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A.J. Kirsch Chases the WWE Dream

Arts Feature

A.J. Kirsch Chases the WWE Dream

His unlikely progression from doughy 12-year-old to studly wrestling dude.

By Chris Barylick

Music

UnderCover’s Got it From Here ... Thank You

UnderCover’s Got it From Here ... Thank You

By D. Scot Miller

Movie Review

<i>Photograph:</i> Smile and Say “Chai”!

Photograph: Smile and Say “Chai”!

By Kelly Vance

Restaurant Review

Bangkok-Style Home Cooking Meets Street Food at Yimm

Bangkok-Style Home Cooking Meets Street Food at Yimm

By Katherine Hamilton

News & Opinion

Feature

The Disenfranchised Rebels of Castro Valley

The Disenfranchised Rebels of Castro Valley

Taxation without representation is alive and well in this unincorporated community. Some residents are hoping to change that, but the odds are stacked against them.

By Steven Tavares

News

Using Environmental Regulations to Hold Up Housing

Using Environmental Regulations to Hold Up Housing

A union coalition opposes affordable housing on environmental grounds. Is this enlightened activism, or hard-ball labor negotiating?

By Steven Tavares

Seven Days

Hayward Rescinds Cannabis Permit, Investigates Two Others

Hayward Rescinds Cannabis Permit, Investigates Two Others

Plus Miley to seek re-election, and fire department takes heat.

By Steven Tavares

Letters

<b>Letters</b>

Letters

Letters

<b>Letters</b>

Letters

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72 Hours in Alameda

72 Hours in Alameda

The Perfect Island Destination for Memorial Day

By Express Narratives

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Arts & Culture

Arts Feature

A.J. Kirsch Chases the WWE Dream

A.J. Kirsch Chases the WWE Dream

His unlikely progression from doughy 12-year-old to studly wrestling dude.

By Chris Barylick

Arts Feature

Friday Night PowerPoint Hour

Friday Night PowerPoint Hour

Enter the strange alternative comedy scene spawned by the ubiquitous Microsoft application.

By Liz Zarka

The Oakland Zone

Did Mike Fiers Save the A’s’ Season?

Did Mike Fiers Save the A’s’ Season?

The A’s hurler’s no-hitter on a weird, wild night at the Coliseum might have rescued the green and gold, breathing life into a squad that so far has struggled.

By Chris De Benedetti

Going the Distance: Our Reach into Space

Going the Distance: Our Reach Into Space

Chabot Space & Science Center

Actually

Aurora Theatre Company

The Victorian Ladies’ Detective Collective

Central Works

Savage Love

Herpes: To Disclose Or Not

Herpes: To Disclose Or Not

Am I a garbage person for not telling my lover that I have herpes?

By Dan Savage

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Food & Drink

Restaurant Review

Bangkok-Style Home Cooking Meets Street Food at Yimm

Bangkok-Style Home Cooking Meets Street Food at Yimm

The owners of Imm Thai Street Food in Berkeley return to their roots with a new Rockridge restaurant.

By Katherine Hamilton

Restaurant Review

Moo Bong Ri Showcasing Soondae

Moo Bong Ri Showcasing Soondae

If your knowledge of Korean food is limited to tofu stew and bulgogi, give these blood sausages — and the rest of the stew-heavy menu — a try.

By Katherine Hamilton

Why Vietnam Matters

The Crown: Royal Coffee Lab & Tasting Room

Creole Creed Pop-up

The Octopus Literary Salon

BatchMade Market

Batchmade Market

Forage Kitchen

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Movies

Movie Review

The Silence of Others: Truth Will Out

The Silence of Others: Truth Will Out

The Spanish Civil War is still among us, says this moving documentary.

By Kelly Vance

Movie Review

<i>Trial by Fire</i>: Did He Done It?

Trial by Fire: Did He Done It?

Routine hand-wringer makes melodrama of Texas injustice.

By Kelly Vance

<i>Ramen Shop </i>and Other Delicious Destinations

Ramen Shop and Other Delicious Destinations

Just another gastro-porn entertainment? Well, maybe not.

By Kelly Vance

Cereal Cinema at The New Parkway Theater

Cereal Cinema

The New Parkway Theater

Clueless

Avengers: Endgame 3D

Captain Marvel

Sauvage

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Music

Music

UnderCover’s Got it From Here ... Thank You

UnderCover’s Got it From Here ... Thank You

The Bay Area collective assembles an A-List of contributors to honor A Tribe Called Quest in performance and recording.

By D. Scot Miller

Music

Black Star Will Ask How Much Have We Grown?

Black Star Will Ask How Much Have We Grown?

Venerable rappers reunite and visit the Fox to once again ask some basic questions.

By D. Scot Miller

Hieroglyphics

The UC Theatre

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Jos Sances' Great White Whale

Berkeley artist's monumental work Or, the Whale reflects a lifetime and beyond
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The City of Oakland is seriously understaffed in a variety of departments. But will employees' desire for pay hikes limit the city's ability to staff up?
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Less parking, and more accommodation of bikes and pedestrians, also expected from planning process.
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The market promises affordable fresh food, a community gathering space, health services, and more.
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