around town

Mountain Music rises again

The Lipansky family now runs one of the few independently owned music stores in the East Bay.

Donations remain on hold, but DBFL's store on Piedmont Ave. opened June 19.

Despite the public’s eagerness to return to the cemetery, Mountain View Cemetery is still playing reopening by ear.

Some good news as Piedmont continues to cope with the pandemic

Come on, folks -- put some dandy in your Yankee Doodle by spiffing up your home, yard or car with red, white and blue.

Local goat keeper Martin Mattarese spoke to locals about fire prevention, vegetation management and, yes, goats.

Longtime resident of Morcom Rose Garden to get new home after a series of aggressive encounters with people.

In response to Black Lives Matter protests, former PHS students have a goal to raise $75,000 to support Oakland schools.

Maggie Black, Eliana Bloomfield, Colby Francis, Devon O'Shaughnessy and and Marta Symkowick take on the Exedra beat.

June 30 Zoom conversation features Police Chief Bowers and Supervising Deputy Attorney General Nancy Beninati.