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  • One of the world’s most celebrated ocean photography exhibitions, Ocean Photographer of the Year, presented by Oceanographic Magazine and Blancpain, will be installed for one month inside historic World War II Hangar 41, 650 West Tower venue, at Alameda Point, transforming the vast industrial space into an immersive celebration of the beauty, power, and fragility of our blue planet.

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  • The Alameda Comedy Club opened in early 2021 with high hopes. Housed in a building that had once been Scobies sports bar and then a Korean BBQ spot on the city of Alameda’s Central Avenue, it was close to the hustle and bustle of the Island’s main drag downtown. By anyone’s estimation, it was an ideal setting for the glitz and glamour of stand-up comedy …

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  • Named One of America’s Most Entrepreneurial Cities in 2025.

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  • The greatest pinball machine of all time is on free play in Alameda!

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  • Pacific Pinball Museum Exhibit Celebrates Women.

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  • Need a bite to eat? Look no further than the Best of Alameda.

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  • Alameda chef John Thiel returns with Pizzeria Pappo.

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  • Replenish Marketplace Brings Low Waste Refill Shop to Alameda.

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  • Fashion is alive and well on the island!

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  • 20 Most Walkable Towns in California.

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  • Calling all cosplayers, anime fans, VTubers, and tabletop gamers! CarrierCon 2026 is coming to the USS Hornet Sea, Air, and Space Museum on March 21-22, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Special guests include V-Tuber stars Pipkin Pippa and Maid Mint, CWF (Cosplay Wrestling Federation), Drachinifel and Ryan Szimanski (Navy historians), and more.

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