around town

Regional garden clubs host symposium on the role of plants in protecting the Bay

By Exedra Staff | January 4, 2021

Tune in on Jan 13 for an inspiring look at tidal marshes and how native plants help to mitigate the challenges facing SF Bay.

PHS grad starts podcast aimed at 20-somethings

By Tess Reichle | December 29, 2020

Landon Campbell (PHS '16) launched "In Their 20s" with a college friend to help guide peers through a challenging time.

Reminder: Hampton, Coaches Field closures

By Exedra Staff | December 29, 2020

Hampton Field closed last week; Coaches will close on January 4.

Who’s that Good Dog?

By Tess Reichle | December 29, 2020

Cinder is a miniature poodle who loves her mama most of all .

Out of the wreckage

By David E. Thigpen | December 22, 2020

After a terrible accident in Nov 2019, Piedmont's Max Becker tries to make sense of a year that took away almost as much as it gave back.

A ‘full, layered, textured’ story: Being Black in Piedmont today

By Nick Levinson and Marta Symkowick | Exedra Intern | December 22, 2020

Part 3 of an Exedra series on race in Piedmont presents the views of several Black members of the community, including the first Black member of the Board of Education, a student at Millennium High School, and the city's police chief.