Realistic optimism for the Best of the East Bay
Sep 10, 2024

Realistic optimism for the Best of the East Bay

This is a time of transition. Between summer and fall. Between vacation and the start of a new school year. Not to mention the ongoing roller coaster between now and the November election. It also seems to...
Alameda Civic Ballet awarded county arts grant
Sep 10, 2024

Alameda Civic Ballet awarded county arts grant

The Alameda County Arts Commission has announced the 2024 recipients of the ARTSFUND Grant. Among those is Alameda Civic Ballet (ACB), a dance company founded in 1974 and most known for its annual performance of The Nutcracker....
Climate workers reclaiming 'just transition'
Sep 10, 2024

Climate workers reclaiming ‘just transition’

The concept behind a “just transition,” enabling fossil-fuel workers and others to move from their current climate-damaging jobs to ones that pay as well and have equal benefits, is obviously rational. But implementing this concept isn’t easy,...
Sep 3, 2024

Free Will Astrology: Week of Sept. 4

ARIES (March 21-April 19): In 2015, a large earthquake struck Nepal, registering 7.8 on the Richter scale. It was so powerful, it shrunk Mt....
Local kava bars power spirit-free community
In the Bay Area we’ve become accustomed to pairing recreational drugs with social venues. This region offers bars, hookah lounges, cannabis cafes and gentlemans’ clubs with...
Chef Anja Voth opens Anja’s in Berkeley
Unlike the country singer Lynn Anderson, Chef Anja Voth can promise you a rose garden. The patio tables at Anja’s, her new cafe, are nestled alongside...
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