As part of our commitment to educate and inform about local history, we have been presenting series of walking tours around Alameda since 2022. Join award-winning Historian Dennis Evanosky for ...

On May 20, City Manager Jennifer Ott will present an informational report on the City’s workforce vacancies, recruitment and retention efforts, and any barriers to hiring as required by Assembly Bill ...

Grab your helmets! Thursday, May 15 is Bike to Wherever Day, “the Bay Area’s biggest day for bicycling.” Bike to work, bike to school, or just bike around the island to enjoy Alameda’s growing bike ...

Corduroy is a 10-year-old soft-hearted gentleman who’s seen a lot in life and now just wants a peaceful place to rest his paws. He’s calm, kind, and a little aloof—the kind of dog who’s happy to hang ...

When we last left off, the year was 1939. The last members of the Rich family to live at 1620 Fourth Street—Margaret and Rebecca Rich—had died, so there was some uncertainty about who moved into the ...

On May 12, the Planning Board will hold a public workshop on a Research & Development facility proposed by Pacific Fusion, which aims to build a 225,500-square-foot headquarters at Alameda Point to ...

A double-crested cormorant showing its breeding crests, orange throat, and aquamarine eyes. Photo Rick Lewis. It took many years of birding before I saw a double-crested cormorant with crests. For ...

The Alameda Children’s Business Fair, organized by Ashley Lorden, was designed to fuel the entrepreneurial spirit of kids and to teach them some fundamental basics of business. The Downtown Alameda ...

The Oakland Roots played an aggressive style of soccer at the Coliseum on May 4, but it was rival Sacramento Republic FC that would come away from the match victorious. Photo Oakland Roots SC. The ...

Alameda’s dragon boat racing team, the Alameda DragonFlyers, is getting ready to fly all the way to Venice, Italy. Alameda DragonFlyers at Lake Merced in San Francisco. Photo Alameda DragonFlyers / ...

For the past two years, women age 50 and above who live in Alameda and surrounding areas have been coming together to walk with the Alameda 50+ Women’s Walking Group. Born from founder Anna Majors’ ...

The City of Alameda Rent Program has published its Annual Report with data for the 2024 calendar year. The report shows increased public engagement, expanded enforcement of the Rent Ordinance, and key ...