Posted by christian on April 30th, 2006 under Urban Myths
Lake Merritt Channel: This is the second of five locations in the video adaptation of On a Search for Alien Sea Creatures. The next location is near the 880 Overpass.
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Posted by seamus on April 30th, 2006 under Nature
On Saturday April 22nd, 2006, thousands did their part to make Oakland a better cleaner place to live by going out to Lake Merritt as volunteers. This earth day festivity got people of all ages together from around Oakland in an effort to pick-up trash around the lake, pull seasonal weeds and got down and […]
Posted by JimRatliff on April 29th, 2006 under Historical
The Cleveland Cascade was a stunning Italian-inspired water feature on the shores of Lake Merritt, built in 1923. Its water cascaded 100 feet down a steep hill– pouring through a sequence of ornate bowls– from the Cleveland Heights hill above almost into Lake Merritt below. Two flights of steps flanked the Cascade and are heavily […]
Posted by Aliki on April 28th, 2006 under Journal
When we were little and our (single) mother worked full time, we went to day care until we were old enough to start school. Then, after that we had to stay at home alone, after school and during the summer.
But I can remember one summer when Granny came out from Chicago to take care of […]
Posted by Annalee on April 27th, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. Annalee has coordinated the city sponsored Oakland Tours Program, promoting the efforts of volunteer guides who lead walking tours of Oakland’s downtown. In addition to leading tours for schools and other groups, Annalee recruits and trains potential new volunteers. […]
Posted by suki on April 26th, 2006 under Secrets
I never went to Fairy Tale Land and I don’t want to, either.
Think about it. Fairy Tale Land. Isn’t that a great, amazing thing?
The fairy tales–those stories of our childhood that somebody read to us when we were so small we could sit on their lap and fall asleep. The big white book with […]
Posted by seamus on April 25th, 2006 under Nature
On Saturday April 22nd, 2006, thousands did their part to make Oakland a better cleaner place to live by going out to Lake Merritt as volunteers. This earth day festivity got people of all ages together from around Oakland in an effort to pick-up trash around the lake, pull seasonal weeds and got down and […]
Posted by Aliki on April 25th, 2006 under Poetry
She sweeps out of the sparkling splashes,
Silver in the pale early light, with stealthy
Stabs into the satin cover of the lake.
Shaking herself, she steadies on her long stilt legs
And flaps strong wet wings that take her into the air
With astonishing grace as she seeks out another sphere,
Soaring into the distant cloud of rain.
Maybe she flies […]
Posted by Annalee on April 24th, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. In this installment Annalee tells us about the history of Swans and some other local buildings on Clay St. between 9th St. and 10th St.
Annalee has coordinated the city sponsored Oakland Tours Program, promoting the efforts of volunteer guides […]
Posted by JimRatliff on April 23rd, 2006 under Historical
The Cleveland Cascade was a stunning Italian-inspired water feature on the shores of Lake Merritt, built in 1923. Its water cascaded 100 feet down a steep hill– pouring through a sequence of ornate bowls– from the Cleveland Heights hill above almost into Lake Merritt below. Two flights of steps flanked the Cascade and are heavily […]
Posted by seamus on April 22nd, 2006 under Nature
On Saturday April 22nd, 2006, thousands did their part to make Oakland a better cleaner place to live by going out to Lake Merritt as volunteers. This earth day festivity got people of all ages together from around Oakland in an effort to pick-up trash around the lake, pull seasonal weeds and got down and […]
Posted by suki on April 22nd, 2006 under Nature
I love the place in the park where the birds are safe. Life is so hard for a bird.
Even though when they fly in the air they seem to be a part of another dimension, from someplace else, not of this earth, if you ever held one in your hands you know how frail […]
Posted by Annalee on April 21st, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. In this installment Annalee and her tour stop at the corner of 10th St. @ Clay St. to see the variety of restaurants and hear the history of an unassuming official Oakland landmark built with Red Bricks.
Annalee has coordinated […]
Posted by Eassum on April 20th, 2006 under Mystery
Continued from Love Laced Larceny
Some people spend every day worrying about every situation that they will be in before they even know what the situation is. I was one of those people, always imagining every potential outcome that could ever evolve from possible events that were not guaranteed to transpire.
I used to be like that. […]
Posted by noelus on April 18th, 2006 under Comedy
I was walking with my wife and two friends at Lake Merritt. I made a comment about how much bird poop covered the ground. I wondered out loud that many people must get pooped on. Our Irish friend whom we were walking with responded that people in Ireland believe that being pooped […]
Posted by JimRatliff on April 18th, 2006 under Historical
The Cleveland Cascade was a stunning Italian-inspired water feature on the shores of Lake Merritt, built in 1923. Its water cascaded 100 feet down a steep hill– pouring through a sequence of ornate bowls– from the Cleveland Heights hill above almost into Lake Merritt below. Two flights of steps flanked the Cascade and are heavily […]
Posted by oakland_ear on April 18th, 2006 under Historical
As anyone who has been listening to the press recently knows, Today is the 100th anniversary of the 1906 earthquake.
The Chabot Observatory (which was at the time located in Lafayette Square Park) was one of the few locations in California with a seismograph and the record (see below) was included in the final report of […]
Posted by Annalee on April 17th, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. This episode is the third of three storypoints featuring Lafayette Square Park on 11th St. @ Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
Annalee has coordinated the city sponsored Oakland Tours Program, promoting the efforts of volunteer guides who lead walking tours […]
Posted by Julian on April 16th, 2006 under Journal
Cinephilia is a term used to describe people that are fanatics of the movies.
Cinephiles are people who view this form of art as a religion, an experience that teaches you how to walk, gives you a reason to cry, and provides you with your first lesson in sexual education.
Going to the movies is […]
Posted by Annalee on April 15th, 2006 under Historical
Join The Organic City film crew in a tour of Old Oakland led by Annalee Allen. This episode is the second of three storypoints featuring Lafayette Square Park on 11th St. @ Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
Annalee has coordinated the city sponsored Oakland Tours Program, promoting the efforts of volunteer guides who lead walking […]
