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Alameda Post
Published 15 hours agoToday’s Alameda Treasure – 1620 Fourth Street, A Return to ‘Down Home,’ Part 2
New information on 1620 Fourth Street, the oldest home on the West End, has come to light after Steve Gorman tracked down two relatives. "These descendants, keepers of the family flame, have shared priceless photos, documents, and stories that have never been published," writes…
Alameda Post
Published 15 hours agoTwo Birds from Alameda – October 1, 2026
The local birds continue their hard-hitting questions for candidates in the latest installment of our weekly strip drawn by Alameda cartoonist, Brice.
Alameda Post
Published September 305Q4: Jonathan Moscone
"We are deeply committed to working alongside artists, businesses, community members, and the City of Alameda to build Alameda Point to become the most exciting cultural hub in the Bay Area," Jonathan Moscone, the new artistic director of Radium Arts, told Gene Kahane in a recent…
Alameda Post
Published September 28Mi’Chelle Fredrick Art Retrospective at Mastick Senior Center
Mastick Senior Center presents "Looking Back on Exploring, Studying, Imagining," an art exhibit that showcases the breadth of Alameda’s Mi’Chelle Fredrick's work. The gallery features a total of 66 original drawings and paintings on display through on November 14.
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 28BLACspace Cooperative Invites Bay Area to Experience Oakland’s Black Cultural Ecosystem Through a BLAC Map Tour + Party
BLACspace Cooperative invites the Bay Area to experience Oakland’s Black cultural ecosystem through its BLAC Map Tour + Party on October 2. Presented as part of the Museum of the African Diaspora’s Nexus: SF/Bay Area Black Art Week, the event offers a guided field trip through…
Alameda Post
Published September 255Q4: Brandy Cristelle
“I think a lot of people in the industry feel a lot of judgement from outsiders behind pole dancing/stripping—which are two very different things, by the way,” Brandi Cristelle told Gene Kahane in a recent interview. “… I want the world to see and embrace the beauty in both.”
Alameda Post
Published September 24Two Birds from Alameda – September 24, 2026
Seagull asks our candidates a burning question in the latest installment of our weekly strip drawn by Alameda cartoonist, Brice.
East Bay Express
Published September 22Black Bay Area artists rebuild cultural infrastructure
A map is drawn to lay claim to a place. This one is drawn to recover it: By walking ground that already belonged to someone and naming what survived the three-headed blaze of divestment, disorganization and gentrification. Not everything about fire is destruction. The native…
East Bay Express
Published September 22The Oakland we lost
In documentary photographer and filmmaker Ken Light’s new book, Soul City: Oakland, U.S.A., 120 black-and-white photographs tell the story of the people of West Oakland. Covering the years from 1974-1976 and viewed through the lens of 2026, the only thing more striking than what…
East Bay Express
Published September 22Social Eyes: Week of Sept. 24-30
This week's calendar picks feature 'Radium Stories,' Los Hermanos Mendoza, Bill Frisell & Harmony 5, Adam Klipple Quintet, Tony Corman's Morchestra, The Australian Ballet, Shreya Ghoshal, Erykah Badu, Social Distortion, and Thelma and the Sleaze.
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 22BOOK REVIEW: ‘Laws of Solomon’ Reveals Tender Heart of Former Child Soldier
The monsters that came to him early in his sleep were the easy ones. It was the later demons that stole Solomon Nangobi’s sleep, the spirits of all the people he killed when he was a child soldier in Uganda, and when he was a fixer in New York as an adult. Their ghosts called to…
Oakland Post (Post News Group)
Published September 22Event Preview: ‘Fashion v. Fascism’ – A Runway Revolution Is Coming to the Bay Area
“Every piece on this runway translates what is happening under fascism into a feeling,” explains Erica Furlong, the FVF creative director. “One designer’s trench coat is covered in pockets stamped ‘TRUTH,’ ‘MEMORY,’ ‘HOPE,’ ‘VOTE,’ ‘FUTURE,’ because that’s literally what gets…