Alameda News

Here's a mid-week round-up of recent Bay Area restaurant openings. As always, please send tips to insidescoopsf@sfgate.com if you spot a newcomer.

An enthusiastic City Council on Tuesday night gave City Manager John Russo the go-ahead to sign the deeds for 1,379 acres of Alameda Point, paving the way for the city to begin to address what many see as the Island's biggest issue - reuse of the former Navy base.

Welcome to the Mid-Week Menu, our weekly roundup of East Bay food news. 1) The Los Angeles Times reports that Chez Panisse will reopen on June 21 .

Police say third-grade teacher Michael Howey made sure he had extracurricular activities for girls -- specifically arts and crafts, during recess for a choice group of students who made his "cutiest girl list." Howey, 47, who now faces dozens of charges related to inappropriate behavior with his students, sent the other girls and the boys to the ... (more)

An El Cerrito man remains hospitalized after he was stabbed multiple times in the back during a melee involving up to 50 people early Sunday morning outside a sports bar, police said.

Today's ultimate Sunday bike ride takes us on a meandering and scenic ten mile ride along the San Francisco Bay Trail .

The owner of the Italian entry in the America's Cup says his boat will compete this summer, but sought new safety measures after the death of a sailor on a training run last week.

As the Powerball jackpot grows to an estimated $600 million before Saturday night's drawing, Southern Californians are talking about the dream of owning the sole winning ticket.

Meet the disaster-prone Magrath sisters in the Altarena's production of "Crimes of the Heart." Opening Friday, the tragic comedy follows the trio as they reunite at their grandfather's Mississippi home.

An expanded menu. A new wine market. New services. And a new name. All of that in the same building at Central Avenue and Oak Street that had been known as Angela's Bistro.

Alameda police will host a free children's car seat inspection on Saturday in the parking lot between City Hall and the police station.

How much do we really know about our best pet friends? The Friends of the Alameda Animal Shelter shares these fun facts with you: Scientists believe that dogs have been living with people for over 36,000 years.

Anne Kronenberg, who served as San Francisco Supervisor Harvey Milk's campaign manager and later established a foundation in his honor, will be the keynote speaker at Alameda's annual celebration of the late gay rights leader.

The city is expected to soon take control of about 1,370 acres of the former Alameda Naval Air Station from the federal government, a move that city officials say will help ease the way toward redeveloping the land.

The irony is that I abhor factory farming and am a huge advocate for small farms.

It may take up to two months for the Alameda County Coroner's office to determine what caused the death of a 38-year old Alameda woman who was found dead at her home on the 1000 block of Santa Clara Avenue last Friday.

An 83-year-old woman discovered a burglar inside her home on Adams Street on Friday afternoon, less than 24 hours after another elderly woman heard someone kicking in her front door as she sat in her living room on Otis Drive, police said.

Q I know you've written about the construction that's beginning again on Interstate 580 in Livermore, Dublin, and Pleasanton, but there seems to be much more going on than just the addition of a westbound carpool lane.

Much like Vampire Weekend's past releases, its third album, Modern Vampires of the City , is a blend of upbeat toe-tappers and unhurried tear-jerkers - but unlike earlier efforts, there's no hint of the band's world-music influence.

What defines "summer reading?" Is it the lightness of its prose, the sunniness of its subject matter, or just the simple fact that it's a relatively lightweight paperback able to be schlepped around on any number of picnics? Regardless of your definition, the Bay Area is ripe with great books this season, whether you're looking for a Gothic horror ... (more)