Six Local Nonprofit Leaders Making a Big Difference

The mini festival brought to you by the San Francisco bluegrass ensemble Brothers Comatose moves to Berkeley this year for a special holiday party.

A reader expresses gratitude for Blue Shield’s move to Oakland.

Crystal Blue wants makers and creatives on Alameda Point.

Xouhoa Bowen, Christine Chilcott, Mimi Ho, John Lipp, Anne Marks, and Keith Wattley are making big differences in the nonprofit sector.

Lea Redmond and her team at Leafcutter Designs mail thousands of tiny letters and packages around the world.

As the Alzheimer’s community heralds bilingual brains as mitigating dementia, some researchers suggest otherwise.

The two-time Juno Award-winner recently has absorbed a fascinating array of influences, from Portuguese fado and Celtic cadences to the sinewy Saharan blues of Mali’s Tinariwen.