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By Day with Rocky Becker
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Tobey Kaplan
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By Day with Jane Oriel
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This Albany painter makes her living by immortalizing man’s best friend—regardless of breed—plus a few cats, too.
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Montclair barber Rocky Becker, whose own sartorial style runs to Hells Angel chic and slicked-back hair, has handled some high-falutin’ heads—Raiders owner Al Davis was a longtime client—in his 50 years behind the chair.
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We celebrate National Poetry Month by interviewing an Oakland poet about her passion for words. A longtime member of the impressive California Poets in the Schools program, Kaplan recalls penning her first poem—“the sky a swirl of stars”—and explains why every kid can (believe it or not) write poetry.
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Faces of the East Bay
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...
Ray Darten Brings Indie Designs to Bay Street
by Nana Twumasi | Jun 1, 2019 | Faces of the East Bay, Retail
Ray Darten means for its color clothing to be worn.
Rodolfo Mendoza-Denton Urges Parents to Discuss Race
by Lisa Fernandez | Apr 1, 2019 | Faces of the East Bay, Parenting
A Cal psychologist has a simple prescription for race relations.