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October 29, 2024
East Bay stylistas extra: Most Stylish Teacher
Andie Patterson, a drama teacher and theater costume designer at Head-Royce School in Oakland, is someone who can always be counted on to light up a room with her cheerful personality and colorful attire. A style as...
October 28, 2024
It doesn’t get better than Donato and Co.
The white truffles arrive once a week from Piemonte. By the time this article is published, they’ll be gone, just like the black truffles from Umbria, whose precarious shelf life dictates a twice-weekly shipment. Each variety is...
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October 29, 2024
East Bay stylistas show where there’s style there’s fashion
Coco Chanel’s famous aphorism, “Fashion changes, style remains,” is as true as ever. Images from bygone eras often include one person clad in an outfit that stands the test of time.
Here are three very different East Bay...
June 25, 2024
Cellist Jacqueline du Pré died at 42 of complications from multiple sclerosis. But during her brief, brilliant life, she was “a supernova,” said Marnie Breckenridge, the...
February 23, 2024
The pandemic was hard on live theaters. Many small companies did not survive it. But innovative and scrappy Oakland Theater Project was able to draw inspiration...
October 29, 2024
This article was produced by Capital & Main (CapitalandMain.com). It is co-published here with permission.
For many Californians, the phrase “low-wage worker” undoubtedly conjures a couple of...
October 29, 2024
I went through a “mod” phase in my early teens. On weekend visits, my kind and patient grandmother would take me to the nearest thrift stores,...
