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Alameda Post - a yacht with lights and decor in the 47th Annual Lighted Yacht Parade

47th Annual Yacht Parade Lights up the Estuary

The annual Lighted Yacht Parade took to the Oakland Estuary with decked-out rigging, lights galore, and plenty of holiday spirit.

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Alameda News

›› Post Staff Reporting,
December 5, 2023
The annual Lighted Yacht Parade took to the Oakland Estuary with decked-out rigging, lights galore, and plenty of holiday spirit.
›› Kelsey Goeres and Ken Der,
December 5, 2023
Alamedans celebrated a holly jolly good time at the inaugural Downtown Alameda Winter Market, as well as the City's Winter Lights Celebration, and Hot Cocoa Stroll on Dec. 2. Kelsey Goeres and Ken Der capture the magic with additional photos by Maurice Ramirez.
›› Post Staff Reporting,
December 4, 2023
West Alameda Business Association has arranged for community support for pedestrians, shoppers, businesses, and others who are out and about on Webster Street this holiday season. If you would like an escort to your car or see something amiss, just ask an "Ambassador" in uniform.
›› Post Staff Reporting,
December 4, 2023
Several streets will be closed from Monday through Thursday while EBMUD contractors conduct final paving as part of the Oakland Inner Harbor Pipeline Crossing Project.
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Alameda Features

›› Gene Kahane,
December 5, 2023
The Foodbank Players add a modern twist to the holiday classic, "A Christmas Carol," reimagining Scrooge in an unmistakable black turtleneck and slacks. Catch the free show at First Congregational Church of Alameda through December 16.
›› Denise Lum,
December 4, 2023
Health coach Denise Lum encourages readers to consciously make their health and wellbeing a priority, even and especially during the busy holiday season.
›› Jeff Cambra,
December 3, 2023
One holiday's decorations give way to the next holidays' decorations now that Thanksgiving is over in this week's Bear's Eye View of Alameda.
›› Post Staff Reporting,
November 30, 2023
AHS graduate Anika Jensen captures childhood nostalgia and the struggle to find one's way in the world with her short film, "Missing You." The film took second prize in the Young Directors category at the Inner City Short Film Festival, among other accolades.

Alameda Opinions

›› Adam Gillitt,
December 1, 2023
Publisher Adam Gillitt is heading to LA on December 5 to testify on behalf of the Alameda Post in front of a CA Senate Judiciary Committee hearing on ‘The Importance of Journalism in the Digital Age.’
›› Brice,
November 30, 2023
Goose gets some ruffled feathers while stuck in traffic in this installment of our weekly cartoon drawn by Alameda native, Brice.
›› Susan Davis,
November 29, 2023
Susan Davis announces the Board of Education voted unanimously to place a renewal parcel tax measure for the AUSD on the March 5, 2024 primary ballot and elected a new Vice President, and the Wood construction project is open for comment.
›› Brice,
November 23, 2023
Seagull makes a faux pas this Turkey Day in this installment of our weekly cartoon drawn by Alameda native, Brice.

Alameda History

›› Steve Gorman,
November 30, 2023
Steve Gorman highlights 922 Lafayette Street, a Queen Anne style residence built by Joseph A. Leonard in 1890 that has been thoughtfully and expertly restored. The home was honored with a preservation award from the AAPS in 2021.
›› Steve Gorman,
November 9, 2023
The horse-drawn fire brigade arrived too late to save Paru Street's beloved "Harmonie Hall." Steve Gorman recounts the fire that destroyed Alameda’s oldest and most popular dancing pavilion and social center, as well as the next set of historical buildings which grew up from the ashes.
›› Steve Gorman,
November 2, 2023
The Craftsman style bungalow at 1425 Paru Street has housed some remarkable people, including Kathleen Thomson, who became one of the first female officers in the U.S. Coast Guard, raised four children, and lived to the extraordinary age of 107. Steve Gorman dives into the home's history and solves the puzzling mystery of buried seltzer bottles.
›› Dennis Evanosky,
October 30, 2023
Attorney and railroad tycoon Alfred A. Cohen dreamed of attracting the well-to-do to beautiful homes and neighborhoods on the Alameda peninsula. Join us to explore Park Avenue and environs, the centerpiece of Cohen’s plan.