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Ghost Town

Posted inNonfiction, Quote Posts, Quotes, Science & Nature

Building a Life in Someone Else’s Ghost Town

by Aaron Gilbreath September 19, 2018October 19, 2022

Cisco, Utah can’t be a ghost town, because Eileen Muza lives there, but people sure treat it that way.

Posted inHighlight, Nonfiction, Profiles & Interviews, Quote Posts, Quotes

A City in Upheaval: The Story of a Single Block in West Oakland’s Ghost Town Neighborhood

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Annette Miller, a longtime resident of West Oakland’s Ghost Town neighborhood, has witnessed the dramatic transformation of the city as changes sweep the block she’s lived on for over 50 years.

Posted inEditor's Pick

The Guardians of Ghost Town

by Cheri Lucas Rowlands May 23, 2018October 19, 2022

Longtime West Oakland resident Annette Miller has witnessed the dramatic transformation of the city as changes over the past few decades have swept the block she’s lived on for over 50 years.

Posted inNonfiction, Sports, Story

From Ghost Town to Havana: Two Teams, Two Countries, One Game

by Rick Paulas September 19, 2017October 19, 2022

Two baseball teams — one from the tough streets of West Oakland and the other from Havana — decide to play each other. When they meet in Cuba, a Berkeley documentary filmmaker captures it all.

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