Arts & Entertainment Review: Exuberant opening night at the SF Symphony By Caroline Crawford | Local News Matters | October 4, 2021 The nontraditional program, received enthusiastically, signaled what future programming will look like.
California Youthful advisers shape mental health program for their peers By Mark Kreidler | Kaiser Health News | October 4, 2021 A college student who grew up in the pressure cooker environment of Palo Alto is one of dozens of young people advising the new program.
Food & Drink Coffee bean prices have doubled in the past year and may double again – what’s going on? By Jonathan Morris Professor of History, University of Hertfordshire | The Conversation | October 1, 2021 International Coffee Day is celebrated on Oct. 1, but this year has been a mixed bag for farmers and producers.
Bay Area Fourth graders and their families can attend 19 state parks with free pass By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | October 1, 2021 Research shows that kids ages 9-11 are developmentally more receptive to engaging with nature and the environment.
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Hardly Strictly, Mozart vs. Salieri, and Brandi Carlile By The Artful Observer | Bay City News Foundation | October 1, 2021 The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: Oakland musician Astu and a Pixar short By Randy Myers, Bay City News Foundation | September 29, 2021 Also of note are a documentary on Jim Denevan and his temporary art, plus Oakland's Drunken Film Festival.
California Wildfire smoke’s here to stay — here’s how to clean air indoors By Bernard J. Wolfson | Kaiser Health News | September 28, 2021 Filtering the air inside your home is becoming the new normal.
Arts & Entertainment Review: Cal Shakes’ ‘Winter’s Tale’ brings revelry in grim times By Caroline Crawford | Local News Matters | September 28, 2021 The production deftly balances an austere first act with a riotous, colorful second act.
Bay Area East Bay middle school renamed to honor local 100-year-old park ranger and activist By Ali Tadayon | EdSource | September 24, 2021 Student-led effort changed original name from that of a Franciscan missionary to Betty Reid Soskin after the East Bay icon
Arts & Entertainment How a team of experts completed an unfinished Beethoven symphony By Ahmed Elgammal Professor, Director of the Art & AI Lab, Rutgers University | The Conversation | September 24, 2021 Musicologists and computer scientists worked for more than two years to piece together the composer's final, unfinished orchestral work.