Piedmont Neighbors and Newcomers Club Highlights Community Connections
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The Piedmont Neighbors and Newcomers Club, as its title indicates, is designed to serve multiple needs. Â It reaches out to new residents of Piedmont, and also encourages current residents to join, as a way to meet others in the community, and share common social activities designed to appeal to family members of all ages. Â
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To appeal to the widest variety of members, it schedules both daytime and evening events throughout the year. Â Examples include Girls Night In, Weekend Play Date, Holiday Party, Family Game Day and Fourth of July Parade. Â Ongoing events throughout the year are Coffee and Playgroup, Book Clubs (3), and Girls and Guys Nights Out. Â
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If this variety of activities interests you, find the ones that suit your needs, and…
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Piedmont residents--would you like information about Garage Sale Permits, Dog Licenses, Tree Maintenance, Building Permits? Â Do you have questions about Fire Inspections, Building Permits, or Piedmont's KCOM-TV? Â There is a wealth of information at the "Who Do I Call" page on the city of Piedmont's master website. Â
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Whether you are a new, or a long time Piedmont resident, you may not be aware of the many city services and resources that are available to you simply through making a phone call.
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In addition, the Piedmont City Home Page furnishes even more information, which is especially valuable for newer residents. Â With a much broader range of information, it offers details about city departments, community links and a…
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                      (Picture Courtesy of the City of Piedmont)
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Last Saturday, February 4th, The Piedmont Community Church Gym was the site of some very exciting all day competitions, as the 50th Annual Piedmont Pinewood Derby was held. Â The pinewood derby is one of the most popular family activities in Boy and Girl Scouting, where scouts of all ages are encourage to create small, but speedy, model wooden racing cars of various configurations.
These cars are then raced against each other down a gravity track to decide whose was the fastest. The races are arranged so that similar age groups compete against each other. To give you a sense of the variety of competition, and, as reported in the Piedmont Post, on February 8th, by reporter James Gage, "cubs have a chance to win awards in seven categories: Coolest…
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Over the last decade, Oakland residents have seen a dedicated commitment to the growth and redevelopment of the Jack London Square neighborhood.  Imaginative and steady recovery of the area has created exciting new living spaces, as illustrated above.  Whether you are looking for condos or lofts, there are competitively priced homes available.  Whether you are a brand new buyer coming into the market for the first time, or a buyer stepping down into a smaller living space after selling your larger home, there are options to consider. Additionally, more growth is on the way just a bit further south, with the building of the eagerly awaited Brooklyn Basin project. Current available examples to consider would include those at 288 3rd Street, and 222…