June 30: News & Notes
Happy Solstice, and, like the sun, Rockridge Voice is now half way through the year—on July 11, we celebrate
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Whole Foods Team Joins FROG for Park Cleanup
As the fog slowly burned off on a recent weekday afternoon, a dozen employees from the Temescal Whole Foods gathered
Ellis Partners Hold Meeting on Trees, Attendees Wanted More
Ellis Partners, the developer of the proposed senior housing project at 6230 Claremont, held a community meeting at the Rockridge
Margaret Dorfman’s Art Begins in the Produce Aisle
Margaret Dorfman’s Rockridge home is chock full of fruits and vegetables—not in her garden (too shady), but in
Aging in Place Workshop
What Kind of Places Do We Want to Live In? This interactive Place It! hands-on workshop invites Rockridge residents
An Accidental Activist: A Doctor’s Fight for Justice
Doug Yoshida came by his activism by accident….or did he? After practicing emergency medicine at Stanford, Alta Bates and
Oakland Tech Students Deliver Comfort and Compassion
Graciela Ortega discovered first-hand how hospital psychiatric clinics can sometimes dehumanize patients when she was forced to wear thin,
Artist Caroline Stern Turns Passion into a Creative Journey
Growing up in Ann Arbor, Michigan, Caroline Stern wanted to be an artist. Life initially took her in a different
What’s Blooming in Rockridge? Clarkia rubicunda, aka Farewell-to-Spring (or just Clarkia)
Annual wildflowers are, by their nature, fleeting, beginning to sprout here in California with the first fall rains and then
June 16: News and Notes
Rockridge Voice is thrilled to celebrate our growing community of more than 600 eZine readers and the thousands of visitors
Rockridge Forum Draws Huge Crowd Over Proposed Senior Housing Developments
Talk about community… More and more chairs had to be added to the auditorium at Claremont Middle School when approximately
Get Happy (Hour) on College Avenue
Dining along Rockridge’s College Avenue is always a treat, offering a vibrant mix of restaurants for every palate, with
