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Smorgasbord
Cocina Poblana, the upscale family-owned restaurant that opened in January at Jack London Square, boasts home-cooked meals blending styles from two regions of Mexico.

Second Helpings
The young woman next to me is swooning, as I am, over a tea called Jasmine Pearls.

Dining Out
A comforting sense of place swept over me, however, the first time I stepped inside the chocolate-brown, orange-trimmed, wood-sided Brown Sugar Kitchen.

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2008.05.11 @60.art.israel.world
The Magnes presents @60.art.israel.world, a survey of recent work by over 20 contemporary Israeli artists, including Barry Frydlender, Ori Gersht,...

2008.05.11 The Trojan Women
(April 4–May 11) Written by acclaimed actress and playwright Ellen McLaughlin and directed by Aurora founding director Barbara Oliver, The Trojan...

2008.05.11 Borderlandia
Borderlandia presents more than 60 works by Mexican-born, San Francisco–based artist Enrique Chagoya from the period 1983–2007. The gallery and...

Real Estate
The latest hot home properties in the Oakland Area!

Retail
Your Shopping Guide to the Oakland Area!

May FEATURES

		Bay Area Real Estate Survival Guide by Jeff Swenerton (Photography by Leigh Wells) By the time you read this article, it will be completely out of date. It’s about the housing market and few things these days move faster than predictions about the dire straits of our economy.

		ExtraOAKLANDary Students by Marcus W. Thompson II (Photography by Kee Photography) These are some of the best students Oakland has to offer, and they stack up with the elite in the nation.

		Home Is Where the Family Is by Tiffany Carboni (Photography by Bill Myers) Dee Dee Appleton was 13 years old when she moved to a comfortable Mediterranean-style home in Alameda’s Fernside District.

May DEPARTMENTS

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The Best of Oakland and the East Bay
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Maritime East Knows the Ropes

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How do you think the 48th Mayor of Oakland is doing since being sworn in Jan. 1, 2007? Is Ron Dellums living up to his promise to make Oakland a "model city?" Click here to vote!	Joe Sibol Joe Sibol's debut album, The Great Music, is already making waves with tracks featured on MTV's Laguna Beach and VH1's Fashion Television. Check out this track from the Oakland resident's first album. Track: "Your Rock And Roll." » Local Sounds Archive	What to do? May 9, 2008 Great events to do in Oakland this weekend.• See Duke Ellington's Queenie Pie previewing tonight at 8 p.m. and running through May 25 at the Oakland Metro Operahouse. 8 p.m. Thu.–Sat., 2 p.m.... more »	View pics from: • Oakland Magazine Green Launch Party • Berkeley Opera Fourth Annual Gala • Berkeley Rep's 40th Anniversary Gala • Ed Block Courage Awards • Girls Inc. 50th Anniversary Gala • Heart of Gold Ball 2008 • Music in Schools Today	• Best Of 2007 • Best Of 2006

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