.Lisa Plachy

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Lisa Plachy is a San Francisco-based writer who covers arts, community and culture in the Bay Area.
Vintage tried and true
October 29, 2024

Vintage, tried and true

Oakland’s vintage shops may be one-of-a-kind, yet many have similar beginnings. Karen Fort, owner of Mercy Vintage in Rockridge, attests: “There’s a lot of...
Artist Jane Kim brings life to life
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October 29, 2024

Artist Jane Kim brings life to life

Over the past 12 years with her studio team at Ink Dwell, Jane Kim has painted dozens of larger-than-life monarch butterflies, 270 different types...
It doesn’t get better than Donato and Co.
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...
Tracking the scent in Berkeley
September 27, 2024

Tracking the scent in Berkeley

After reading about Berkeley’s Aftel Archive of Curious Scents in T: The New York Times Style Magazine, Vogue and Smithsonian magazine—to name a few—I...
Insert Art Here
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September 26, 2024

Insert Art Here

When husband-and-wife team Sage and Tari Loring started their arts consultancy agency, Local Edition Creative, the vision for their company wasn’t fully formed. It...
School’s in at BandWorks
August 29, 2024

School’s in at BandWorks

Bug bites and bunk beds. Fireside stories and cafeteria food. Sunburn, sweat and sand in the cracks, all under the care of counselors who...
Oakland nail artist Alice Kincade takes care

Oakland nail artist Alice Kincade takes care

These days, nail art has no limits. That’s been the experience of Alice Kincade anyway. The Oakland-based nail artist started her work in her...
Steeped in History
August 7, 2024

Steeped in History

The fragrant roots of tea reach back centuries to Chinese soil, discovered, according to myth, by a divine farmer named Shunan Teng. In search...
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