The East Bay Monthly is a general-interest regional magazine of culture and commerce, edited for upscale readers in the San Francisco Bay Area. The East Bay Monthly covers food, health, science, the environment, entertainment and the local people who are outstanding in these fields–all the topics that are interesting to the people who live in the diverse and dynamic East Bay. Published since 1970, The Monthly is the oldest independently owned East Bay publication.
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Separated From the World by Choice
Hidden in the East Bay hills, the Carmelite nuns of Kensington live at the most secluded monastery in the United States.
Faces of the East Bay
Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
Experts say that when caring for an elderly parent who lives far away, the most important thing is to join a support group with people experiencing the same challenges.
In the Philanthropic Swim
Rockridge residents John Bliss and Kim Thompson may live far removed the gritty flats of East and West Oakland. But this philanthropic couple see themselves as one with the citizens of Oakland, particularly those who are struggling financially, and they’re leading a campaign to get their “financially blessed” peers to invest in the community like they have by funding city programs to teach kids how to swim.
My Father, My Lie
Oakland author Meredith Maran accused her father of the ultimate betrayal. Then she un-accused him. In this first-person essay, adapted from her new book, My Lie, she reveals how it all went down.