Recognized by the Alameda County Arts Commission with a 2026 Alameda County Arts Leadership Award, Samara Atkins said in an ...

MUSIC LIFE Dr. Angela Wellman, founder of the Oakland Public Conservatory of Music, continues to pass on Black musical ...

OAKLAND SPACE Upstairs turns a former apartment into a cozy neighborhood cafe and lounge, with vintage furnishings, eclectic ...

Pacific School of Religion mobilizes faith for democracy—urging civic engagement and interfaith solidarity amid rising ...

Week of Oct. 28 through Nov. 3, 2026—features insightful horoscopes and imaginative Halloween inspirations.

The Punk or Treat Halloween party at Gilman Brewing, the brewpub located next to the famous punk club at 924 Gilman, will ...

The centuries-old hand craft, believed to have originated in ancient Persia, involves punching yarn through a stretched ...

Bess Wohl’s Pulitzer- and Tony Award-winning play, Liberation, comes Oct. 23 to Berkeley Rep’s Roda Theatre. Directed by ...

Now more than before, it’s time to study the issues, the candidates and the ballot measures, then exercise our right to ...

Liz Khuu turns Japanese inspiration into Berkeley bakery favorites: Milk Cloud Bakery serves fluffy milk bread, creative ...

Back in 2006, at the height of the housing boom, the East Bay Express published a long story about Kurt Johnson and Dale Scott Heineman, two East Bay men who ran an elaborate mortgage fraud scheme ...

Week of Oct. 22-28 features Tommy Davidson, Cheekface, Los Vega, Heyday Harvest, Angela Davis, Gorillaz and more.