Featured in Category Commentary | PHS grads go from shared past to uncertain future By Shanti Brien | June 2, 2020 Friday's graduation was an opportunity to honor and appreciate the shared milestones of the past.
City Rec Dept cancels June camps, classes, and lessons By Exedra Staff | June 1, 2020 Camp (Almost) Everything and online classes remain open, and any new July offerings will be announced in mid-June.
Around Town PMS pickleball courts are open for play By Exedra Staff | June 1, 2020 With social distancing rules in place, the courts will now be open M, W, F, Sa, Su from 10am-2pm.
City Piedmont Rec’s live-and-in-person ‘Camp (Almost) Everything’ sells out in seconds – literally By Sam Richards | May 29, 2020 Campers will be organized into small groups with the same designated leader to help maintain social distancing.
Around Town PHS sophomores hold SIP gourmet dinner event, raising over $11K for local nonprofit By Gina Lambright | May 29, 2020 The Garden Fest Foundation gave to a local charity that delivers healthy groceries to low income, house-bound seniors.
Around Town Everyone’s a Critic By David Thigpen | May 29, 2020 Of tigers and kings, Michael Jordan and Bulls, Phyllis Schlafly and ERA, communities and belonging.
Featured in Category What are we eating now | Oodles of noodles from Shan Dong By Lou Fancher | May 29, 2020 This family-run spot in downtown Oakland has long been popular for their homemade noodles served any which way you might like.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the remote: Check out these six Pixar animated shorts By Randy Myers | Bay City News | May 29, 2020 Bite-sized entertainment for the whole family including Pixar's latest short film, "Out", the first short film to feature an LGBTQ lead.
California Some ivory towers are ideal for a pandemic; most aren’t By Mark Kreidler | Kaiser Health News | May 28, 2020 As colleges and universities across the country debate when it will be safe to reopen, campuses in more rural, remote, or suburban areas may fare better than those in urban centers.
Bay Area Public garden gates open up again By Kathryn Pritchett | May 26, 2020 After months sequestered at home, it’s a delight to wander in to someone else’s garden (without a turkey in sight!)