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Eating Grasshoppers at Oakland's Newest Upscale Mexican Restaurant

Restaurant Review

Eating Grasshoppers at Oakland's Newest Upscale Mexican Restaurant

Calavera aims to change how Americans define "authentic" Mexican.

By Luke Tsai

Culture Spy

Bay Area Vibez: Strictly Roots, Almost

Bay Area Vibez: Strictly Roots, Almost

By Nastia Voynovskaya

Feature

Tumbling the Ivory Tower

Tumbling the Ivory Tower

By Sarah Burke

Visual Art

How to Write Good Poetry Really Fast

How to Write Good Poetry Really Fast

By Sarah Burke

News & Opinion

News

Buying Support for Coal

Buying Support for Coal

Businessmen who want to export coal from Oakland promised to pay money to environmental groups and churches in exchange for their support.

By Darwin BondGraham

News

The Push to Imprison California's Low-Level Offenders

The Push to Imprison California's Low-Level Offenders

Law enforcement officials say Prop 47 — which reduced some minor offenses from felonies to misdemeanors — has led to a spike in crime. But they've got no credible evidence to back their claims.

By Sam Levin

News

Berkeley Defends Sanctuary Status

Berkeley Defends Sanctuary Status

As government agencies around the country question sanctuary city policies, Berkeley digs in.

By Bert Johnson

Letters

Letters for the Week of September 23

Letters for the Week of September 23

Readers sound off on PG&E, walkable streets, and copyright law.

Corrections for the Week of September 23, 2015

Corrections for the Week of September 23, 2015

Date of Sausal Creek's annual native plant sale.

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Food & Drink

Chowhound in Crisis

Chowhound in Crisis

An unpopular redesign leaves the food discussion forum's longtime users fearing the dissolution of a once-vibrant community.

By Luke Tsai

Restaurant Review

Highbrow and Lowbrow at the Starline Social Club

Highbrow and Lowbrow at the Starline Social Club

The most eclectic collection of dishes you'll find at a bar in Oakland.

By Luke Tsai

Feel the Beet! Farmers Market

Bites Off Broadway

Studio One Art Center

Grand Lake Farmers' Market

Splash Pad Park

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Arts & Culture

Events

The First Annual Unruly StoryFest

The First Annual Unruly StoryFest

The all-day event will bring together the East Bay's best storytelling series for a full day of true, personal tales.

By Sarah Burke

Theater

Berkeley's Rep's Amélie Proves Both Charming and Tiring

Berkeley's Rep's Amélie Proves Both Charming and Tiring

The musical stage adaptation of the 2001 film Amélie offers a whimsical affair with its renowned cast and crew.

By Gillian Edevane

Event Pick

Third Annual Drawn Together

Third Annual Drawn Together

Children's Fairyland invites adults in at night.

By Sarah Burke

Oh No, There's Men on the Land

The Marsh Arts Center

Craft Night

Rock Paper Scissors Collective

Amélie, A New Musical

Berkeley Repertory Theatre

Savage Love

Friends with Violations

Friends with Violations

When to end a “friends with benefits” relationship.

By Dan Savage

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Free Will Astrology

Horoscopes for the week of September 24–30.

By Rob Brezsny

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Movies

Movie Review

'Everest' Is Alternately Corny and Moving

'Everest' Is Alternately Corny and Moving

The fictionalized mountain climbing adventure at least has the guts to address the current traffic jam of climbers (and their left-behind trash).

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

'The New Girlfriend': Love Hurts

'The New Girlfriend': Love Hurts

Filmmaker François Ozon specializes in exploring the hidden curlicues of desire.

By Kelly Vance

One-Night Stands

One-Night Stands

One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for September 24 through September 30.

One-Night Stands

One-Night Stands

One-Night Stands

Repertory film listings for September 17 through September 23.

Shaun the Sheep Movie

Katti Batti

War Room

Bhale Bhale Magadivoy

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Music

Music

OMF: Oakland Moving Forward

OMF: Oakland Moving Forward

Now in its third year, Oakland Music Festival has grown into a dynamic platform for homegrown music, arts, and culture.

By Nastia Voynovskaya

Music

Sessions with the Seshen

Sessions with the Seshen

The genre-defying seven-piece band experiments with new material for its residency at Leo's, "Love, Oakland."

By Nastia Voynovskaya

DJ Jesse Luscious

Ruby Room

Motown on Mondays

Motown on Mondays

The Legionnaire Saloon

The Jet Set

The Jet Set

Luka's Taproom & Lounge

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Data Shows Disproportionate Stops and Searches of Blacks and Latinos by Berkeley Cops

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Bay Area Vibez: Strictly Roots, Almost

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Oakland Proposes New Rate Hike on Recycling to Resolve Contractor Dispute

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Drug War’s End: Oregon Is Expunging Pot Records
The Push to Imprison California's Low-Level Offenders

Law enforcement officials say Prop 47 — which reduced some minor offenses from felonies to misdemeanors — has led to a spike in crime. But they've got no credible evidence to back their claims.
Oakland Has Its First Whiskey Distillery Since Prohibition
Tumbling the Ivory Tower

At UC Berkeley, one radically engaged academic program could finally force the school to own up to its mission as a public university — if the administration agrees to fund it.
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California EPA Moves to Label Monsanto's Roundup 'Carcinogenic'
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The Winners and Losers of California's New Medical Marijuana Regulations

The California medical cannabis industry has spent decades fighting “The Man.” Now, former outlaws must rapidly evolve to work with him.
Jury Awards Whistleblower $613,302 in Lawsuit Against City of Oakland
Oakland’s Head of Revenue Forced Out Amid Contract Scandal

Turning Housing into Hotels

In the East Bay, Airbnb has expanded far beyond the rental of spare bedrooms and is now fostering the practice of taking entire homes and apartments off the long-term rental market.
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Building Downtown Oakland for Cars

The city is planning to build two giant parking garages in downtown — instead of prioritizing affordable housing and green modes of transit.
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'The New Girlfriend': Love Hurts

Filmmaker François Ozon specializes in exploring the hidden curlicues of desire.
'Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine' Targets the Founder of Apple

Staffed by an impressive roster of talking heads, this meticulously researched profile/exposé aims to deflate Jobs' carefully cultivated public image.
‘Black Mass’ Is a Remarkably Effective Fright Film

As notorious Irish-American crime boss, James “Whitey” Bulger, Johnny Depp turns in a startling performance.
FreeSpirit Fest Two

Oakland rapper Beejus presents a showcase of left-field, local hip-hop.
'Everest' Is Alternately Corny and Moving

The fictionalized mountain climbing adventure at least has the guts to address the current traffic jam of climbers (and their left-behind trash).

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