The East Bay’s Premier Magazine of Culture & Commerce
The East Bay’s Premier Magazine of Culture & Commerce
With record numbers of children today being diagnosed with learning differences, parents are anxious to find their kids the help they need with reading, time management, social skills, and other issues affected by unusual brain processing. Many local schools, services, and businesses offer specialized instruction to help kids succeed.
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Imagine watching a troupe of actors perform a dramatic scene from your life, teasing out embedded emotions such as sadness, rage, or love. For patrons of Berkeley’s Living Arts Playback Theatre Ensemble, directed by psychotherapist Armand Volkas, such deeply personal, audience-inspired flashbacks are just part of an evening’s entertainment.
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Once, doctor knew best. But today, thanks to the Internet, people with cancer can easily scope out important information about their illness, prognosis, and treatment options. Through stories of East Bay survivors who have taken medical matters into their own hands, our writer—not only a skilled journalist, but also a cancer survivor herself—explores the pros and cons of this surprising do-it-yourself trend.
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Forty-plus school-age kids make up the musical group known as Los Mapaches—a multicultural performing ensemble founded by Berkeley music teacher Lydia Mills. Singing, dancing, and playing indigenous Latin American instruments, the group performs at venues like Berkeley’s La Peña and San Francisco’s annual Carnaval.
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Every summer, East Bay families pack their cars and head to the mountains for a few days of swimming, hiking, kid-centered activities, nightly entertainment, and, best of all, big, tasty meals prepared by someone else. Meet the family camp concept—where multiple generations enjoy affordable, laid-back vacations amid beautiful natural scenery—all within an easy drive of home.
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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.