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November 29, 2023
The Loneliness Epidemic
Lately, I’ve been asking family, friends and even near-strangers if they’ve ever experienced loneliness and if the pandemic made it worse. If one is...
November 29, 2023
Gift Guide: Delight All the Parts
One would never think the best gifts for giving gustatory, olfactory and optical satisfaction—respectively, taste, smell and sight—would come from a factory, a nonprofit...
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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...
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October 24, 2023
What the Succulents Say
Legacy gardens tell vast stories. Features of the landscape describe in hills, valleys, soil, rocks, boulders, wetlands, streams and ponds a location’s geographic history....
September 22, 2023
Tenacious Focus
If it wasn’t a ridiculous, horrible idea, Bex Pezzullo might have named her company and the fine hard cider she crafts, “Tenacious Focus.” Instead,...
August 24, 2023
Shibumi Gallery
Shibumi Gallery founder April Higashi began designing contemporary jewelry through an experiential background steeped in textiles, fashion and fine art. Working in the fashion...
June 28, 2023
Best of East Bay 2023 – Family
Team Spirit
Supporting Oakland Soul and Oakland Roots soccer teams is good for the family
To create lasting memories while reverse-engineering the rapid departure of professional...
June 28, 2023
Best of East Bay 2023 – Romance
Old School Cool
The West Wind drive-in theater for nostalgic romance with modern updates
What romantic venue in the East Bay shouts brand-spanking new while crooning...