.Lifestyle & Home

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 let a little sunshine into a cold closet. Topping the list this year...
The Elevated Spaces of Redmond Aldrich Design
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February 23, 2024

The Elevated Spaces of Redmond Aldrich Design

Every space designed by Redmond Aldrich Design is a multitasker.  “Even a corner can be given jobs,” says founder and creative director Chloe Redmond Warner. “The first step is making a space useful, and it will become alive....
Beyond Spring Cleaning
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February 23, 2024

Beyond Spring Cleaning

Spring is in the air—between droplets of much-needed rain. The freshness and smell of petrichor have many opening their windows and thinking spring cleaning, perhaps even spring redecorating. Why not? The East Bay is rife with options...
The Loneliness Epidemic
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 seeking a universal “yes,” those are the perfect questions to ask. I did...
Protecting End-of-Life Care
November 29, 2023

Protecting End-of-Life Care

This article was produced by Capital & Main and is copublished here with permission. Sign up for Capital & Main’s newsletter. This February, just before he turned 92, Daniel Ellsberg learned he had inoperable terminal pancreatic cancer. Best known in...
Mother-Daughter Art Magic
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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,...
What the Succulents Say
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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. The trees, plants, grasses, flowers, vegetables, fruits, insects and other biological forms of...
Shibumi Gallery
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 industry for Nini Bambini and Esprit de Corps taught her the ropes of...
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