Alameda, in keeping with a number of long standing communities who herald their rich past history, revealed a showpiece, blast from the past, rolling trophy as Alameda Fire Department Engine # 7, wowed the thousands that saw it motor its way along the July 4th Parade Route in 2022. The 1935 Seagrave rig served the department for decades as a critical piece of fire fighting equipment, and now serves in a new role as a shining remnant of the city’s… [READ MORE].
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Dan’s Farmer’s Market Of Alameda Offers Delivery Program For Those With Mobility Or Other Limitations A common refrain when it comes to nutritional health is that we need to get more fruits and vegetables into our diets. But if folks have trouble actually getting to the supplier, or maybe just don’t have the time, they can sign up for a once a week delivery of produce that comes from select, local farms and orchards participating in the Community Supported Agriculture … [READ MORE].
Text and Video by Larry Freeman The boiling, tempestuous energy, innate wanderlust and search for self of teen youth collides with the culture bending power of rock and roll music. In the 1950’s, teenagers asserted and informally cultivated a media catalyzed identity and, for the first time, became a distinctive, recognized culture unto themselves in the change driven times between childhood and adulthood. This panoply of print materials and record jackets gives a brief chronicle on the ongoing battle between… [READ MORE].
This video exploration of Hawaii Volcanoes National Park is clearly not Alameda centric, but serves as a temporary example of the style of video journalism to come when ANN goes live to the public. Unlike the Rig Restorer story, this account transitions between locations as it tells the tale of the many public service functions of our nation’s remarkable and wonderful National Park Service, including a number of on site interviews with Park Personnel. If you have visited the park, you… [READ MORE].