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Jan 28, 2025
Vintage shops thrive in Oakland with secondhand demand
Oakland’s vintage shops may be one of a kind, yet many have similar beginnings. Karen Fort, owner of Mercy Vintage in Rockridge, attests: “There’s...
Dec 23, 2024
RSVP to Free*Party
Drink in hand, standing in front of her collection of film stills for sale, photographer Ginger Fierstein posed a question: “What if we brought...
Dec 10, 2024
Bay Area Music, Memorialized
Sometimes, Lee Streitz doesn’t know where his photographs will end up. Usually, he shares his selects with the bands he shoots and they pass...
Dec 3, 2024
Town Love duo pick Oaktown gifts
There’s an old adage about gifting that long predates Amazon and free shipping and Instagram targeting: It’s the thought that counts. The notion conjures...
Oct 8, 2024
Brian Molyneaux faces himself
Brian Molyneaux cannot stop taking photographs of strangers.
The compulsion took root in an Oakland Whole Foods in 2016. Molyneaux saw someone standing in the...
Sep 10, 2024
Oakland nail artist Alice Kincade takes care
These days, nail art has no limits. In Alice Kincade’s experience, anyway. The Oakland-based nail artist began her work in her dorm room at...
Sep 10, 2024
School’s in at BandWorks
Bug-bites and bunk beds. Fireside stories and cafeteria food. Sunburn, sweat and sand in the cracks, all under the care of counselors who are...
Aug 27, 2024
Body ink shops revolutionize artist labor
Four people roll themselves into the frame of a Zoom call, each with their own distinct look. Starting from the left, Piña is all...