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Jul 20, 2022
Romance Recalled: Piedmont’s Pomet brings back memories
Everyone’s idea of romance is different. My boyfriend and I used to love going to Spettro on Lakeshore Avenue. Its brick-lined interiors always made us feel comforted and cozy. But an old friend of mine disliked the...
Jul 20, 2022
Cabinets of Curiosity: Mod Cabinetry, Berkeley
As always, we can thank the Germans for coming up with awesome compound words to describe esoterica.
Consider the “wunderkammer,” which roughly translates to English as a “cabinet of curiosity.” More than mere furniture, the wunderkammers contained multitudes—well,...
Jul 20, 2022
What’s Up, Doc?: Rick & Ann’s Restaurant in Berkeley
I’ve been ordering “Doc’s Delight” at Rick & Ann’s Restaurant for the better part of two decades. You get a perfectly crisp and tender waffle, two chicken apple sausages and two eggs any style. My style is...
Jul 20, 2022
Green Scene: Ecology Center’s Youth Environmental Academy
A local green movement has probably flourished in the East Bay since the area’s inception, but from 1969 onward many of the initiatives to make the world a better, greener place have come from Berkeley’s Ecology Center.
A...
Jul 20, 2022
Shop Local: How Oaklandish gives back
Purchasing items from Oaklandish—Oakland’s 20-year-old apparel brand and social experiment in culture-keeping, community-building and promotion of civic pride—will help you give back in ways that are layered, multiple and—in the current moment—vital.
The brand features signature tees, hoodies...
Jul 20, 2022
You Need a NUG: Embracing the state’s first Asian-owned equity dispensary
While not suffering from a shortage of cannabis dispensaries, NUG is a trim above the rest, and I highly recommend it. NUG is the first Asian-owned equity dispensary in California, and a supporter of Oakland’s Social Equity...
Jul 20, 2022
Emerald Elegance: Simply Green Day Spa
Though the title may remind one of a certain punk band from the early 2000s, this is in fact one of the better spas in Alameda County, and I’m a major stickler. Not only is the service...