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By Aly Bonde

Speaker: Damon Manni The Lighthouse Project (see article on next page) This will be a hybrid meeting for those who prefer to attend remotely. For Zoom link, visit: https://www.rockridgencpc.com/ : October Events at the Rockridge Library 5366 College Ave. at Ma...

By Damon Manni

The Lighthouse Project Website is Now Live by Damon Manni Frog Park, from front page Bentley High School, btc The Oaks League boys charity, a local Girl Scout troop, the many families and friends who care about the park, and the City of Oakland for providing tools and equipment. The Lighthouse Pr...

By Damon Manni

The Lighthouse Project Become a Beacon of Hope in Your Neighborhood by Damon Manni the Beacons. Volunteers don brightly colored vests with patrol emblems and walk their neighborhoods at any time to hand out safety accessories, like whistles, and begin educating pass- ersby on safety habits on the spot. The results are im...

... said. “I built a successful career in the high-tech arena that spans decades,” Manni said, with woodworking as a hobby. The pandemic set him on a different path. “My dream was always to open my own business.” Laid off in 2020, he launched Damon Manni Studio to devote him- self full-time to being a craftsman. As he writes on his website, “Craftsman, woodworker — they are honest words. It’s a privilege to shape wood, smell it, and reveal its hidden beauty with Damon Manni is proud that h...

By Liam Pierce

RNews RNews CORREC TIONS n "Local Artisan" (Oct. '25) Damon Manni's site is actually: ManniStudio.com

...rity in the media world, where people say print and journalism are dying. What a delight! There are roughly 10,000 n "Senior Apartments" (Oct. '25) The developers intend to build a garage for *96 cars, not 196. n "Local Artisan" (Oct. '25) Damon Manni's website is actually: ManniStudio.com

...ters made from locally sourced redwood to chairs, dressers, desks, and tables — for indoor and outdoor Local Artisan Crafts New Chapter in Rockridge by Judith Doner Berne A Photo: Judith Berne fter 30-plus years in the world of technology, Damon Manni would like to be known as “Damon the Craftsman of Rockridge,” a designer of custom wood and ceramic handicrafts. The former software engineer, once accustomed to working in sleek glass-and-steel buildings, is proud to have turned the garag...

...d dense with hidden meaning and metaphors. Visit Rockridge Artists Saturday and Sunday, Dec. 7th & 8th; from 11am-5pm Marsha Bailian & Katie McCann at 5495 Kales Avenue (also on Friday, Dec. 6th; 4pm-7pm) Trina Anderson 5240 Shafter Avenue Damon Manni 355 Glendale Avenue Images below: “Pink Moon” by Katie McCann “Pelirrojo” by Marsha Balian Martha Balian’s work also has a strong narrative quality and incorpo- rates found materials combined with drawing and painting. As a self-taught art...

either don’t like or can’t find a job. I was lucky.” Manni is married to Leah Tang, executive director of technology at Kaiser Oakland, whom he met online. Favorite Rockridge haunts are Hudson Bay and Rockridge Café. He thinks of Rockridge as akin to an old-time hamlet where there are specialized trades...