By Rebecca Kaplan, Oakland City Councilmember At-Large– The American media landscape has changed dramatically in recent years and continues to change, with significant reductions in daily newspapers. The estimated total…
By Donna Sachet– Soirée on the Bay II, benefiting Richmond/Ermet Aid Foundation, once again swept several hundred guests into a night of glamorous cruise ship living! We arrived at the…
By Tom Moon, MFT– (Editor’s Note: Tom Moon is on hiatus. This is one of his more popular past columns. The distinguished philosopher Lily Tomlin once said, “Humanity invented language…
By David Landis– Innovative. Inventive. Italian. But most of all, delicious. Those are just a few words to describe the elevated dining experience at Fillmore Street’s neighborhood, Michelin-starred gem SPQR.…
By Dr. Bill Lipsky– Even before the lights dimmed for the 1936 world premiere of Sum Hun, known also as Heartaches, the audience was ready for a unique experience: watching…
By Mark Notlaw– “Toot toot, hey, beep beep!” Say those words, and you’ll immediately feel the beat, the spirit, the heat of the legendary Donna Summer. Her songs smashed every…
November Smuin Ballet’s The Christmas Ballet Friday, November 29 & multiple dates/venues through December 29 Mountain View, San Francisco, and Carmel http://www.smuinballet.org Smuin’s talented dancers bring to life evocative choreography…
By Gary Kramer– In Cousins, out on DVD and VOD December 3, lonely Lucas (Paulo Sousa) first meets his cousin Mario (co-writer/director Thiago Cazado) when the latter comes to stay…
By Tara Ayres– This collection of plays is a delicious read, really funny and often moving. I seldom laugh out loud while reading, but I did with this anthology. The…
By John Chen– Once upon a time, a young woman named Isabel Ongpin in San Diego wanted a nice woman for herself. “I wanted a tough woman, but with a…
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