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 May-June 2009

May-June 2009

 

May-June 2009, Volume 6, Number 3

May-June Features

Best of 2009

by George Shirk

So we’re on this plane, flying into Oakland, close enough to home that we can see the East Bay hills rolling in lush green waves beneath us.

May-June Departments

From the Editor

by Judith M. Gallman

Oakland Rocks

In the Mix

by Wanda Hennig

The Art of Cowry Shell Divination

Arts

by Patsy K. Eagan(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Performing Arts Emerge in a West Oakland Factory

I'm From There

by Charlie Haas(Photography by Jan Stürmann)

The Town That Feeds One Writer’s Imagination

Conventions

by Sarah Lavender Smith(Photography by Lori Eanes)

An Etiquette Expert Helps Kids(and Grown-Ups) Boost Their Social Skills

Landmarks

by Woody Minor(Photography by Patrick Bell)

The Del Monte Warehouse,an Icon of Alameda’s Industrial Past, Endures

Taste of the Town

by Derk Richardson(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Glenview Delizioso Marzano Conveys Southern Italy

Eating Out

by Candace Murphy(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Want Fries With That? Gym Food Grows Up

Wine

by Jeff Diamond

Rosé Rises to Many Occasions

Second Helpings

by Wanda Hennig(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Chocolate Pie Wins Out

Calendar

by Patsy K. Eagan

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