Oakland, Berkeley, And East Bay News, Events, Restaurants, Music, & Arts
Special Sections
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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Beyond the Menu
Hidden menu items offer unusual flavors — if you know where to find them.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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Oakland's Booming Street Ballet
Turfing has evolved beyond its underground dance battles, reaching wider audiences in the East Bay and across the country.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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A Small Slice of Paradise
A secret garden at the end of a cul-de-sac in North Oakland feels worlds away from the Town.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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Bring the Noise
An underground venue in West Oakland provides a space for bands that challenge and excite the senses.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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The East Bay's Hidden Dives
Looking for a dining experience off the beaten path? Try these five places.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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The Roller Family
For local roller-skating enthusiasts, The Golden Skate in San Ramon offers one of the last places to practice their art form.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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Facebook for the Real World
Post-it Notes with inspirational messages left around the East Bay aim to foster genuine connections.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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Another Woman's Treasure
At Halmoni Vintage's Naked Lady Soiree, clothing swaps take on a whole new meaning.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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The East Bay 'Zine Scene
Resistant to digital media and mainstream platforms, underground self-publishing remains the preferred model for many local writers, artists, and activists.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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Staircases to Heaven
Discovering the East Bay's hidden pathways — and a whole lot more.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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The Real Chaat Epicenter
Fremont is the East Bay's best-kept secret for Indian savory snacks.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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A Party for the Ages
Solstice at the Barn provides a creative escape from everyday life.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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Rolling Through the Backwoods
Bike to an East Bay town that feels as if it's hundreds of miles away.
- Special Sections, Insider's Guide Feb 26, 2014
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Boutique With a View
Runway Style House is a vibrant oasis of grassroots fashion located above Telegraph Avenue.
News & Opinion
- News & Opinion, Legalization Nation Feb 26, 2014
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When Girl Scouts and Medical Weed Went Viral
A Bay Area mom's decision to allow her daughter to sell cookies in front of medical pot dispensaries made international headlines.
- News & Opinion, Eco Watch Feb 26, 2014
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Hydrogen Fuel Raises Safety Hazards
The number of hydrogen-fueled cars in California will rise in the years to come, but state and federal regulators seem unprepared to deal with the highly flammable fuel.
- News & Opinion, News Feb 26, 2014
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When Private Patrols Pull The Trigger
A security guard who was supposed to be unarmed shot a burglary suspect in Oakland, raising questions about the legal risks of hiring private companies to patrol neighborhoods.
- News & Opinion, Seven Days Feb 26, 2014
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Why Rebecca Kaplan Would Help the Oakland Mayor's Race
If she chooses to enter the race, she would likely improve the dynamics of the election. Plus, the city council backs away from the DAC.
- News & Opinion, Opinion Feb 26, 2014
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Let's Not Sweep Substance Abuse Under the Rug — Again
A plan to turn a UC Berkeley student co-op into a substance-free house is like telling a horny teenager not to have sex.
- News & Opinion, Opinion Feb 26, 2014
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Why We Oppose the Oakland Spy Center
City staffers and OPD have proven that they can’t be trusted to oversee it. Plus, it won’t solve crime and the city can’t afford to operate it.
- News & Opinion, Letters Feb 26, 2014
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Letters for the Week of February 26
Readers sound off on the East Bay housing market, farming in San Joaquin Valley, and fracking.
- News & Opinion, Corrections Feb 26, 2014
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Corrections for the Week of February 26
The name of the Active Music Series.
Arts & Culture
- Arts & Culture, Culture Spy Feb 26, 2014
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On Forgiveness
Jason Cohen's documentary Facing Fear explores the unlikely friendship between two men.
- Arts & Culture, Visual Art Feb 26, 2014
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Endless Possibilities
The Possible at BAM/PFA invites museum visitors to become the exhibition's artists by turning the galleries into active studios for creative convergence.
- Arts & Culture, Theater Feb 26, 2014
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Entertaining Violence
Impact Theatre's series of plays Bread and Circuses examines the theme of violence as entertainment.
- Arts & Culture, Savage Love Feb 26, 2014
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Anger Issues
Coping with virginity, a slobbish boyfriend, and a kinky side.
Movies
- Movies, Movie Review Feb 26, 2014
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If You Build It
Social progress by design.
- Movies, Movie Review Feb 26, 2014
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The Wind Rises
The angry sky.
- Movies, One-Night Stands Feb 26, 2014
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One-Night Stands
Repertory film listings for the week of February 27-March 5.
Food & Drink
- Food & Drink, Restaurant Review Feb 26, 2014
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Saturday Night Pleaser at Abigail's Moroccan Cuisine in Alameda
Moroccan tagines and belly dancing meet meatball parmigiana.
- Food & Drink, What the Fork Feb 26, 2014
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A Burmese Bodega Is Coming to East Oakland
A Burmese chef and a local designer aim to reinvent the corner store, with a focus on Southeast Asian produce.
Music
- Music, Feb 26, 2014
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Minding the Frontier of New Music
Other Minds 19 boasts nine composers, four bass saxophones, and an African grey parrot.
- Music, Feb 26, 2014
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Negativland Samples Itself
Long-running Bay Area "culture jammers" broadens the scope of their live collaging.
- Music, CD Reviews Feb 26, 2014
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St. Vincent
St. Vincent
- Music, CD Reviews Feb 26, 2014
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Taylor Haskins
Fuzzy Logic
- Music, CD Reviews Feb 26, 2014
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Yellow Ostrich
Cosmos
Blogs
- Blogs, Arts & Music Mar 4, 2014
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Hatch Gallery Gets the Boot
- Blogs, Food & Drink Mar 4, 2014
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The Cost of Not Selling Alcohol
- Blogs, Cannabis Mar 4, 2014
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Colorado Weed Poll Confirms that Illegal Pot Dealers Are Doomed
- Blogs, Cannabis Mar 3, 2014
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Marijuana May Help Prevent Alzheimer’s
- Blogs, Cannabis Feb 28, 2014
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Dear Snowboarders: Maybe Shut Up About Where You Toke Up?
- Blogs, News Feb 28, 2014
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Port of Oakland Rejects Coal Shipping and Opens the Door for an A’s Ballpark on the Waterfront
- Blogs, Arts & Music Feb 28, 2014
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Weekender: This Weekend's Top Five Events
- Blogs, News Feb 27, 2014
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Farmers, Restaurant Chefs, and Winemakers Call on Governor Brown to Halt Fracking
- Blogs, Cannabis Feb 27, 2014
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Schizo: Feds Imprisoning, Protecting Dispensary Workers
- Blogs, Arts & Music Feb 27, 2014
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Berkeley Jazzschool Earns Accreditation, Becomes California Jazz Conservatory
- Blogs, Arts & Music Feb 27, 2014
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Oaklanders School ‘Real World’ Cast on Transgender Identity
- Blogs, News Feb 26, 2014
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VMA Security Ending Private Patrol Services in Oakland
- Blogs, Cannabis Feb 26, 2014
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Pot Taxes Funding New Colorado Courts: 'We're Going To Have To Sell More Weed'
- Blogs, Food & Drink Feb 26, 2014
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Mid-Week Menu: Tcho Moves to Berkeley, Smitten Ice Cream Announces Rockridge Opening Date, and Gregoire Now Serves Lunch All Day
- Blogs, Food & Drink Feb 25, 2014
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A Burmese Bodega
- Blogs, Arts & Music Mar 3, 2014
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Live Review: El Ten Eleven at The New Parish, 2/28
- Blogs, Arts & Music Mar 3, 2014
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“Crossing Fences” Project Collects Stories of Black Men in Oakland
