The Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) recently gave an update on the new construction project at Wood Middle School.
In a...
The Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) recently gave an update on the new construction project at Wood Middle School.
In a...
On Tuesday, Sept. 18, the City of Alameda announced an Independent Hearing Officer ruled that 150 units at the Admirals Cove Property is subject to the city’s rent control regulations. The...
At its Sept. 5 meeting, the Alameda City Council approved a lease agreement with Pyka Inc. for Building 39 located at 950 West Tower Ave. at Alameda Point. The ordinance passed with a 4-1 vote....
The San Francisco Bay Area Water Emergency Transportation Authority (WETA), the operating agency for the San Francisco Bay Ferry service, announced the Main Street Alameda Ferry Terminal will...
On Sept. 6, the United States Marshals Service arrested 42-year-old Joseph Roberts in connection with the death of 27-year-old Rachel Elizabeth Imani Buckner whose remains were found floating near...
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Alameda and Encinal high schools scored victories in their first sanctioned flag football games on Thursday, Sept. 14.
The Alameda High School (AHS) flag football team defeated Piedmont...
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The Alameda Nine Hole Women’s Golf Club finished the Club Championship event on Tuesday, Aug. 29, at Corica Park with last year’s champion, Beatrice Lebrec passing the trophy to this year’s winner...
Stroke is the fifth leading cause of death in the United States, affecting approximately 795,000 people each year. Per the American Stroke Association (ASA), “a stroke occurs when a blood vessel...
I continue to be surprised at how many parents do not teach their children to participate in responsibilities around the house. We set a model for how our children will be as they grow, and we...
I saw an interview with Merry Clayton. She was a back ground singer in the 60’s. The documentary Twenty Feet From Stardom included much of the work she did. She was a Raylette, when she worked...
Sun Staff Reports
The fall season has begun, and bone-dry drought conditions have made the western United States a tinderbox prime for wildfires. That, combined with the threat of...
Karin Kim Jensen
At the September 21st City Council meeting, the Council authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute an agreement with Alameda Family Services (AFS) to provide...
On Sept. 16, 80 high schoolers from all over Alameda gathered at Encinal High School’s media center to participate in a coding hackathon. The event, hosted by IslandHacks, exceeded expectations as...
At its Aug. 22 meeting, the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD) Board of Education appointed two new student board members alongside returning member Talia Kotovsky of Alameda High School....
The Alameda Library holds its Teen Advisory Board meetings on the first Tuesday of each month. For September, the meeting will take place Tuesday, Sept. 5, from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. in the Stafford...
Last October, Wood Middle School’s (WMS) sixth grade students took their first class trip to the Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary. The day of walking, watching and sketching kicked off a series of six...
The return of the academic school year also brings the return of Alameda Education Foundation’ (AEF) After School Enrichment Classes. The program offers hundreds of after school classes for...
In an effort to reduce the staggering number of single-use cups that fill landfills and litter streets, parks and waterways, Community Action for Sustainable Ala
How can adults and high school students learn about birds?
It could be argued that encountering the word “drawbridge” on a page means words like “moat” or “castle” might follow, as in fairy tales.
In honor of their contributions to “green programs” for the Alameda Unified School District (AUSD), the U.S.
A new free weekend shuttle around Alameda Point debuted last Friday, August 25.
The 2014 film Monuments Men featured an ensemble cast portraying the real life work of more than 300 members of the Monuments, Fine Arts, and Archives (MFA&A) program, established in...
Map, photos recall mid-century Alameda history
On a recent visit to the relatively new Seaplane Lagoon Ferry Terminal, I became fascinated by a map and its accompanying index incorporated...
Museum at Alameda Point a hidden Island treasure trove
Have you ever wondered about the three-story yellow building across from Alameda’s beautiful new park at Alameda Point? It was...
On the Main Island between Grand and Hibbard streets sits a one block long road known as “Ellen Crag Avenue” if you read the street signs. A crag is defined as a steep cliff or rugged rock face....
The USS Hornet Sea, Air and Space Museum is displaying several exhibits celebrating Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage. The three special exhibits are in the Hangar Bay for guests to...
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