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935 Marina Village PkwyAlameda, CA 94501510-522-2009www.edwardjones.com

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Please join the West End merchants on Saturday, Feb. 17, at 11 a.m. as

the West Alameda Business Association (WABA) cel-ebrates the Lunar New Year on Webster Street. This free, family-friendly celebration will take place at the corner of Webster Street and Haight Avenue, at the entrance to the weekly Farmers’ Market. Entertainment includes two lion dance troupes from the Toi Shan Family Association.

East Ocean Seafood Restaurant, a local favorite for more than 30 years, a family-owned restaurant, will be providing appetizers for the celebration.

Savor the Taste of West Alameda

Save the date of Wednesday, March 28, because at 6 p.m. WABA will host its annual premier showcase event for the West End. The annual Wine & Dine event has been upgraded to a Taste of West Alameda. More res-taurants, wineries, brew-eries, spirit distillers and craft beverage makers are participating. Tickets on sale now at $35 per person (ages 21 and older only) at TasteofWestAlameda.eventbrite.com.

One Year Anniversary for Feathered Outlaw

Feathered Outlaw, Alameda’s hub for art-ists, crafters and makers, opened on March 3, 2017. Since opening, the store has hosted a huge list of talented artists from Alameda and beyond to sell their wares in Feathered Outlaw’s brick-and-mortar space nestled between Al’s Barber Shop and the Pacific Pinball Museum on the Island’s West End.

With consigners rang-ing from Juniper Tree Vintage to Herbal Gypsy Body Products, shop owner Marie Ortega is happy to announce a one-year anni-versary celebration! Stop by Saturday, March 3, for appetizers and libations and mix, mingle and meet the shop’s talented arti-sans. A DJ will be spinning tunes from 7 to 10 p.m. Take a tour of the Herbal Gypsy workshop and get a sneak peek of Feathered Outlaw’s upcoming make-and-take events for the year. Folks who sign up for the one-year celebration can take advantage of dis-counts and specialty items made just for that evening!

Get Girl Scout Cookies on Webster

Be on the lookout for the Girl Scout Booth outside of Wescafe and Phnom Penh House Restaurant. Alameda Girl Scouts will be selling cookies from now until Sunday, March 4. The scouts plan to host sales Fridays from 3 to 6 p.m. and Saturdays and Sundays from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m.

Financial Partners Credit Union now open

As of Feb. 1, Financial Benefits Credit Union has changed its name to Financial Partners Credit Union.

The not-for-profit finan-cial institution provides great rates, lower fees and better value to its members. It pro-vides products and services that range from savings, checking and credit cards, to auto loans, home loans,

insurance and investments. The credit union has branches from South San Francisco to San Diego and now in Alameda. See FPCU.org, visit 1528 Webster St., or call 995-3500 for more information.

32nd Anniversary for Sports Cards & Comics

On Feb. 1, Alameda Sports Cards & Comics on Webster Street celebrated 32 years of business. The longtime Alameda business, formerly located on Park Street, contin-ues to thrive. Congratulations to owner Patti Tsang! Mark your calendar now for Free Comic Book Day 2018 set for Saturday, May 5.

Canasta Kitchen Coming SoonCanasta Kitchen Mexican

Restaurant is opening its sec-

ond location at 1544 Webster St. Start preparing now. Check out the menu at www.canastakitchen.com/menu-restaurant.

Underground Utilities Coming to Webster DistrictWant to learn more about the

city’s program to move over-head utility lines underground? Come on out to Alameda Municipal Power’s town hall meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 28, at 6 p.m. for an update on the undergrounding program which could affect the Webster Street district.

In the coming months, the technical advisory committee for the undergrounding program is planning to recommend that the City Council move utility lines underground in the follow-ing areas:

• All Webster Street crossings from Taylor Avenue to Buena Vista Avenue including Eagle Avenue, west of Constitution Way; and along Central Avenue from Eighth Street to Webster Street.

Final decisions to identify underground utility districts have not yet been made.

The town hall meeting to discuss these recommenda-tions has will take place at the Alameda Main Library, 1550 Oak St. To learn more, visit alamedamp.com/ undergrounding

Encinal Students Earn Honors at Business Conference

WABA is extremely proud of the Encinal High School stu-dents who recently took honors in a conference of some 900 participants. Encinal’s DECA Chapter students stood out at the NorCal Development DECA Conference held Jan. 12 to 14 in San Ramon. (“Encinal Students Earn Honors at Student Business Conference,” Jan. 25)

Questions about WABA? Write to Linda@WestAlamedaBusiness.com or call 523-5955.

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Yet another amazing thing about Alameda: its thriving comic books store, Alameda Sports Cards & Comics, now in its 32nd year.