The East Bay’s Premier Magazine of Culture & Commerce
The East Bay’s Premier Magazine of Culture & Commerce
How to design a stylish but practical home that can host a Mad Men school fundraiser on Saturday night followed by a soccer team party on Sunday for 30 kids? An Oakland homeowner tells her story of transforming her nondescript house into a modern family-friendly space complete with washable furniture and artificial turf in the backyard. The story also includes tips for choosing tile, flooring, and paint color.
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Meet five designers from Oakland and Berkeley who are making their mark on the national fashion scene with modern pieces suitable for real life, be it buying arugula at the farmers market, doing dinner out, or making a statement (“I’m worth it!”) at work. (Nota bene: No one’s rocking these outfits with Earth shoes.)
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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.
A Cal psychologist has a simple prescription for race relations.
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.
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.
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.