Community Corner
What's Up in Rockridge This Week: Warmer Afternoons, New OPD Webpage for N. Oakland
Welcome to our new Monday morning briefing, with a look at what's ahead in Rockridge and nearby this week — plus a few other tidbits, just for fun.
This week's sigh of relief: No BART strike! A judge ordered a 60-day cooling-off period Sunday as labor negotiations continue.
HAPPENING THIS WEEK, IN AND AROUND ROCKRIDGE
Bites Off Broadway, Friday, Aug. 16.
Red Oak Montclair Outdoor Cinema, Saturday, Aug. 17, 7:30 pm., 6450 Moraga Ave., Oakland (in Montclair Village). The Goonies.
Temescal Farmers Market, Sunday, Aug. 18, 9 a.m.-1 p.m.
Rockridge Library, Computer help, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 4:30 p.m. Anime Club, Tuesday, Aug. 13, 5 p.m. Toddler and preschool storytime, Thursday, Aug. 15, 10:30 a.m. Family storytime, Saturday, Aug. 17, 10:30 a.m.
Temescal Library, toddler storytime, Wednesday, Aug. 14, and Thursday, Aug. 15, 10:30 a.m.
This week's weather (from the National Weather Service):
Cloudy mornings followed by afternoon sunshine, high temperatures could reach the low 80s by Wednesday.
This week at the movies:
The New Parkway, The Kings of Summer (including Baby Brigade showing), Much Ado About Nothing (Baby Brigade), Before Midnight, Man of Steel, The Unfinished Song, more.
Elmwood Theater, Lovelace, The Conjuring, Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters.
Piedmont Theatre, Blue Jasmine, The Way Way Back.
Grand Lake Theater, Fruitvale Station, We're the Millers, Planes, Kick-Ass 2. One-day events: Monday, Aug. 12: Amandla! Tuesday, Aug. 13: Gone with the Wind. Wednesday, Aug. 14: Hope's Identity. Thursday Aug. 15: The Shop.
Website/blog of the week: Oakland Police Department Area 2. The OPD's Area 2 covers Rockridge, Temescal and other parts of North Oakland and the Oakland hills. Find contact information for local neighborhood services coordinators and problem-solving officers, weekly crime statistics, photos, tweets from Capt Anthony Toribio and Lt. Chris Bolton.
Today in history (from Wikipedia):
30 BC - Cleopatra commits suicide, allegedly by means of an asp bite.
1851 - Isaac Singer is granted a patent for his sewing machine.
1981 - The IBC Personal Computer is released.
1994 - Major League Baseball players go on strike. This will force the cancellation of the 1994 World Series.
Notable Aug. 5 birthday: Cecil B. DeMille, film director, 1881-1959.
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