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Need some help dealing with your Landlord, but are unsure of the laws regarding your relationship with he or she? check out the conversation about Landlord-tenant laws.

Nervous or paranoid about Census visitors? (not that you need to be, really though). Go ahead …

The Wednesday Book Signing for authors Nick Licata and Rita Amer was bright, muffled, and intimate. They sat comfortably in the leopard print booth provided by Not A Number’s eclectic ambiance and chatted with each other as they waited for people to stroll in. I sat myself next to the snack table, munching on chocolate cookies and sipping apple juice as I evaluated the scene. Rita is an upbeat woman with a creatively elegant fashion sense; a beautiful cream blouse with flowing sleeves, a green skirt reminiscent of poodle-skirt days, and some exceptionally adorable leopard print heals. Nick looked much …

This weekend if you feel like keeping it local, there’s plenty going on:

Long week? Need to relax, but still want to go out? Start off your weekend with a wine tasting at City Cellars this Friday from 5pm to 7pm. Feel like shaking it up a bit? Don’t forget that Selena’s Guadalajara has salsa dancing every Friday and Saturday from 10pm to 2am. If you’re a jazz aficionado, snap your fingers to a jazz quintet at Gypsy Java Cafe Saturday at 7:30 pm. Start off your Saturday morning right by watching or partaking in the Heroes Half Marathon and…

Oasis Art Gallery, the hood’s affordable stop for exceptional art is hosting a new exhibit; Life Manifested. This exhibit runs through July 25th and focuses on five different artists that portray unique perspectives of how life manifests in our world: Lynne Auld presents a Focus on Paris Life; Tomoko Briggs portrays Otherworldly Habitats and Communities; David Harrison beautifully depicts Impressions of Madrona Trees; Ryan O’Keefe expresses the Elements of Movement; Arturo Torres shows us Doorways to Cultural Discovery.

Tonight during the Wednesday Art Walk, there will be an artist’s reception at the Gallery from 6 to 9pm. Oasis will be …