East Bayers weigh in on national politics
Oct 1, 2024

East Bayers weigh in on national politics

Ever since Vice President Kamala Harris took the reins from President Joe Biden as the democratic nominee for the 2024 presidential elections, many democratic voters have shifted from a place of reluctance to a place of hope. Sherry...
Ibibio Sound Machine is Hardly Strictly traditional
Oct 1, 2024

Ibibio Sound Machine is Hardly Strictly traditional

The new album from London’s Ibibio Sound Machine is titled Pull the Rope. The band blends styles from Nigeria and West Africa with jazz, rock, EDM, funk and R&B. This time out, the band leaned more heavily...
Laura Malone paints water women and others
Oct 1, 2024

Laura Malone paints water women and others

Laura Malone remembers being proud of her painting of yellow kittens when she was about 6. Coming from a family of distinguished artists, she also recalls a childhood in which the scents of oil paint and thinners...
Sep 24, 2024

Free Will Astrology: Week of Sept. 25

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here comes the Hating and Mating Season. I want to help you minimize the “hating” part and maximize the “mating”...
Oakland Bloom launches Open Test Kitchen
Understory, a worker-owned collective on Eighth Street, closed its Oakland location at the end of June. The owners have yet to announce a reopening date elsewhere,...
Uncommon flavors scooped at Bad Walter’s
Sydney Arkin loves ice cream. When the pandemic hit, most household shoppers stampeded through the aisles of grocery stores to stock up on sacks of flour...
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