Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: Forget about Adam—it was Eve who propelled humanity forward By Sue Gilmore, Bay City News | February 27, 2025 Plus: Tommy Orange and Kaveh Akbar team up for a NorCal book tour.
Bay Area March 2025 author events: Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Tori Amos, Giada De Laurentiis, Emma Donoghue, Rick Steves, Niall Williams, and more By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | February 27, 2025 Pulitzer Prize winners and finalists, debut novelists, memoirists, celebrity authors, and of course, local writers on tap around the Bay this month.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: GG Park Bandshell concerts, Endgames Improv, Blues Harmonica Blowout, ‘Don Giovanni,’ Ticciati conducts Rachmaninoff By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | February 26, 2025 Concerts and comedy for your viewing pleasure.
California Q&A: Kendrick Lamar ‘Used His Platform’ at Super Bowl as ‘Salute to Black History’ By Trinity Alicia | The 74 | February 26, 2025 Compton USD’s Regis Inge on his former student’s music: ‘It’s very genuine, it’s debatable, you can talk about it and you can teach it.’
Lifestyle Modern Ed | Being neighborly By Ed Harrington | February 25, 2025 Barking dogs, fundraising, leaf blowers, and more.
Food & Drink The Dish | Shakshuka By Katie Goldberg | February 25, 2025 Warm, comforting, and bursting with flavor, this recipe features perfectly poached eggs in a rich, spiced tomato and pepper sauce.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: 10 DOs and DON’Ts for your Oscars party By Randy Myers | Bay City News | February 24, 2025 The 97th Oscars ceremony airs at 4pm March 2 on ABC.
California Commentary | Congress, not POTUS, decides on government spending — how ‘power of the purse’ works By Zachary Price, for The Conversation | Local News Matters | February 22, 2025 UC College of Law Associate Professor Zachary Price explains why James Madison would not be pleased with Trump and Musk.
Fires Meet the NorCal women behind Watch Duty, an app that informs people during wildfires By Elsa Cavazos, The Mendocino Voice | February 22, 2025 The app has become an indispensable source of facts on the ground in fire season.
health Keeping seniors in the swim — Gym membership a big Medicare benefit, for now By Susan Nash | Bay City News | February 21, 2025 Eligible seniors can take advantage of the SilverSneakers benefit -- and access community fitness centers (and pools) nationwide.