Pacific Pinball Museum plans to expand
Jan 14, 2025

Pacific Pinball Museum plans to expand

It all started in the not-yet-United States when French soldiers fighting on the colonists’ side during the Revolution brought over a game called “Bagatelle.” Named for its possible invention in the mid-1700s at the Chateau Bagatelle, the...
Omar Sosa is on the move
Jan 14, 2025

Omar Sosa is on the move

Omar Sosa’s career as a pianist, percussionist and composer was already in full gear when he landed in Oakland. After graduating from the Instituto Superior de Arte in Havana, he became a touring and recording artist with...
Social Eyes: Week of Jan. 16-22
Jan 14, 2025

Social Eyes: Week of Jan. 16-22

THURSDAY FOLK DIANA GAMEROS Diana Gameros’ voice is “like the velvety fog that rolls into San Francisco from the Pacific Ocean,” according to NPR music critic Felix Contreras. Fusing traditional styles from Mexico with original songwriting, Gameros strikes a hauntingly...
Dec 17, 2024

‘Gladiator’ all over: Try on these sword-and-sandals epics

Regarding Ridley Scott’s Gladiator II, the sequel to his Gladiator (2000): What would the world do without gladiator movies? The ones set in the...
Is a ‘people before profit’ model the solution in the United States?
The December killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson by alleged shooter Luigi Mangione just outside of the annual investor’s conference in New York City has pulled...
Peptide bonds
Published in cooperation between Biotech Peptides and the East Bay Express Peptide bonds represent a cornerstone in molecular biology. They act as essential chemical linkages that bind...
Sipeos Café & Bar de-centers alcohol
New to the hospitality business, Hetal and Dhruma Shah started Sipeos last year as an “online shop of adult non-alcoholic drinks.” As of last month, Sipeos...
Free Will Astrology: Week of Jan. 15
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Abdulrazak Gurnah is a Tanzanian writer who won the Nobel Prize for Literature in 2021. He has also been shortlisted for four...
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