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    Long Live Liza!

    Long Live Liza!

    By Jennifer Viegas Applause and admiration for Liza Minnelli, who was stunning at a recent, intimate Davies Symphony Hall performance. She has raised millions of dollars for AIDS research and…

    April Artist-in-Residence Tim Roseborough

    April Artist-in-Residence Tim Roseborough

    (Editor’s Note: The Bay Times is proud to launch a new column highlighting artists, exhibitions and more from the Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco. The FAMS, comprising the de…

    Creating Community Through Music: DJ Lamont

    Creating Community Through Music: DJ Lamont

    By DJ Lamont Young (Editor’s Note: Legendary Bay Area DJ Lamont Young has been spinning music for over three decades, helping to provide the soundtrack to our lives. In addition…

    The Strange But True Tale of The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

    The Strange But True Tale of The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden

    The pre-credit sequence of The Galapagos Affair: Satan Came to Eden promises a “strange and sinister drama,” and uses dramatic headlines to sensationalize the fact that it contains “one mystery…

    Wedding Party Etiquette

    Wedding Party Etiquette

    It takes the combined effort of a great team of people to put on a flawless wedding production, and we sometimes forget to acknowledge that the couple getting married needs…

    Singer/Songwriter Audra Mae Has Judy Garland’s Genes and Her Own Show-stopping Style

    Singer/Songwriter Audra Mae Has Judy Garland’s Genes and Her Own Show-stopping Style

    Audra Mae’s talent is so raw and real that she literally can stop you in your tracks. She is the powerful voice heard in Avicii’s “Addicted to You,” now playing…

    LGBT Community: Pioneers of Gentrification

    LGBT Community: Pioneers of Gentrification

    (Editor’s Note: With this issue, the Bay Times welcomes new columnist America Foy, a top-producing real estate agent at Sotheby’s International Realty. Foy has over a decade of experience in…

    ‘But Zillow Says My Home Is Worth…’

    ‘But Zillow Says My Home Is Worth…’

    There aren’t a lot of things that drive me crazy, but that line about Zillow is probably one of them. Almost everyone uses the Internet for information, so why not…

    Remodeling Return on Investment

    Remodeling Return on Investment

    Return on Investment (ROI) is a common financial term that can be easily misinterpreted when used in a remodeling context. The simple definition of ROI is “the profit or cost…

    Swimming in the River of Blah Blah

    Swimming in the River of Blah Blah

    Whenever my friend Aaron finds himself lost in habitual and unproductive thoughts, he describes himself as “swimming in the river of blah blah.” Buddhists call this river papanca, or “mental…