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November 29, 2024
Nonprofit gifts that give locally
Everyone knows people who are ardent in support of local organizations and causes. For those folks, ideal gifts can be donations in their names to those organizations or memberships/subscriptions to places they frequently visit. Here are some...
October 29, 2024
California’s low-wage jobs are up
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 very specific images: a kid grinding through a summer job, or...
October 29, 2024
Express yourself
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, helping to find ’60s shift dresses, gloves and pillbox hats (and...
September 27, 2024
What’s good for you?
The older I get, the more health and wellness rule my life—not to mention, of course, the whole global pandemic thing. Having once lived in the “healthiest” state in the U.S. (Hawai’i, according to the U.S. Centers...
September 27, 2024
Women helping women succeed
The mail carrier delivered another piece of mail addressed to the former occupant.
But this time, the soft-cover book, The Giving List: Women Doing It Differently, turned out to be full of interest—in particular, including its profiles of...
September 12, 2024
Visiting ‘Little Yosemite’
I’m always looking for new walks or hikes in or near the Bay Area, and, luckily, it’s hard to exhaust the options. It’s also hard to believe that until now, after so many years of hiking on...
August 29, 2024
East Bay recreation offers pastimes present aplenty
East Bay residents are incredibly lucky in the kinds of and proximity to recreational opportunities. Want to hike a challenging trail? No problem. Rather stroll one while birdwatching? Also easy to find. Go sailing, swimming, picnicking? All...
