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Bocce Bar Lands in Uptown
by Jeff Swenerton(Photography by Mitch Tobias)
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Media Shelf
by Judith M. Gallman New Books from the Bay Area
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The Six Questions
by Christopher Danzig(Photography by Deborah Sherman) Streetcolor is the renowned anonymous yarn-bomber of the Bay Area.
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Bright and Bold
by Kyrsten Bean Amy Doan, proud owner of successful DIY fashion line Shrinkle as well as a makeup line called Sugarpill Cosmetics, delights in garish colors, eschewing the natural look.
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Where It's At
by Kimberly Chun(Photography by Lori Eanes) Somewhere west of Indian dholki beats, east of Arnold Schoenberg atonality, and pivoting in a realm where jazz, rock, Eastern European folk and electronica find common ground dwells Oakland’s...
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Literary Notes
by Elise Proulx Chinaka Hodge wrote her first poem at 4 years old. The 27-year-old Oakland native says, “My dad used to give me a writing journal every year.
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Up on the Roof
by Erika Mailman Once only the secretaries’ secret, a place for brown baggers to catch some peace at lunchtime, today the Kaiser Center Roof Garden actively advertises its presence with a concert series.
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Secret Eats
by Kimberly Chun(Photography by Lori Eanes) At a time when so many drive-ins that once sang the praises of America’s forward-drive, jet-age optimism — so evident in the curvaceous, soaring lines of their fun, flirtatious Googie...
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Stalk Bicycles
by Jeff Swenerton(Photography by Lori Eanes) Bamboo is a natural material to make bikes out of — it’s strong, it’s lightish and it comes ready-made in a tubular shape.
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Crop Swaps
by Keri Hayes Troutman(Photography by Lori Eanes) Overabundance of kale? Mountains of zucchinis? Gather up your homegrown bounty and head to the North Oakland Farmers Market (57th and Market streets) the first Saturday of every month, and you can...
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Jumpin’ Juniper Berries
by Judith M. Gallman(Photography by courtesy of Rory Earnshaw) What’s a local distiller do once it competently turns out single-malt whiskey, bourbon, vodka, tequila, liqueur, eau de vie and even absinthe?
Distill gin.
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