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A Costanoa getaway helps restore a frayed attention span
I read all day for a living, but lately I’ve been having trouble finishing a novel. It’s not that I don’t enjoy reading. I just can’t seem to stay with anything for very long.
I’ll read a few...
Delage serves Japanese craftsmanship with an Oakland sensibility
Every week, Delage receives a “mystery box” filled with different fish delivered from Japan. Working diligently behind the front counter, sushi chef Jeremias Jimenez holds up a recent arrival. Seen up close, the black skin on a...
Kintsugi turns broken ceramics into art
The classic folk story about the origin of kintsugi, the Japanese art of repairing ceramics, goes like this: Five hundred years ago, the shogun Ashikaga Yoshimasa, famous for his influence on arts and tea culture, sent a...
Channeling an indomitable spirit
At 95, Dolores Huerta could rest on her laurels with no reproaches. Labor leader, tireless fighter for immigrant rights and civil rights, as well as feminist,...
West Edge Opera Presents Its Summer of the Supernovas
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...
Face is the Place: Meet some of the people shaping the East Bay
What is the character of the East Bay? It’s a question I ask myself with every issue.
When we think of a place, we often think of...
Candi Martinez brings Oakland together
It’s a sunny day in May, and Candi Martinez holds her daughter’s tiny hand as the two twirl to face a pair of friends in the...
