Hear Here: A Pop-Up Radio Project

Hear Here: Seeking a higher education

Audrey Dilling — Thu, 16 May 2013 00:17:46 +0000

Esther Goolsby is from East Oakland, and she is one of the people Carl Rist’s program might have helped if it were around back in the 90s. She was living in East Oakland, and at age 16 was already a mom. She told our community storytelling project, Hear Here, about the path she took to a college degree.

Hear Here: Down (home) by the Bay at the Berkeley Marina

Mary Rees — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 23:25:41 +0000

Roger Boyvey lives in a three-story house he built himself. It contains a complete kitchen, a view room, computer room, living room, master bedroom, guest bedroom, bathrooms adorned with stained glass, and a cat named Leo. In his neighborhood, there are just thirteen other houses like his. In this installment of our series of place profiles, Mary Rees visits Boyvey at his home at the Berkeley Marina.

Hear Here: Armenian Community Center Bingo Hall

Anna Sterling — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 00:22:17 +0000

Sometimes we pass a place in our neighborhood everyday, but never know what happens behind the building's facade. When KALW's Anna Sterling decided to look a little deeper into the Armenian Community Center, she discovered a committed father-daughter team of bingo champs.

Hear Here: Sam Adato’s Drum Shop, an institution for drummers

Laura Flynn — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 00:10:58 +0000

The phone is ringing and a constant stream of people are coming through the gated door. Sam Adato, a long-haired rocker and owner of the drum shop, buzzes them in from behind the counter.

Hear Here: "You cannot work if you don't have love"

Erica Mu — Sun, 03 Feb 2013 01:00:00 +0000

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