Meet the Graduates

May-June 2006

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...

2008.09.21 Sundays In The Redwoods
Spend four unique Sunday afternoons enjoying diverse music under Oakland's enchanting redwoods trees at Joaquin Miller Park! Join us at the...

2008.10.06 Dashe Cellars
Dashe Cellars turns its attention to crafting small allotments of Zinfandel, Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot and Petite Syrah.

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

Retail
Your Shopping Guide to the Alameda Area!

May-June 2006, Volume 5, Number 3

Four Great Neighborhoods

Alameda boasts spectacular views of San Francisco, San Francisco Bay, Oakland, and the Island's quaint tree-lined streets offer an architectural smorgasbord of housing stock.

The Graduates

Meet a few of Alameda's young heroes, high school seniors who come from very different cultures, communities and schools.

May-June 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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