Around Town Piedmont Flix Fest to screen classic comedy ‘Some Like it Hot’ on July 11 By Bob Hall | Piedmont Flix Fest | July 2, 2024 Anyone over age 18 can attend the free showing sponsored by the Rec Department.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: SF director H.P. Mendoza’s appealing ‘Secret,’ Fraenkel artists curate benefit film fest By Randy Myers | Bay City News | July 1, 2024 “The Secret Art of Human Flight,” an indie dramedy about a children’s book author trying to overcome crippling grief by learning how to fly.
Arts & Entertainment July 2024 author events: Jude Berman, Olivia Gatwood, Marjan Kamali, Janie Kim, Penny Lane, Elizabeth Stix, and more By Leslie Katz | Bay City News | July 1, 2024 Also: Amy Stewart has several events in the region to promote her new title, The Tree Collections: Tales of Arboreal Obsession.”
Featured in Category The Concierge Catch: Better access for a few patients disrupts care for many By John Rossheim | KFF Health News | July 1, 2024 Research by a Berkeley health economist suggests concierge care, and the extra associated costs, may not notably improve some health outcomes.
Arts & Entertainment Sailing through history: Oakland harbor tours offer unique peek into port’s past and future By Tony Hicks | Bay City News | June 29, 2024 Getting out on the Bay is one way to beat the heat this summer.
Around Town Local with Lisa | Saturday Sourdough on Palm Drive By Lisa Chan Carnazzo | GrubbCo | June 28, 2024 [SPONSORED VIDEO] Fresh baked goods sell out quickly at this pop-up in the center of town. Next bake day will be July 13...get there early!
Arts & Entertainment So many ways to get to the Marin County Fair, you might just want to leave your car behind By Pete Young | Bay City News | June 28, 2024 The popular summer fair runs July 3 - July 7 in San Rafael.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Aurora Theatre’s ‘Lifespan of a Fact’ amusingly, pointedly explores the validity of truth By Jean Schiffman | Bay City News | June 27, 2024 Funny, provocative and deeply touching, the play runs through July 21 at the Aurora Theatre Company in Berkeley.
Arts & Entertainment Hooked on Books: What’s in a name? Sometimes, a slight (but forgivable) subterfuge By Sue Gilmore | Bay City News | June 27, 2024 Also: Under a new program offered by Litquake, the big annual Bay Area book festival, some lucky readers will have a private dinner with Pulitzer Prizer winner Jane Smiley.
crime Shiny scam convinces victims to convert their cash into gold bars — with dire consequences By Pete Young | Bay City News | June 27, 2024 The criminals pose as U.S. government officials or as customer support professionals from a financial or tech company, according to police.