Around Town ‘It’s not just about running a race’: Oakland group provides platform for local kids to excel in life By Kiley Russel & Bay City News Foundation | Local News Matters | May 19, 2020 Piedmonter Christine Chapon is Run for a Better Oakland's head coach and raises scholarship money for runners.
Careers ‘Roundtable’ offers rising, recent college graduates framework for career readiness By Laura Francis & Doug Ireland, Roundtable | May 19, 2020 [SPONSORED] Parents tired of restocking the fridge and losing control of the remote to those SIP grads, here's an option to help get them moving
Nonprofit Wellness Center Support Committee and PRAISE announce grant to PUSD Wellness Center By Rebecca Thornborrow | May 19, 2020 The grant will be used immediately to pay stipends to the trainees, interns and associates who work with students.
Uncategorized What are we eating now | Take out from Fenton’s By Lou Fancher | May 19, 2020 The nostalgic favorite serves up the classics -- all for pick-up and carry out -- and looks forward to re-opening, safely.
Bay Area ‘Harlem of the West’: Oakland’s once-bustling jazz and blues scene along Seventh Street By Lisa Hix | Bay City News | May 18, 2020 When the West Oakland BART station opened in 1974, it was the death knell for live music in the neighborhood; the screech and rumble of the trains made enjoying the musicians impossible.
Arts & Entertainment Closed museums are still just a click away online By Angela Hill | Bay City News | May 18, 2020 Art museums, historic sites and other attractions are providing virtual tours or stepping up their online offerings, blogs and more.
Around Town Piedmont East Bay Children’s Choir hosts virtual concert on Sat., May 16 By Piedmont East Bay Children's Choir | May 15, 2020 Jazz and Beyond is an eclectic evening of music featuring the talented young musicians of Ancora and Ecco.
City Rec Dept announces plan for summer camps By Piedmont Recreation Department | May 15, 2020 While many June camps are cancelled, Camp (Almost!) Everything, plus a few others, will be in session; credits to be issued for cancellations.
Around Town Quarantined together: sweeping, sorting and keeping the pandemic at bay By Kathryn Pritchett | May 15, 2020 Navigating the new normal is less about home economics and more about home comforts -- more shoring up than sweeping out.
College Graduating college seniors miss milestones, grapple with post-college plans By Elena Cavender | May 15, 2020 No pomp in these circumstances: PHS alums graduating into an uncertain future share what the last few months have been like.