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Feb 24, 2021
2021 READERS’ PICKS: Recreation
Best Bike Route ⁄ Trail
Bay Trail
Best Gym
YMCA
Best Health Club
YMCA
Best Hiking Trail
Reinhardt Redwood Regional Park
Best Horseback Riding
Five Star Equestrian
Best Outdoor Adventure Tour
Bay Area Green Tours
Best Park
Tilden Regional Park
Best Swimming Pool
Mills College
Best Virtual Cycling Fundraiser
Bay Day Challenge
Best Virtual Pilates...
Feb 24, 2021
There, There
Without a doubt, it’s her most quoted line. Since its publication in the late ’30s, the five-word quasi-mantra has served as both commentary and condemnation of Oakland. I’m referring, of course, to Gertrude Stein’s infamous incantation, “There...
Feb 24, 2021
BEST OF HOME: Building Up Your Home Alone
Admittedly, the best trends in home improvement during 2020 resulted from being locked up like pandemic prisoners in our homes. Even so, shelter-in-place incarceration and the necessity of clean hands gave cause for celebratory, socially distanced shopping...
Feb 24, 2021
2021 READERS’ PICKS: Home Improvement
Best Appliance Store ⁄ Repair
Galvin Appliance
Best Architect
Michael Robbins, Studio Robbins Cortina
Best Carpet Cleaning
Larry’s Extreme Clean
Best Carpeting ⁄ Flooring
The Floor Store
Best Consignment Furniture
Uhuru Furniture & Collectibles
Best Contractor (Residential)
Hometelligent
Best Deck Builders
Robert S. Cruikshank Landscape Construction
Best Electrician
Mighetto Electric
Best Fence Builders
Jon...
Feb 24, 2021
Best Food and Drink: The Allendale at Donut Savant
Before the recent grand reopening of Donut Savant in the Allendale, the DS website posted a tantalizing video teaser. For several weeks you could click on donutsavant.com to find moving footage of batter frying in baskets of...
Feb 24, 2021
2021 READERS’ PICKS: Food & Drink
Best Bakery
Arizmendi Bakery
Best Bar
Hotsy Totsy Club
Best Bartender
Den Stephens, North Light
Best BBQ
Horn BBQ
Best Beer Label
Fieldwork Brewing Company
Best Brew Pub
Ghost Town Brewing
Best Breakfast
Brown Sugar Kitchen
Best Brunch
Sequoia Diner
Best Burger
TrueBurger
Best Business Lunch
The Trappist
Best Butcher Shop
Clove and Hoof
Best Cafe ⁄ Coffeehouse
Timeless
Best Caterer
Market...
Feb 24, 2021
Best Place for Kids
Of all the places available in the Bay Area for young ones to express themselves fully, out-of-the-house still ranks No. 1 with parents. With the dangers of Covid-19 lurking in the air, it may be difficult to...