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Cocktail of the Month | The Manhattan Project

I love a Manhattan, it seems that al l the different bars, restaurants and regions each have their own variations on a theme and here is mine.  After years of brutal research, forcing myself to imbibe a few thousand, I have found the jet fuel that rockets me into orbit. 

The Dirt | Drugstore Dahlia

A few years ago, a Day-Glo pink dahlia called to me from outside my local drugstore where it sat next to the dollar item sale table. I tried to resist its siren call, thinking it fancy but not particularly fine.

My First Job | Engineering intern on the Great Highway

I was an interning Engineer on the Great Highway in San Francisco when I was eighteen years old. I had just completed my first year of Civil Engineering at U.C. Berkeley, and donning boots and a hard hat was a welcome change to my word processing job that required typing 80 words a minute.

EastBayEats | Night at the Fox

It’s Friday night and your favorite band is playing a show at downtown Oakland’s historic concert venue, The Fox. However, you forgot one small detail, where should you and your friends meet before the show?

The college essay checklist

With seniors in full application mode, now is the time to check that your essays and personal statements help you shine and stand apart from the crowd.