Margaretta Mitchell

Writing His Own Story

Posted by Mike Rosen-Molina and Margaretta Mitchell | Jun 1, 2016 | My Generation |

A modern John Muir hits his stride with Bay Nature, equal parts journal and travelogue.

Making Magic and More at Playland

Posted by Margaretta Mitchell | Jan 1, 2016 | My Generation |

A reluctant performer with a penchant for creating fond memories, Frank Biafore is the Minister of Fun in El Cerrito.

Ask the Expert: Estate Planning with Sara Diamond

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.

Berkeley-based bio honors SF architect Bernard Maybeck’s daughter-in-law

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...