A Gala with Heart

by Rachel Trachten(Photography by Alain McLaughlin)

FM Gallery's

by Michael Singman-Aste(Photography by Pat Mazzera)

Anyone who says the crowds at Art Murmur aren’t there for the art hasn’t been to FM Gallery, founded by Ofra Fisher, Peter St. Lawrence, Michael Steffen, and Joe Kowalczyk.

If the Shoe Fits

by Rikha Sharma Rani(Photography by Istockphoto.com/Jack Kellerman)

Kenji Muramoto, 31, is a musician, executive assistant, and a collector of rare, highly coveted sneakers—or “kicks.”

Escape to Half Moon Bay

by Nicole A. Martin(Photography by Courtesy of Half Moon Bay Chamber of Commerce)

For the weekend traveler, Half Moon Bay gives the impression that every moment here has been scripted for Pacific Ocean encounters of every kind.

Timeless

by Kyrsten Bean(Photography by Pat Mazzera)

You won’t see it announced anywhere, but all of the food served at Timeless Coffee Roasters and Bakery, a new coffee shop located on Piedmont Avenue, is vegan.

Finding the One

by Elise Proulx(Photography by Chris Duffey)

Paul Magreta and Cinzia Cipi wound up in El Cerrito after an Italian romance. The couple met three years ago in Italy while Magreta was based at the London office of the international...

Listen Up!

by Rachel Trachten(Photography by Illustrated by Erick Hutchison)

Oakland kids are tuning up their listening skills thanks to a picture-book character.

What Now America

by Linda Childers(Photography by Chris Duffey)

On any given Saturday afternoon, between 15 and 40 children and teens stream into the DeFremery Recreation Center in Oakland where they spend five hours learning about subjects such as science and...

Donuts Go Upscale

by Elyce Berrigan-Dunlop(Photography by Chris Duffey)

Fluffy? Yes. Glazed and delicious? Yes. Dusted with toasted coconut and rolled in a mixture of ginger, kaffir lime, and roasted chilies? Surprisingly, yes.

For Art’s Sake

by Elise Proulx(Photography by Pat Mazzera)

For more than 10 years, Berkeley’s El León Literary Arts has helped publish literary books— fiction, poetry, drama and graphics—that may not make it into the pricey New York publishing scene.

The Six Questions: Randy Denton

by Susan E. Davis(Photography by Pat Mazzera)

Denton, who prides himself on having ridden to work every day since he started, advocates using both tail- and headlights while biking.

Hydration to Go

by Greg Nichols(Photography by Chris Duffey)

In the beginning, athletes used water bottles. Clunky and cumbersome, there was just no good way to carry them.

Success, Anyone?

by Elyce Berrigan-Dunlop(Photography by Chris Duffey)

Have you ever heard of an academic course so inspiring that 100 percent of its students graduate high school and 95 percent continue on to college?

Flowers are Forever

by Ann Leslie-Davis

Among the California poppies waving their lovely heads in Mountain View Cemetery this spring, lie the remains of Sara Plummer Lemmon, the adventurous Oakland woman who raised their humble stature...

Taste of Tehran

by Anna Mindess(Photography by Susan Burdick)

French pastry launched Attar’s life in food in her native Iran, as the owner of one of the first French pastry shops in Tehran in the late 1970s.

Kid-O-Rama

by Elise Proulx(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Kids need gear. From bassinets to French couture, we have you —and your kids—covered when it comes to shopping.

Waterfront Revival

by Elise Proulx(Photography by Susan Burdick)

at jack london square Loads of new, hip living spaces and a bevy of new eateries have opened up, with more in the pipeline.

The Flaky-Crusted Upside of Colonialism

by Anneli Rufus(Photography by Susan Burdick)

Some dishes practically eat themselves. They’re so self-contained, so tidy, so cute in their “Hi, take me with you!” obligingness.

Forge Ahead

by Candace Murphy(Photography by Susan Burdick)

Jeffrey Amber, executive chef at Jack London Square’s the Forge, is no rookie to the Bay Area culinary scene.

East End Pizza Co.

by Judith M. Gallman(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Good news for pizza fans: East End Pizza Co. is expanding.

Out on the Town

by Matthew Craggs

May/June Calendar 2013