Albany Friends of Opal's Park http://afoop.com We love our park! Tue, 18 Oct 2011 16:40:14 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Save Our Sand Working with natural sand and sand toys allows for creative, active, healthy play for children and fosters their development in many ways.

With minimum legal notice and no posted signs in the park, the Albany Park & Recreation Commission (P&R) voted to remove over 2/3rds of the sand and cover most of the Dartmouth [...]]]> http://afoop.com/save-our-sand Hail 03-18-11 Wow! A bunch of hail came down the night of 03-18-11. Here are some pix.

[View with PicLens] [...]]]> http://afoop.com/hail-03-18-11 I ‘like’ living in Albany This comment is in response to a letter written by Allan Maris in Albany.Patch.com.

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Thank you Allan for your thoughts on this matter. While I disagree with your opinion, I think you presented your ideas with authenticity and respect. I learned a lot from your comments and would like to counter with my own experience in this [...]]]> http://afoop.com/i-like-living-in-albany Neighbors Paint and Plant Tot Lot, Though Not All Love New Look Here is a link to a nice article about the Tot Lot [...]]]> http://afoop.com/neighbors-paint-and-plant-tot-lot-though-not-all-love-new-look Albany Streets Photos We had a great time at the Albany Streets.

[View with PicLens] [...]]]> http://afoop.com/albany-streets-photos Albany Streets – 10-09-10 On Saturday, October 9th from 11am to 2pm, Dartmouth Street will be closed to traffic from Stannage to Masonic for ALBANY STREETS. I know what you’re thinking: “Do these people EVER stop?” The answer to that, dear friends, is NO, we just PUMP UP THE VOLUME!

Along with the fun the City of Albany has planned, [...]]]> http://afoop.com/albany-streets-10-09-10 East Bay Mini Maker Faire – 10-24-10 The East Bay Mini Maker Faire Is Oct 24. A bunch of go to the annual big one in San Mateo . The one at park Day School promises to be a smaller and more local [...]]]> http://afoop.com/east-bay-mini-maker-faire-10-24-10 Dartmouth Tot Lot Meeting – Thursday, October 14, 2010 at 7pm The City of Albany has asked for a community meeting to talk about the painting of the Tot Lot. This email includes the official letter along with some added history by me =)

Joanna Manqueros approached me a while back about making the Tot Lot look a bit nicer. She was upset that the front area was [...]]]> http://afoop.com/to-lot-meeting-10-14-10 Full Belly Farm Hoes Down – Oct 2, 2010 The Full Belly Farm’s 23nd Annual Hoes Down Festival is happening Saturday October 2, 2010. This is an extremely kid-friendly event 1.5 hours north of Albany.

A bunch of us are going and some of us are planning to camp Saturday night. Please [...]]]> http://afoop.com/full-belly-farm-hoes-down-oct-2-2010 Breast Friends Bar Night – 09-15-10 BREAST FRIENDS BAR NIGHT Date: September 15 at 7:00pm Location: Hotsy Totsy Club

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