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May 3, 2023
Pushed Out
The last days of Wood Street Commons from the people who lived there
On Monday, April 10, metal-jawed earth movers began piling the belongings and refuse of 60 unhoused Oakland residents into garbage trucks. Their encampment, called Wood...
Apr 26, 2023
Making Moves
The 2023 Bay Area Dance Week is cause for wide-spread respect and exuberant celebration
Busting out the best moves and music beyond bedrooms, kitchens, backyards and the internet—space restrictions enforced by the pandemic due to public health safety...
Apr 19, 2023
High Hopes
Element 7 enters Montclair Village appealing to the coffee shop crowd
Representing victory, and in several ways validation of a robust, reliably replicable business model and tightly curated product line, Element 7 won approval and will in approximately...
Apr 12, 2023
Native Son
In his latest book, Oakland writer Keenan Norris journeys to the Windy City in search of his roots
Bay Area-based novelist, essayist and scholar Keenan Norris’ new book, Chi Boy: Native Sons and Chicago Reckonings, tells the story...
Apr 5, 2023
Find Your Muse
East Bay museums are for everyone
Think museums are dusty old collections of boring stuff? That would be…completely wrong. The East Bay brims with lovingly curated places, celebrating everything from bugs to video games to vintage planes, and,...
Mar 29, 2023
By the Book
Spring lit is lit in 2023
After winter’s cyclonic storms and the general dreariness of recent months, it’s high time to light up the advent of spring with the revelation of reading a good book. Those in the...
Mar 22, 2023
Spellling Magick
East Bay artist conjures charm
Ominously distorted minimal synth chords bang underneath a whooshing chant cranked on my best speakers while I think about how best to describe this music. The artist’s name is Spellling because that is...