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Feb 23, 2021
Most Resilient City
The national press often glosses over the cultural impact Downtown Oakland has had on the world stage during the past decade. From the protest for justice for Oscar Grant, Trayvon Martin, Tamir Rice, Nia Wilson and countless...
Feb 23, 2021
2021 READERS’ PICKS: Arts & Culture
Best Art Gallery
Round Weather
Best Ballet School
Shawl Anderson
Best Cover Band
Tainted Love
Best Dance Instructor
Momo LeBeau
Best Indy Filmmaker
Boots Riley
Best Local Band
BAUS
Best Media Personality: TV, Radio, Print
Michael Krasny
Best Movie Theater
Grand Lake Theater
Best Museum
Oakland Museum
Best Music Venue
The Fox
Best Outdoor Art Event
First Friday
Best...
Jul 30, 2019
Best Way to Go Boating — and Support Youth Programs
How many times have you driven by Berkeley's Aquatic Park and longed to be out on the water instead of stuck in your car? Well, if you visit the park on the weekends (12 p.m.-6 p.m.) during...
Jul 30, 2019
Best Center for Youth Activism
Though now largely forgotten, hip-hop was once strictly a vehicle for local, social change. The earliest incarnation of the form can be found in truces established by New York street gangs in the early 1980s as a...
Jul 30, 2019
Best Graphic Journal
When publisher Mike Nicholls began publishing Umber in the fall of 2017, it's hard to believe that he was already aware that he was doing something that would become historic. "I want you to feel the tooth...
Jul 30, 2019
Best Science Camp
Aside from the usual fun camp activities such as sports and games, Sarah's Science teaches four- to fourteen-year-old campers of all science backgrounds about interesting experiments that they can often take home. Science projects range from building...
Jul 30, 2019
Best Sports Deal
To non-fans, forking over a few hundred bucks for A's tickets probably seems like the ultimate indulgence; but to true believers, the A's Access ticket plan that debuted this year is not just a steal, but a...