Retreat
A serene vacation takes a startling turn.
Read MorePosted by Chris Malcomb | Dec 1, 2012 | Feature |
A serene vacation takes a startling turn.
Read MorePosted by Chris Malcomb | Dec 1, 2012 | Feature |
Enjoy the fruits of our latest creative writing contest, a twice-a-year feature that’s a favorite of readers and writers alike. As always, we asked local scribes to riff—with originality and verve—on the merest thread of a theme. Read and weep (and chuckle, too).
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Hidden in the East Bay hills, the Carmelite nuns of Kensington live at the most secluded monastery in the United States.
by Chris Malcomb | Feature |
by Chris Malcomb | Feature |
by The Monthly Staff | Mar 7, 2025 | Driving School, Faces of the East Bay, Legal
In 2025, California updated driving laws affecting seniors, job ads, and ID requirements. Driving instructor Bill Allenbaugh of Bill’s Defensive Driving School updates us on the latest changes for California drivers.
by The Monthly Staff | Sep 22, 2021 | Faces of the East Bay, Family Care
The pandemic created the urgency for many East Bay families to set up an estate plan. Richmond Estate Planning Attorney, Sara Diamond answers questions about wills, trusts, powers of attorney and advance health care directives.
by Pam Valois | Jul 29, 2021 | Architecture, Faces of the East Bay, History
Jacomena van Huizen Maybeck’s life began in 1901 on a Javanese sugar plantation and ended ninety-five years later in her house in the Berkeley hills. I met her in 1977, as my boyfriend and I followed the rumors of a unique cottage for rent. From the time of our first...
by Nana Twumasi | Jun 1, 2019 | Faces of the East Bay, Retail
Ray Darten means for its color clothing to be worn.