Around Town Piedmont Scouts Troop 4 hosts open house March 4 By Troop 4 | Piedmont Scouts BSA | February 23, 2024 [SPONSORED] From camping and backpacking to service projects and leadership development, adventures await.
Arts & Entertainment Stinky and alluring, this rare ‘corpse flower’ is about to bloom By Kathleen Kirkwood | Bay City News | February 23, 2024 The flowers emit a one-of-a-kind smell reminiscent of carrion, rotten fish, garlic, and sweaty feet.
Bay Area Cal State undergraduate student workers vote to unionize By Ashley A. Smith | EdSource | February 23, 2024 Students across 23 campuses voted to form one of the country's largest student worker organizations.
Arts & Entertainment Bay Area’s Seablite, Ultra Q among dozens of 2024 Noise Pop acts By J.L. Odom | Bay City News Foundation | February 23, 2024 Jakob Armstrong, Kevin Judd, Chris Malaspina, and Enzo Malaspina of UltraQ have been going strong since they were high schoolers in Piedmont.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: ACT’s ‘Big Data,’ international guitar greats, and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | February 23, 2024 Also, Black choreographers fest and Berkeley Symphony.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Oscars list for best international feature By Randy Myers | Bay City News Foundation | February 23, 2024 All five contenders are excellent, and most are in local theaters or streaming.
Arts & Entertainment Clowning fun for all in Unique Derique’s ‘Fool La La’ By Leslie Katz | Bay City News Foundation | February 23, 2024 In observance of Black History Month, Derique starts each show with a tribute to African American artists.
Bay Area CTA-sponsored legislation would remove one of state’s last required tests for teachers By Diana Lambert | EdSource | February 23, 2024 Legislators behind proposal say it will reduce barriers to entering teaching careers amid a statewide shortage.
Arts & Entertainment Aurora Theatre’s powerful ‘Manahatta’ bridges centuries By Caroline Crawford | Bay City New Foundation | February 22, 2024 One-act play depicts brutalities of colonization, capitalism.
Housing Promises for a new city in Solano County, from roads to water, are worth hundreds of millions — if they’re binding By Levi Sumagaysay and Ben Christopher | CalMatters | February 22, 2024 Legal experts and elected officials are skeptical of California Forever's guarantees.