Congratulations to Glenn Blatz who was inducted into the Oakland Sports Hall of Fame at the 2011 Baseball/Softball Parade. Jim Folkerts, the chair of the Sports Association of Oakland presented Glenn with the plaque,which will be hung in the Danny D’Elia building. Below is the speech delivered by Caron McCormick, […]
In December 2009, The Oakland Journal featured Ali Brustofski as the winner of New York Song Writer’s Circle Young Songwriter Award. Now, a year later, Ali became a finalist, out of 400 entrants, in Z100’s Hometown Hero Contest. NJ’s largest teen night club, Confetti, is providing a venue for Ali […]
The health-care reform legislation that passed earlier this year was incredibly broad in scope, so it’s probably not surprising that there’s a good deal of confusion, and a number of false or misleading claims being circulated. Here’s the truth behind two of the claims that have gained the most traction […]
There’s a reason why parents and grandparents remind younger generations not to, “air your dirty laundry in public”. The idiom is meant as a reminder that if you do not want your personal life to be the topic of gossip, it’s best to keep it private. Perhaps this is advice […]
One of the largest Thanksgiving meals served in America happened on Thanksgiving Day of 1976 immediately prior to The Band’s farewell concert immortalized in the film The Last Waltz which was directed by Martin Scorsese. 5,000 people were served turkey dinners – with a vegetarian option- before taking part in […]
Come to Timbers on Friday, November 13th to see the art work of Dani G and Monika Gardner…
