Arts & Entertainment ‘Neighborhood Stories’ lets you discover Bay Area artists from the safety of your own car By Lisa Hix | Local News Matters | September 22, 2020 This weekend “Neighborhood Stories” series continues, which highlights local artists at sites around Oakland.
Health Matters A real head trip: UC Berkeley researchers take deeper look at psychedelic drugs By Keith Burbank | Local News Matters | September 22, 2020 One reason for studying psychedelics is that they may help people suffering from a mental illness.
Books Library of Congress’ 20th annual National Book Festival may be a virtual sensation By Sue Gilmore | Local News Matters | September 22, 2020 Live and view-on-demand opportunities mean no crowded lines, no travel to a crowded venue and – no need to miss a single thing.
Bay Area Ruth Bancroft Garden & Nursery honors curator’s 40 years of service By Sue Gilmore | Local News Matters | September 18, 2020 Brian Kemble is still channeling, on a daily basis, the lovely, cactus-crazed lady who inspired, then hired him, back in 1980.
Arts & Entertainment Pass the Remote: ‘The Way I See It’ through the lens of White House photographer, ‘The Audition’ and more By Randy Myers | Local News Matters | September 17, 2020 Also revisit 1962 as a great year for filmmaking; and check out noir mystery, Through a Glass Darkly
Arts & Entertainment Best Bets: Classical guitar with DuoSF; Berkeley composer/performer Myra Medford; Roy Rogers and more By Artful Observer | Local News Matters | September 17, 2020 What's streaming here, now and in the coming weeks
Arts & Entertainment Must-see picks at Frameline44 film festival By Randy Myers | Local News Matters | September 17, 2020 The remainder of September brings LGBTQ-themed features and shorts.
Home & Garden Does ignoring robocalls make them stop? What 1.5 million of them taught us By Sathvik Prasad and Bradley Reaves, for The Conversation | Local News Matters | September 17, 2020 New research aims to give phone companies tools to help curb robocalls.
Arts & Entertainment OMCA director Lori Fogarty talks about the road ahead By Lou Fancher | September 15, 2020 In a time of trauma and upheaval, museum embraces community DNA of radical and dramatic social change
Featured in Category Local favorite, Rocky’s Market expands from Oakmore to Brooklyn Basin By Lou Fancher | September 15, 2020 Waterfront views and outdoor seating come with the groceries, seasonal produce, and in-house catering.