And Wavy Gravy he still is, as he prepares to celebrate his 90th birthday at a benefit for the Seva Foundation on May 16 at ...

The first Bay Area high tea service I experienced was at a downtown San Francisco hotel. A friend of mine at the time was ...

Week of May 7-13 features Danny Seraphine, Filipinos Sounding Everywhere, Lara Downes, San Francisco Scottish Fiddlers, and ...

Also in Alameda, apparently the high tea capital of the East Bay, Julie’s Coffee & Tea Garden is hosting a series of ...

Week of May 6 features Rob Brezsny's insightful, lyrical and always entertaining horoscopes through May 12, 2026.

“Workers of the world, unite!” might have been made famous by Marx—Karl, not Groucho—but International Workers Day actually commemorates the 1886 general strike that led to the eight-hour workday.

GAVIN, MIXED As with many issues, the governor has a nuanced record on cannabis reform. (Photo by Shaun Curry / DESNZ) Many people are asking: What is the deal with Gavin Newsom? Since Donald Trump ...

NEIGHBORHOOD SPOT Evergreen’s co-owners hope to provide ‘delicious food that highlights what’s beautiful about living in the East Bay and this part of California.’ (Photo by Lydia Daniller) Nine ...

YUM Now’s the time for locals to stuff themselves with America’s favorite fun food. (Photo by BeStaRoom22/Shutterstock) Bay Area Pizza Week is a 12-day ...

UPSCALE DINER The Wasems try to keep their third location in Noe Valley accessible, affordable and casual. (Photo by @lamarrathon) Grand Lake Kitchen’s co-owner, May Seto Wasem, confirmed the feeling ...

CAUTIONARY MEMOIR Oubria Tronshaw, an Oakland-based author, created the ‘Melanated Classic Tarot Deck’ and managed the interview project, ‘Marrow Women.’ (Photo by A.V. Benford) She arrives at Kinfolx ...

ART OR EXIT Bella Veale is one of many UC Berkeley grads confronting the East Bay’s creative squeeze. (Photo courtesy of Bella Veale) Spring is about to release another wave of UC Berkeley graduates ...