Nov 29, 2023

Oakland’s Mensho Innovates Ramen

The name of Chef Tomoharu Shono’s latest ramen restaurant, Mensho, combines the Japanese character for “men,” which means “noodle” in Japanese, with the first syllable of Chef Shono’s name. Store manager Abram Plaut believes it’s a good name for the company, saying, “It sounds nice off the tongue.” Plaut described...
Who's Calling? The DEA Wants to Know
Nov 28, 2023

Who’s Calling? The DEA Wants to Know

Just over 10 years ago, reporting by The New York Times and ABC News revealed that the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration had for several years been collecting billions of American phone records. The government was paying AT&T to...
Calendar Picks: Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6
Nov 28, 2023

Calendar Picks: Week of Nov. 30-Dec. 6

THURSDAY ROCK ATERCIOPELADOS Aterciopelados is a beloved rock band from Colombia. Led by Andrea Echeverri and Héctor Buitrago, the group is known for its socially conscious ethos and innovative fusion of South and Central American musical traditions. With four Latin...
The Becoming of Mimi Tempestt
Nov 28, 2023

The Becoming of Mimi Tempestt

The best advice for reading mimi tempestt’s second book, the delicacy of embracing spirals, other than “do it,” is to remember to breathe. Now and then also pause, placing the Berkeley-based writer’s tornado of poetry aside to...
Free Will Astrology: Week of November 29
Nov 28, 2023

Free Will Astrology: Week of November 29

ARIES (March 21-April 19): As a child, I loved to go to a meadow and whirl around until I got so dizzy, I fell. As I lay on the ground, the earth and sky reeled madly, and...
Free Gainel Hamilton
Nov 22, 2023

Free Gainel Hamilton: Locked Down by State Conservatorship

Eighty-five-year-old Gainel Hamilton smiles ear-to-ear as her family files into her room in the locked section of San Miguel Villa, in Concord. When Hamilton’s son, Robin Andre Flippin, walks in with a bouquet of flowers and approaches...
Music and Trees
Nov 22, 2023

Laurie Lewis Loves Trees

Laurie Lewis has played her post-Thanksgiving shows at Berkeley’s Freight & Salvage for the past 20 years. “I call them my concerts of gratitude,” she said, speaking from her Berkeley home. “I use the evening to explore...
Indigenous Bars
Nov 22, 2023

New Indigenous Bars Nourish Health and Native Growers

There is a new snack in the Town. Indigenous restaurant and cultural hub Wahpepah’s Kitchen, in Fruitvale, now offers protein-packed Indigenous Bars, bringing the wisdom of native ingredients to the high-octane requirements of busy contemporary lifestyles. Handmade by...
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