lifestyle Bay Area Best Bets | Feb. 14-16 By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | February 14, 2020 SF Symphony premieres "Tango Manos;" Berkeley offers rapping with Poe, and "Gatz;" while San Jose hosts Verdi's "Il Trovatore," and a winter jazz fest.
Lifestyle Journalist Jemele Hill to speak at Cal Performances’ Speaker Series on Jan. 23 By Lou Fancher | January 17, 2020 A former ESPN sportscaster, Hill will speak about her high-visibility career at the nexus of sports, culture, politics, culture and race.
regional Acalanes High School teacher arrested in sex abuse case By Dan McMenamin | Bay City News | January 10, 2020 54-year old Kyle Ann Wood, currently a teacher at Miramonte HS, is being held for alleged sex crimes that occurred in the late 1990s.
Family & Kids Who’s that Good Dog? By David E. Thigpen | January 7, 2020 Moo loves every dog he's ever met.
Arts & Entertainment Theater Review: The Tale of Despereaux at Berkeley Rep By Lou Fancher | December 3, 2019 A delightful, richly-rewarding production that will please children and adults alike.
Uncategorized The Sommelier | Thanksgiving Picks By Joe Linhares | November 26, 2019 Wine ideas for Thanksgiving -- from the humble Beaujolais Nouveau to the lofty Barolo -- not a turkey in the bunch.
regional Bay Area Science Festival kicks off, runs through Nov 2 By Keith Burbank | Bay City News | October 25, 2019 Science to be celebrated in the Bay Area; events include a tour of the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory on Fri, Oct 25 at 4pm.
Around Town Pizza lovers, take note — Zachary’s on Grand open for business By Julie Reichle | October 21, 2019 Zachary's newest location was busy and buzzing on it's soft opening Monday evening.
Featured in Category Best Bets for the Weekend | October 18 – 20 By The Artful Observer | Local News Matters | October 18, 2019 Half Moon Bay's Art & Pumpkin Festival; another little piece of Janis Joplin; Mozart's Marriage of Figaro; Armenian folk music and more
Featured in Category California kids’ test scores rise incrementally as achievement gap yawns By Richard Cano | CALmatters | October 15, 2019 Five years in, under newer, more rigorous Common Core-based standards, test scores are moving in the right direction but progress is glacially slow.