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tional home’ for grandmothers taking care of their grandchildren). Elizabeth House residents gathered in the garden one recent sunny day. Come Celebrate With lamps, beds, etc.) Elizabeth House could also use help with Web site maintenance and donations are always receivable along the side door where there are instructio...

that time, Beth Bagwell was living on Miles Avenue and wrote a weekly Oakland history column for the Montclarion newspaper. She also wrote and published “Oakland: The Story of a City,” in 1981. As OHA’s first board president, Bagwell was asked to sum up the or...

...ess from page 1 from page 1 Long time Rockridge resident Annalee Allen discusses the origins of the Oakland Heritage Alliance (OHA), a non-profit group dedicated to the study and pres- ervation of the city’s history. Allen will speak about Beth Bagwell, an early key OHA leader and a Rockridge resident when the group formed in the early 1980s. Bagwell’s book “Oakland: A Story of a City” has been reissued and will be available to buy at the meeting. Oakland will go forward with a full s...

Oakland and Rockridge of today are the result of what Oaklanders of yesterday built or demolished, fostered or neglected. Rockridge resident Annalee Allen discusses the Oakland Heritage Alliance (OHA) and “Oakland: The Story of a City,” by Beth Bag- well, an early OHA leader. Details, page 4. by Stuart Flashman, RCPC chair emeritus It’s done! After a final five-hour session presided over by former District One Councilmember Jane Brunner, Safeway and its former adversaries, Rockridge C...

neighborhoods. As Beth Bagwell notes in Oakland, The Story Of

Students of transportation point out that— once established- travel routes tend to remain unchanged, regardless of the vehicle » of transport. As Beth Bagwell notes, “The routes of AC Trar sit : and those of BART follow very closely the routes used at the tum ~ of the century by the Key Route and the Southern Pacific, which ~ in many cases had first been laid out even earlier for horse ~ rail...

...dent coffee houses along the mile-plus span of College Avenue within the Rockridge boundaries: Bica Coffeehouse; Bittersweet; A Chocolate Café; Cole Coffee & Café; College Point Café; Highwire Coffee Roasters; Hudson Bay Café; Old Brooklyn Bagels and Deli (where I take home bagels on Sunday); and Spasso Coffeehouse. Elizabeth Falkner, who describes herself as “a neighborhood girl,” has imbibed in many of them. She casts no judgments, but, according to her analysis, “Hudson Bay is the ...

and vegetables; fresh ranch eggs; home-made bakery items; fresh cut flowers; unique prepared foods, fresh locally caught fish, handcrafts and more. Sample the goods; meet the grower. Live music. Bring reusable bags. 5300 Claremont Ave. (off Telegraph) at DMV parking lot. y y Welcome Back Party for Teens: Take funny pictures with your friends and classmates. We will set up photo booth and provide photo booth props. Wed, Sept 14, 2 to 4pm. y y Sun, 9/11, 3p...

...OG Park Tools at the ready. Herman Miller, left and co-worker. Ronnie Spitzer; Herman Miller, parks supervisor; Carol Behr with Sara; Tyler Lee; Theresa Nelson. Brownie Troop 3261. Barney Smits, left above. Jennifer Cooper delivering trash bags. Carrie Jacobs and Ava, front; Eric and Ericka McConnell, and Haven and Flora. Elizabeth Norris; Clifton Pugh, city of Oakland. Everette, with broom and rake. Photos: D. Kinkead Rockridge Spread the News: Join the Rockridge News Team Thanks to ...

turning over the fibar mulch; we picked up garbage; we swept the paths; and we cleaned the pond and the creek bed of all the big debris, so that when the creek is turned on this month, there won’t be any clogged culverts. Many thanks to everyone who helped. We also thank Clinton and Will from t...