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Alameda’s Crosstown Coffeehouse – an end and a beginning

My first impulse was to title this post “Requiem for a Coffeehouse” but I concluded that was both too somber and, I hope, not really accurate. Last autumn I mentioned the Crosstown Coffeehouse in the first of two posts about … Continue reading

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Chico bloggers to invade Alameda

For several years I’ve told fellow Norcalblogger, Steve Brown (“But This is Chico, too”), what a great place Alameda is for someone like him, a self-described flaneur who enjoys walking amidst a mix of old and new and everything in … Continue reading

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Destinations – Alameda, Part 2

In this second installment on Alameda, I’m going to introduce you to the western half of the island. If you didn’t read Part 1 about Alameda, click here for a shortcut to that post.) The western end of Alameda is … Continue reading

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Destinations – Alameda, Part 1

ALAMEDA, CALIF. CITY HALL                 Have you ever been to Alameda? Bet you haven’t! Do you know where it is? Bet you don’t! Should you pay it a visit? You bet! I’m writing … Continue reading

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