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July 24, 2024
Best places to shop summer trends in the East Bay
Spring cleaning may get all the credit but there’s nothing like a summer wardrobe refresh. Sahra Brandt, the Oakland-based personal stylist behind Shop the City, recently dropped her summer trend report, making it the perfect time to...
July 18, 2024
Temescal Brewing’s unstuffy Drinking Society
“Come rally friends and raise your cups, at Temescal Brewing where it’s pilsners up.” — The Summertime Drinking Society chant
At Temescal Brewing, Monday night is “Society Night,” dedicated to the “distinguished members” (their words) of its new...
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October 24, 2023
Mother-Daughter Art Magic
People entering the Laurel Burch Studio flagship store in West Berkeley will not only see and be surrounded by immeasurable beauty; they will be seen. Amid the elongated cats; lavish and layered flowers; bold butterflies; iconic swirl,...
June 25, 2024
Cellist Jacqueline du Pré died at 42 of complications from multiple sclerosis. But during her brief, brilliant life, she was “a supernova,” said Marnie Breckenridge, the...
February 23, 2024
The pandemic was hard on live theaters. Many small companies did not survive it. But innovative and scrappy Oakland Theater Project was able to draw inspiration...
June 25, 2024
When my partner and I started looking for our first home together, at the top of our must-have list was a yard for our 10-year-old Vizsla....
June 25, 2024
There’s something in the water in Alameda, and it might be a group of 50 8th graders in kayaks: Sea Trek just opened a second location...
