Around Town Piedmont Rec Dept is hiring By Piedmont Recreation Department | July 28, 2020 PRD is looking for responsible, energetic, creative leaders to join the Schoolmates team.
Arts & Entertainment Formerly Ubuntu Theater Project, local troupe pivots to drive-in setting By Lou Fancher | July 28, 2020 The newly renamed Oakland Theater Project will open in Sept with T.S. Eliot's "The Waste Land" in a downtown parking lot.
Featured in Category After a long wait, Yellow Door aims to add zest to Montclair cafe scene By David E. Thigpen | July 28, 2020 Beth Barrett and Virginia Davis open their new venture on July 29.
Featured in Category Quarantini | Basil Smash Pina Colada By Lisa Settlemier | July 28, 2020 Want a tropical cocktail to make you feel like you have escaped to the islands? This updated classic says 'aloha' in a glass.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Five films to watch with Bay Area ties By Randy Myers | Bay City News | July 24, 2020 ‘The Rental,’ Roxie ‘Mixtape’ of short films, ‘Detroit Rising’ and much more.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Opera, Shakespeare and more By The Artful Observer | Bay City News | July 24, 2020 The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression; we highlight some of the offerings here.
Around Town Oakland Zoo hosts virtual fundraiser, Lollapa Zoola this Saturday By Eliana Bloomfield, Exedra Intern | July 23, 2020 Zoo looks for a financial boost in time for Wednesday's reopening.
California “This is a pandemic of trauma. Everybody is feeling the pain…” By Barbara Feder Ostrov | CALmatters | July 22, 2020 As COVID-19 cases surge in California, mental health experts describe both suffering and reason for hope.
Around Town Dress Best for Less now accepting donations — but by appointment only By Exedra Staff | Photos by Julie Reichle | July 21, 2020 Donated items will only be sold from the new Piedmont Ave. location going forward.
Food & Drink Outdoor dining is back: Here’s how some local spots are handling the new rules By Eliana Bloomfield | Exedra Intern | July 21, 2020 Restaurants with available street-front space or existing outdoor patios are able to expand their service.