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14 Mar 2022

Alameda’s New Waterfront Park

The park itself sits on a promenade built on the former bulkhead built by the Navy. From that vantage point, you can see the ramps used to slide seaplanes into the water.

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11 Mar 2022

The ‘Madlibs’ for a Foolproof Dating Profile

If you’re not looking for love on a dating site than most agree you’ll find yourself single for a while until you try to coax someone to date you IRL. We made this online dating profile template to help you write the perfect profile. Guaranteed laughs: not at all proven

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11 Mar 2022

City Style at Infamous Queer Hip Hop Party ‘Swagger Like Us’

This past Sunday afternoon marked the glorious return of infamous queer hip hop party Swagger Like Us to its home base at El Rio in San Francisco. After two long, unfabulous years of dark dance floors, the fete packed the outdoor deck of the Bernal Heights Queer refuge with a

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11 Mar 2022

Legend Mike Park on the Past & Future of Ska

Growing up in the Bay Area punk scene in the 1990s punk/ska you knew about Mike Park, his label Asian Man Records and his band Skankin’ Pickle. I myself saw them once at Gilman, a semi-underground venue located off Gilman Street in Berkeley. I was probably wearing Jnco jeans and

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10 Mar 2022

The Birth of a Gallery in an Oakland Mortuary

By LSN If you have been frequenting the Oakland artisan circuit, it is no secret that outdoor shopping, flea markets, swap meets, gallery displays, and popups have been on the rise since the early days of the pandemic. The opportunity for local artists and makers to come together collectively in

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10 Mar 2022

Oakland Reporter’s Gas Almost Siphoned, While She was in the Car

I was sitting in my car finishing up a phone call when I saw a man walk down the sidewalk towards me with a red gas tank and a whole siphoning set up in his hand.

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10 Mar 2022

CounterPulse Within Reach of Building Purchase in TL

After 2 years of performance art venues getting kicked in the teeth, this story is a beam of light on a dark stage. CounterPulse is on the verge of owning its own building in the Tenderloin, after nearly 7 years of raising funds, the arts non-profit has accumulated $5.5 million

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