Five students from the Alameda High School (AHS) Poetry Club competed in the Unified Poetry Slam preliminary round in San Francisco on April 21. The poetry slam was hosted by Youth Speaks, a leading presenter of spoken word performance, education, and youth development programs.

South Shore Center in Alameda will host a community blood drive with Stanford Blood Center Friday, May 6. The blood drive will take place 1 to 5 p.m. at 2310 South Shore Center.

Get ready for a sonic journey on Park Street this Friday night, May 6 from 5 to 8 p.m. featuring Zimbabwean mbira, Puerto Rican plena, Detroit blues, American Tribal Belly Dance and string students from Alameda.

Entrance Road, between Buena Vista and Clement, will be closed 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, until May 27, according to the City of Alameda.

Alameda native and professional track-and-field athlete Cooper Teare was the headliner at St. Joseph Notre Dame’s (SJND) 2022 Athletic Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday, April 30, at Kelly Gymnasium on SJND’s campus.

Encinal High School’s (EHS) 2021 yearbook, Horizon, and Encinal Junior High School’s yearbook, The Sunset, have been recognized for excellence and featured in the 2022 Jostens Look Book, celebrating the best of the best in yearbook design and inclusivity.

The family of Mario Gonzalez hosted a vigil to celebrate the life of Mario on Tuesday, April 19. The day marked the one-year anniversary of his death after an altercation with Alameda police officers.

The Encinal High School (EHS) Drama Club will perform Legally Blonde: the Musical on May 6, 7, 13 and 14 at the EHS gymnasium.

Earlier this year, in response to severe budget concerns, Oakland Unified School District (OUSD) approved the closure of seven public school sites, displacing more than 1,500 students, or the equivalent of nearly 19 school buses worth of kids.

Domingo Jojola secured the victory at the 94th Alameda Commuters amateur golf tournament championship division by shooting a blazing seven-under par 65 in the second and final round Sunday, April 24.