Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ‘A Strange Loop,’ Angelique Kidjo, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | April 24, 2024 Plus: Bay Area Dance Week serves up something for everyone -- and it's free.
Around Town 54th Annual Beach Revue on stage this weekend By Reader Submission | Heidianne Pillsbury | April 24, 2024 Beach Elementary proudly presents 'Metamorphosis' at the Alan Harvey Theater April 26-28.
California Tire toxicity faces fresh scrutiny after salmon die-offs By Jim Robbins | KFF Health News | April 24, 2024 6PPD-q, a byproduct of tire use, is in regulators’ crosshairs after it was found to be killing fish.
Books Why knowledge matters for literacy: A conversation with Natalie Wexler By Karen D'Souza | EdSource | April 24, 2024 Science of reading expert explains why teaching kids background knowledge, from science to history, is vital if you want them to become deep readers.
Around Town Food, music, family fun — and a record crowd at Saturday’s Food Fest 3 By Roger Tsai | Piedmont Food Fest | April 23, 2024 The community event featured 20 food trucks and stalls, a potpourri of entertainment, and drew roughly 2,300 visitors say event organizers.
Around Town City recognizes residents leading the way in green home design with first-ever Sustainability Awards By City of Piedmont, Planning Commission | April 23, 2024 Learn how four Piedmont families are leading the way in sustainable living at this Wednesday’s Design & Sustainability Awards Gala.
Around Town 20th anniversary of ‘Bringing Back the Natives’ garden and green home showcase this weekend By Reader Submission | Kathy Kramer | April 23, 2024 Register now to view private local gardens and homes May 4 & 5.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: 2024 SFFILM has a deluxe lineup By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | April 23, 2024 Guaranteed crowd-pleasers: East Bay native Sean Wang’s Sundance Film Festival award-winner “Dìdi (弟弟)” and Josh Margolin’s charmer “Thelma.”
Around Town DBFL Bag Sale this Saturday, April 27 By Dress Best for Less | April 23, 2024 From 10 a.m. until noon: fill a paper grocery bag and pay just $10/bag -- get there early for the best selection!
Arts & Entertainment A secretive family history unearthed in ‘Staggering Mystery’ By Frances Dinkelspiel | Bay City News Foundation | April 23, 2024 Author Sylvia Brownrigg appears at 7 p.m. April 24 at Mrs. Dalloway’s, 2904 College Ave., Berkeley.