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All Around Alameda – Grab a Seat, Take a Walk

March 6, 2025

Alameda Post - a collage of posters of events this week

All Around Alameda – A Smorgasbord of Local Events

February 27, 2025

Alameda Post - a collage of posters of events this week in Alameda

All Around Alameda – Celebrating Art, Science, History, and Love

February 6, 2025

Alameda Post - a collage of local events, including the Crab Feed and Exploring Jellyfish event at the library

All Around Alameda – A Small Weekend Adventure

January 23, 2025

Alameda Post -a collage of the posters for Dinovember, Kids Night Out, Despicable Me 4, and The Amazing Bubble Man

All Around Alameda – Just for Kids

November 7, 2024

Alameda Post - a collage of Alameda upcoming events including the Alameda Holiday Boutique, Diwali Festival of Lights, the Day of the Dead 5k, the 11th Annual Jewelry and More Sale for FAAS, and Make It A Fiber Arts Craft Circle

All Around Alameda — Here Come the Holidays!

October 31, 2024

Alameda Post - a collage of events in Alameda this week

All Around Alameda – Sweet Heat Relief

October 10, 2024

Alameda Post - a collage of posters and photos of upcoming events in Alameda this week

All Around Alameda – Work Hard, Play Hard

September 19, 2024

Alameda Post - the poster for the 'Round the World Festival at Chochenyo Park

’Round the World Festival at Chochenyo Park

September 13, 2024

Alameda Post - Crown Beach

Protect Yourself from Extreme Heat

August 19, 2024

Alameda Post - 2320 Lincoln Avenue's simple two story structure, next to Gim's restaurant

Today’s Alameda Treasure – 2320 Lincoln Ave., the Encinal Saloon, Part 2

July 11, 2024

Alameda Post - a room full of people watch a presentation at the City of Alameda's climate workshop and open house

City Hosts Climate Action Updates and Workshop

July 1, 2024

Alameda Post - a graphic of a laptop on a desk with a lamp, coffee cup, and cactus

Alameda Free Library Introduces Laptop Lending Program

April 22, 2024

Alameda Post - Michael Eitner stands at a podium and speaks

Michael Eitner Named New Library Director

April 8, 2024

Alameda Post - a cabinet with seeds at the Alameda Main Library. It's covered in signs with the names and photos of produce

Check Out Some Veggies at the Free Alameda Seed Libraries

March 28, 2024

Alameda Post - middle schoolers play volleyball

AEF Celebrates Volleyball Season, Art Across the Island

October 6, 2023

Alameda Post - Alameda Pride at the Park 2022. Photo by José Lim

Alameda Pride 2023 – Love One Another

October 5, 2023

Alameda Post - Julia Park Tracey, author of The Bereaved, speaks at Books Inc

Library Lecture: Former Alameda Poet Laureate Julia Park Tracey

September 22, 2023

Alameda Post - a calculator sitting on top of a pile of money. The symbol of Alameda is on a pad of paper, and the words Guaranteed Basic Income are written on it.

Guaranteed Income Pilot Program Applications Open Sept. 8

September 7, 2023

Alameda Post - Jane Chisaki, center, poses with Alameda Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft, left, and Asst. City Manager Amy Wooldridge, right, and a street sign that bears her name. Photo courtesy @every.street.of.alameda on Instagram.

Library Celebrates Chisaki’s 39 years

July 5, 2023

Alameda Post - Mayor Marilyn Ezzy Ashcraft addresses students and families at the Chamber Foundation Scholarships ceremony May 15, 2023. Photo by Maurice Ramirez.

Mayor Ashcraft — Time To Remember

June 2, 2023

Alameda Post - the meeting room for the kick off of Overflowing with Hope : The Hidden History of Japanese Americans in Alameda exhibit. The chairs are full, and there is no more room to sit down

‘Overflowing with Hope’ Opening Overflows

May 19, 2023

Alameda Post - a black and white photo of a man in front of an American flag

Overflowing with Hope

May 5, 2023

Alameda Post - a dirty windshield. The seemingly small detail can be very detrimental to traffic safety

The Dangers of a Dirty Windshield

April 3, 2023