Liz Barrett Archive

My family decided to ease our Thanksgiving commute by splitting our gathering this year, with the San Francisco gang doing dinner there and our considerably...

Olive Little is a student, an artist, and a tireless fundraiser. She started by making and selling notecards to raise money for her senior class...

A memorable weekend of performances includes Island City Opera and Alameda’s own Frederica von Stade. You know it’s a fun night at the opera when...

Haunted houses, trick-or-treating at local businesses, costume contests, free pumpkins, blacklight art shows, a floating pumpkin patch, and a chalk festival. To say that Halloween...

Laugh your butt off with Alameda native Nina G. and the Comedians with Disabilities Act on October 13. “You should never pity me for having...

Alameda’s new affordable housing development, Rosefield Village, ticks all the boxes for a welcome addition to its West End neighborhood. For starters, it looks great....

Don’t say they didn’t warn us. Garbage monitors soon will be traversing our neighborhoods, digging into our bins to make sure we are properly sorting...

The Northern California Power Agency (NCPA) issued a statement Wednesday afternoon, September 7, clarifying that rolling blackouts ordered in Alameda, Lodi, Santa Clara (Silicon Valley...

Alameda is getting an eco-friendly makeover one drought-tolerant yard at a time Take a walk around your neighborhood and see how many front lawns are...

More than 1,000 families seek assistance with food each month. It’s not just gasoline prices that have skyrocketed over the past six months. The cost...

Stand-Up Paddle Board race around the island ‘for bragging rights only.’ If you think driving around Alameda can be challenging, imagine doing it in the...

For some it's a time to celebrate, for others, a time to protest. In a town where nothing is immune from heated debate, Alameda’s Fourth...

After a couple years missed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Alameda's Recreation and Park Department held the 54th Annual Sand Castle & Sculpture contest this...

United Afghan Association center serves recent arrivals to Northern California from Alameda Point warehouse. It’s no accident that Freshta Kohgadai maintains a deep commitment to...

The successor to Market Spot on Lincoln Avenue and Bay Street. When Mike Stevens walked past the Market Spot during its last days, he looked...

If you’re itching to go to a fun classic car show right here in town, you’re in luck. Cars and Coffee [Facebook page] is a free...