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The Island » Island arts: Guitarist Carl Weingarten » The Island
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Raquo; Island Life. Island arts: Guitarist Carl Weingarten. Submitted by Michele Ellson. On 1, February 18, 2009 11:00 am. Photo by Carl Weingarten. Photo by Stephanie Williamson. Started his music career as a photographer. He started taking photos at age 7 and by junior high school had moved on to shooting Super 8 movies. His early career as a visual artist has informed his music, even as it’s changed and grown over the span of three decades. Here’s our first Island artists profile (thanks Carl! He...
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The Island » Monday profile: Jeannette Copperwaite » The Island
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Raquo; Island Life. Monday profile: Jeannette Copperwaite. Submitted by Ani Dimusheva. On 1, January 25, 2010 6:00 am. With Ira Glass or. On NPR, but it’s just as riveting, poignant, and often funny – and best of all, it’s 100 percent local. California of the Past the Digital Storytelling Project. Has been quietly underway at the Alameda Free Library for the past 18 months, with 14 short films by Alamedans remembering their past already completed, and more in the pipeline. Or sign up online. Alameda ac...
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The Island ALAMEDA FACING MILLIONS IN BUDGET DEFICITS - The Island
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ALAMEDA FACING MILLIONS IN BUDGET DEFICITS; TREASURER SAYS CITY HEADING TOWARD BANKRUPTCY. Submitted by Michele Ellson. On 1, March 30, 2011 12:02 am. Alameda is facing multi-million-dollar budget deficits over the next five years that could bankrupt the city if major changes aren’t made now, the city’s top elected finance officers said Tuesday. Council members first offered stunned silence and then little more, saying only that they want core services protected and that they want community guidance on...
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The Island » Family struggles to finalize overseas adoption » The Island
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Raquo; Island Life. Family struggles to finalize overseas adoption. Submitted by Michele Ellson. On 1, April 24, 2009 5:50 am. The family has been trying for months to bring Dolker home (that’s her in the pink shirt, to your left), and the community has rallied around them. Some of Dolker’s friends and classmates orchestrated a coin drive, ran a lemonade stand and donated chore money, and even Otis’s principal wrote a check to help out. The family’s got a website. Click here to cancel reply ». This is ...
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The Island » Stefani Leto, urban homesteader » The Island
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Stefani Leto, urban homesteader. Submitted by Heather Lyn Wood. On 1, October 19, 2010 4:50 am. Stefani Leto in her backyard garden. Photo by Heather Lyn Wood. By Heather Lyn Wood. With books like Michael Pollan’s “The Omnivore’s Dilemma” and Barbara Kingsolver’s “Animal, Vegetable, Miracle” on the bestseller list, do-it-yourself food and homesteading are officially trendy. Skills formerly consigned to pioneer grandmothers – small animal husbandry, beekeeping, sewing a...Leto’s heart and soul are in he...
