Arts & Entertainment Centuries of history, great hiking at Novato’s Olompali State Historic Park By Larry Sokoloff | Bay City News | July 7, 2025 To truly understand the history of Olompali, it’s best to visit on Fridays and Saturdays, when a museum inside a Victorian house is open.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Megahits fuel ‘& Juliet,’ a fun, feminist update of Shakespeare’s famed tragedy By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | July 7, 2025 “& Juliet” continues through July 27 at the Orpheum Theatre in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Review: SF Mime Troupe’s ‘Disruption’ is especially urgent in today’s divided times By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | July 7, 2025 The San Francisco Mime Troupe’s “Disruption-A Musical Farce” continues through August 3.
Arts & Entertainment Oakland artists seek immediate refunding of city’s arts and culture manager position By Hannah Sung | Bay City News | July 6, 2025 Activists believe arts programming reduces crime and boosts community safety.
animals 27-year-old gorilla Cecil leaving Louisville to become troop leader at San Francisco Zoo By Gabe Agcaoili | Bay City News | July 6, 2025 Born on November 3, 1998, at the Cincinnati Zoo, Cecil has lived at the Louisville Zoo since January 2004.
mexico Mexican budget airline Volaris launches direct flight from Oakland to Zacatecas By Andres Jimenez Larios | Bay City News | July 5, 2025 The new direct flight to Zacatecas will operate three times weekly on Wednesdays, Fridays, and Sundays with fares as low as $98.
Arts & Entertainment SFDanceworks looks to contemporary dance’s future with Season Eight premieres By James Ambroff-Tahan | Bay City News | July 3, 2025 Performances are at 7:30 pm July 10-12 at Z Space in San Francisco.
Arts & Entertainment Deadly Dozen: Mysteries set in the Bay Area and beyond By Michal Strutin | Sisters in Crime | July 3, 2025 We love the clues, we love the chase, and we love to read mysteries.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Fillmore Jazz, Billy Martini Show, SF Mime Troupe, ‘& Juliet,’ Oakland Municipal Band By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 2, 2025 The Oakland Municipal Band returns to the Lake Merritt Bandstand in Oakland on July 4 to kick off a new season of free concerts.
Arts & Entertainment East Bay reporter Tony Hicks on ‘Lying Drunk’: ‘The point was to show how addiction takes over your life’ By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | July 2, 2025 Soon after its release, “Lying Drunk” became number 1 on Amazon’s list of 63 “new alcohol recovery books.”