SJND 27th Crab Feed • Slow Food Alameda • A Grand Gala • Theatre Grand Opening	Best of Alameda • Best Of Alameda Party 2007 • Best of 2007 • Best of 2006 • Best of 2005

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