Rockridge's Week: Dogs at the Movies, Parking Tickets, Oakland Crime Stats, 60-Second Ice Cream

These were among the most-read stories by Rockridge Patch viewers this past week:

Dog-Friendly Movies? The New Parkway Invites Fido to the Show — Experimentally
The theater is trying out a "doggie-style" screening on Saturday afternoon. Buy your tickets in advance. (Editor's note: But see also Public Health Officials Forbid Dog-Friendly Show at The New Parkway.

Pay Your Oakland and Berkeley Parking Tickets — or Get the Boot?
A plan to partner with the City of Berkeley on a parking ticket scofflaw program could bring the City of Oakland a $2.5 million windfall.

FBI: Violent Crime in Oakland Rises by Almost 20% in 2012
In California, only Los Angeles recorded more violent crimes than Oakland did last year, according to the FBI's 2012 Preliminary Annual Uniform Crime Report.

Restaurant Watch: 60-Second Ice Cream, Fournee Bakery Opens, Bittersweet Outpost
Smitten Ice Cream hopes to open a shop on College Avenue.

Bites Off Broadway: June 7 Food Truck Lineup
Bites Off Broadway brings a caravan of food trucks to Studio One every Friday, 5:30 to 8:30 p.m., through Oct. 11.

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