Those grim days whose stranglehold on society began in March of 2020, plunged the world into a cloistered crisis of fear, shutdowns, panic buying, hoarding, dread, loss, death, grief, sickness and regressive life style impacts. Days fraught with two hour lines stringing around the back of the Costco Warehouse and the mad, flailing search for rubbing alcohol, Clorox Wipes and toilet paper long gone from barren shelves are ones we might well want to forget. In the very beginning, we had… [READ MORE].
Monthly Archives: May 2023
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By Christopher Rummel Silver pinballs, mirroring electrons in frozen orbit above an atom’s nucleus, appear to hover in the air instead of flying madly around on a pinball machine’s playfield as they are supposed to. Neyen’s tribute trophy gleams with pinball like orbs in seeming orbit above the score reel and old circuit boards scavenged from mothballed pinball games. The gleaming orbs, beneath which lies an old school pinball machine score reel reading “104”, are encased by plexiglass, all part… [READ MORE].
Full, Year-Long Access for Alameda Youths, Free for Teens and Just $100 for 12 and under By Kari Barnes, ABGC Director of Resource Development and Marketing More than just recreation awaits youngsters from 6-18 years old at the Alameda Boys and Girls Club. Life enrichment and experiences that come from being a part of the Club pay enduring dividends for young people in our community. The Club’s sustained attention to the changing needs of today’s youth enriches the quality of… [READ MORE].
By Stephan Pippen, Alameda Little League Umpire In Chief Challenger Jamboree, aptly named for youngsters who face special life hurdles , brought kids to a special field of dreams on April 23, at Heather Farms in Walnut Creek. Alameda Little League, along with other Bay Area Little League programs and local partners, participated as part Little League District 4’s volunteer-hosted event that provides Little League Challenger Division players the experience of a baseball tournament. On top of that, the outing gave… [READ MORE].
Alameda’s Pacific Pinball Museum tapped in to beer week Sunday, February 11 as an outpouring of beer and pinball enthusiasts packed the venue for a five hour fest. Ten Bay Area brewers provided scores of pours at the exclusive event for well over a hundred visitors who got to test their skills on the near 100 vintage games the museum sports. This marked PPM’s third foray into hosting a party where the silver ball meets the golden pour. The event… [READ MORE].