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August 3, 2017
Crime & Public Safety/History & Archive/News/News & Commentary

10 years later, North Oakland’s Your Black Muslim Bakery and the murder of Chauncey Bailey

Wednesday marked a somber anniversary that may have been lost on most newer Oakland and Emeryville residents. 10 years ago, on August 2, 2007,

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June 12, 2017
History & Archive/In the Neighborhood/Neighbor Spotlight

‘East Bay Yesterday’ Podcast capturing and stoking interest in Local History

East Bay Yesterday, a podcast “about history, but it’s not stuck in the past,” emerged last year and has gained the curiosity and admiration of local history

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May 26, 2017
History & Archive

Emeryville Historical Society Archive: Joseph Stickney Emery (1820 – 1909)

Emeryville Historical Society contributor Richard Ambro recently passed away at the age of 73. He resided in Emeryville’s Triangle neighborhood up until his sudden

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May 12, 2017
History & Archive/In the Neighborhood/Interviews/Neighbor Spotlight

The Last Emeryville Historians: A conversation with Emeryville Historical Society Co-founder Don Hausler

For a city so rich in history, I’m often perplexed why Emeryville’s History is so buried. We have no museum, historical places are often unmarked and

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April 21, 2017
Arts & Culture/History & Archive/In the Neighborhood

‘Weird Homes’ episode spotlights the West Oakland home of artist Mark Bulwinkle

His name is unforgettable, and so is his art. Mark Bulwinkle is the artist behind those whimsical steel plate silhouettes scattered around the East Bay Bridge Shopping

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March 29, 2017
Arts & Culture/History & Archive/In the Neighborhood

Bay Nature story details historic battle to preserve East Bay Shoreline

It’s easy to take for granted the Emeryville Shoreline and the beauty it brings to our city. We also take for granted the personal

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March 16, 2017
History & Archive

Tyler Hoare AKA “The Red Baron” returning to Emeryville for Career Retrospective

The Compound Gallery will be kicking off a seven week retrospective of the work of Tyler Hoare AKA “The Red Baron” this Saturday March 18th. Hoare’s

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February 10, 2017
Arts & Culture/History & Archive/In the Neighborhood

BAMPFA “Hippie Modernism” exhibit featuring rare Emeryville Mudflat photos

The University of California, Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive (BAMPFA) launched a region-wide celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Summer of

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October 27, 2016
History & Archive/News & Commentary/Planning & Development

PG&E Proposing demolishing historically significant “Laboratory” Building

The Planning Commission will hold a study session tonight to review a proposal by PG&E to demolish the 17,000 sq. ft. “Laboratory” building at the corner of

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August 29, 2016
History & Archive

E’ville Archive: Thirty years ago – The sudden closing of Judson Steel

A 1986 video segment recently surfaced on YouTube of a KGO Channel 7 news segment detailing the sudden closing of Judson Steel thirty years ago.

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August 26, 2016
Arts & Culture/History & Archive/In the Neighborhood

The End: Last in a Three-part Series on the History of the Emeryville Mudflat Sculptures

The Emeryville Mudflat Sculptures were an anonymous folk art sculpture garden that utilized trash and driftwood as its medium for public art. Considering how it

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July 19, 2016
Crime & Public Safety/History & Archive/News & Commentary

Former Emeryville Police Officer convicted of rape set for Parole hearing

A former Emeryville Police Officer convicted of rape in 1989 is set for a Parole hearing after spending the past 27 years in prison. According to

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June 24, 2016
Arts & Culture/History & Archive/In the Neighborhood

Radical as Folk: Second of a Three-part Series on the History of the Emeryville Mudflat Sculptures

In the face of great uncertainty, fear, and cultural upheaval that plagued the 1960s an art movement bloomed that inspired millions. Starting in 1964,

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May 30, 2016
History & Archive

East Bay Times recounts story of Lawman killed in Emeryville in 1897

Another tale that fortified Emeryville’s well-earned “Rotten City” era reputation has been unearthed by East Bay Times reporter Peter Hegarty. Amateur historian Alfred Janske pieced the

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May 20, 2016
Arts & Culture/History & Archive/In the Neighborhood

Origins: First of a Three-part Series on the History of the Emeryville Mudflat Sculptures

Most people who have heard of the Emeryville Mudflat Sculptures know very little about them. If you have seen pictures of them, you are left

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April 21, 2016
History & Archive

Pacific Coast League Baseball in Emeryville: The History of the Oakland Oaks Ballpark

As the 2016 baseball season kicks into full swing, it’s a great time to remind residents of Emeryville’s rich baseball history. East Bay baseball has its heart

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April 15, 2016
Black History/Community Voices/News & Commentary

Granddaughter of former Emeryville Mayor Robert Savage in the fight of her life to preserve family home

Charlandra Rachal, who goes by “Char”, is one of the few people I’ve met from Emeryville. Char was born here, came up through the Emeryville

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November 13, 2015
History & Archive

E’ville Archive: Modern Greyhound Racing invented at Blue Star Amusement in Emeryville

If you’ve ever eaten at Rotten City Pizza, you’ve probably seen their logo illustration of a capuchin monkey riding a greyhound and it may

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August 26, 2014
Arts & Culture/History & Archive/In the Neighborhood

E’ville Fame: Celebrities, Athletes and Musicians that have crossed paths with our city

The sad and unfortunate passing of Robin Williams led to an interesting conversation with longtime Councilwoman Nora Davis at the last National Night Out

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August 11, 2014
History & Archive/News & Commentary/Planning & Development

Architecturally significant “Acucare” Building at 3900 Adeline Demolished

It was the end of an era last week in Emeryville’s Triangle & Oakland’s Longfellow neighborhoods as the brick warehouse at 3900 Adeline met

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August 7, 2014
History & Archive

#TBT 1998: E’ville’s famed driftwood gallery is cleaned, added to Eastshore Park

If you’re not familiar with the #TBT or “Throwback Thursday” phenomenon, it’s a popular weekly Internet trend that encourages users to post a reminiscent picture (baby, embarrassing haircut, fashion,

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January 15, 2014
History & Archive

2005 ‘Shellmound’ Documentary Exposes the Truth Behind, and Under, Bay Street Development

Another Holiday season came and went for our town and the shopping “purge” safely behind us. I’ll have to admit that doing my own

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December 31, 2013
History & Archive/In the Neighborhood/Restaurants

Trader Vic’s: Rediscover E’ville’s most celebrated bar

When I moved to Emeryville years ago, I considered Trader Vic’s an overpriced restaurant chain for out-of-towners celebrating their anniversary. It just seamed dated

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November 20, 2013
History & Archive

KQED’s Historic “Million Dollar Mudflats” special resurfaced

Ken Bukowski and his EPOA group have turned their focus to cataloging city videos onto their YouTube channel and in the process have unearthed

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