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The Spirit of The Monthly Continues
As it enters its 50th year in business, The East Bay Monthly is in for another change with founder Karen Klaber leading the charge and recalling the publication’s rock-and-sock-em history from the early days to now.
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Can Straw Bale Buildings Help Save the Planet?
The materials may be cheaper, more sustainable, and better for the environment, but until stigma subsides and natural building scales up, this ancient building method is mired in the mud.
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Gift Ideas for Each of the 12 Days of Christmas
From cookbooks and chore coats to world-class art and smart ovens, here’s how to wow everyone on your shopping list.
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Is There a Bilingual Advantage to Ward off Dementia?
As the Alzheimer’s community heralds bilingual brains as mitigating dementia, some researchers suggest otherwise.
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East Bay Backyards Become Buttefly Safe Havens
East Bay backyards become pollinator safe havens.
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Separated From the World by Choice
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Being a Long-Distance Caregiver
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.
In the Philanthropic Swim
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.
My Father, My Lie
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.