Feature Articles

Birgitt Evans -- Project Pick volunteers after harvesting a tree.

Tips for Enjoying and Sharing Alameda’s Citrus Bounty

Apr 14,2023

No one in Alameda should have to buy lemons in the winter. The bayside climate agrees with our most commonly found varieties of lemons, oranges, grapefruit, and mandarins. Today’s residents are the lucky heirs to a rich agricultural history wherein Alameda’s founders planted orchards and farms.

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Rick Lewis -- In their breeding plumage, Hooded Mergansers show off their fancy heads as they prepare to head north to raise this year's chicks.

Catch the Winter Ducks with the Showy Heads

Mar 15,2023

Three uncommon, small ducks came into view, gliding effortlessly on the glassy morning water in the Bay Farm lagoon: Hooded Mergansers. What a treat! A few years ago, my birding friend and I saw 14 of them together on a local outing.

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Alameda Unified School District -- Last month, Encinal High’s student radio station staff visited KQED radio station’s San Francisco offices.

Encinal Radio Staff’s Day at KQED

Feb 14,2023

During our radio class at Encinal High School (EHS), we were presented with a new opportunity. Our teacher Kevin Gorham announced that we had been selected to participate in KQED’s Youth Takeover program.

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Rick Lewis  -- The two adult Bald Eagles that are building a nest on Bay Farm Island survey their surroundings from a eucalyptus tree.

Bald Eagles Nesting in Alameda

Jan 17,2023

When the news came out that there were nesting Bald Eagles in Milpitas, the birding community was astounded and concerned. How could these majestic birds successfully breed, hunt, and live in a residential area just ten miles from the hubbub of San Jose?

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Jan Greene -- The new Books for Friends bookstore logo is held by (from left): Karen Butter, Karen Manuel, Philip Barry, and Serena Hom of Friends of the Alameda Free Library.

Free Library Bookstore Selects Logo

Dec 22,2022

Selected Berkeley Community College student’s design for new retail store

The bookstore inside the Alameda Free Library selected a new logo designed by a local college student.

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Rick Lewis -- What is that duck? A common question as birders try to identify a duck riding the waves off of Alameda's coastline during the Oakland Christmas Bird Count.

Help Count Our Birds in Alameda or Elsewhere

Nov 09,2022

Last year, on the third Sunday in December, I walked with four other birders along the path from Otis Street at the Bay Farm Island bridge to Elsie Roemer Bird Sanctuary, along the beach to Washington Park and finally to the Willow and Grand Street bridges over the lagoon, counting all the birds

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Mia Schneider -- La Mixta Criolla performs at Fiesta Alameda last Saturday.

Alamedans Experience Latin Culture at Fiesta Alameda

Nov 09,2022

The West End Arts District organized their final event of 2022, in celebration of the Latin music and culture in the Bay Area.

About a thousand people were in attendance for Fiesta Alameda on Saturday, Nov. 5, at Alameda Point Taxiway.

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