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By Christopher Waters

“Eat Them! Eat Them! Here They Are.” Peralta School Brings Green to Its Front Yard by Christopher Waters, Project Coordinator W

By Christopher Waters

... team transformed the schoolyard from an asphalt expanse to a park-like landscape, including an amphitheater. Under the tutelage of Elder and muralist Jamie Morgan, students added colorful, whimsical flourishes on walls and fences. PHOTOS: CHRISTOPHER WATERS In this new garden, volunteers planted edible gardens in planter boxes. In the fall, students enjoyed their own pumpkin patch and

By Christopher Waters

by Christopher Waters A Oppenheimer has taught and worked with thou- sands of students of all ages. Her work is well-represented in both museum and private collec- tions, and she was recently honored by the International Quilt Association by having her work inc...

By Christopher Waters

paper, then dyed white fabric to create expressive self-images and helped sew them together. The quilts were then bound by the New Pieces Quilt Store and Gallery in Berkeley. PHOTO: CHRISTOPHER WATERS Oppenheimer is collaborating with the Peralta Elementary community to create an organic indigo dye garden on the school campus (see story, page 10), which will allow students the opportunity to grow, cultivate and ferment their own dyes fo...

Miller (an Alice Waters alum) during the burgeoning Bay Area’s food movement — embracing farm-fresh cuisine. A few years later, in 1984, he opened Christopher’s Café on Solano Avenue, which thrived until 1999 when he and his wife, Nedda (they’ve been married for 47 years) de...

brunch and an annual neighborhood summer picnic, and maintain a computer-based mes- sage exchange mailing list (listserve) of over PPTG Co-Chair Christopher Waters summed up the community effort: “The LRPG’s annual fundraisers always finance projects of great pride for our school. An even greater benefit is that they bring the community together. LRPG is grassroots community-building at its finest.” ...

By Cy Gulassa

...elieve that business should have two bottom lines, one for taking something out of the commu- nity (profit), and one for giving something back (sustaining it) by, among other things, protecting the environment, giving good Nomad Café Owner Christopher Waters receives “Community Hero” award from Councilmember Jane Brunner. Waters is also a volunteer gardener at Rockridge’s Peralta Elementary School. The café serves organic vegetables and

By Cy Gulassa

...he com- munity, residents will willingly support them even if prices may be slightly higher. n mythology, those who rise above self- interest to face great odds for the benefit of the community are commonly anointed heroes. In that spirit, Christopher Waters, owner of Nomad Café at 6500 Shattuck was dubbed “Community Hero” by Coun- cilmember Jane Brunner at her December Community Advisory meeting celebrating sustainable businesses. The Brunner proclamation honors Waters for being a community l...

By Jen McKillips

... in order to donate because every type is needed, but there is a special need for Type O donors, the universal blood type. Peralta students Lauren Tramiel, Emma McKillips, Tiana Chang, and Kaia Marie Howard line up for cotton candy. Photo: Christopher Waters During the summer, the Red Cross gives donors small gifts such as t-shirts and reus- able shopping bags. The Red Cross also holds drawings for gas cards and other items. The donation process takes about an hour. Donors provide their health...

April 7, 2007 Peralta School parent coordinators Christopher Waters and Cathy Reeves (inset top) survey damage to Oakland’s Peralta Elementary School at 460 63rd St., caused by a suspicious fire on Monday, March 26. The $500,000 blaze forced complete evacuation of the school, pending major repairs. It took...

...mework. “I view supporting our schools as a com- mitment to our community, and if my kid is going to be attending neighborhood schools for the next 11 years, I intend to invest in them as much energy and enthusiasm as I possibly can,” said Christopher Waters, Co-Chair of the Peralta Parent Teacher Group and parent of a second grader. “We have several wonderful Peralta grads who attend Claremont. They like their school, and I’m sure we will too.” To families who are considering middle school op...

By Cy Gulassa

...toddlers, outdoor tables, hip staff and a sleek, glassy design, Nomad is a great place to read, type that term paper or just hang out. PHOTO: CY GULASSA "SHOULD YOU SAVE FOR YOUR KID'S COLLEGE OR FOR YOUR RETIREMENT? OR BOTH?" In addition, Christopher Waters is a vol- unteer parent gardener at Peralta Elemen- tary School where he teaches children about native plants, growing cycles, composting, nutrition, and making dye for weaving.  

Rockridge Community Planning Council (RCPC) Agenda: November Town Hall Meeting Thursday, November 15, 7 p.m., Rockridge Branch Library, 5366 College Avenue at Manila, Community Room Authors’ Night: Extreme Weather & Poetic Watersheds • Christopher C. Burt, author of Extreme  Weather, and expert on heat bursts and other strange meteorological events, will describe how changing environment influences the weather. • Pamela Michael, Bay Area writer and radio producer, will discus...

...not addressed in their group sessions. If you would like to help with planning for the town hall, attend a planning meeting Wednesday, March 9, 7:30 p.m. at the Rockridge Library. To volunteer to help on the day of the event, contact Chris Waters at christopher@gypsyspiritmission.com.

people out of Oakland. Dellums discussed the state of the city at Councilwoman Jane Brunner’s, left, bimonthly community meeting in October. Photo: Anna L. Marks Authors’ Night: Extreme Weather and Poetic Watersheds Dellums: Partnership, Collaboration, Philanthropy to Solve Oakland’s Problems by Margaret Wahlberg We often hear on the news that today was the hot- test, coldest, wettest, or snowiest on record. Is the climate really becoming more extreme as a re...