Oakland Archives - Page 8 of 120

Art

In tapestries of Bay Area street life, Dance Doyle weaves a world

Mary Corbin - July 5, 2024

Artist channels interviewees'—and their own—experiences with houselessness, addiction onto the loom.

Art

Ceramic wabi-sabi: How Erin Hupp zagged to a life of clay

Mary Corbin - July 3, 2024

Oakland artist sees her domestic and culinary pieces as anchors to our current moment.

Art

Tosha Stimage’s ‘SUPERBLOOM’ invites Presidio visitors into Bay’s rich floral heritage

Emily Wilson - July 3, 2024

Florist's Chilean strawberries and California poppies budded from research into the land.

Music

Under the Stars: Fake Fruit goes clown show, Fresh & Onlys return…

John-Paul Shiver - July 2, 2024

James Devane de-stresses the algorithm, Voluntary Hazing silence notifications, NxWorries team up, more music

Stage Review

Circus in the Sun: Bella’s outdoors show is a ‘WOW!’

Charles Lewis III - July 2, 2024

At local parks, the troupe's summer show brings welcome laughs, along with rola bola, lyra, and the Big Juggle.

Music

Freaky pharaoh of electro Egyptian Lover heats up the Meltdown

Joshua Rotter - July 1, 2024

Legendary DJ and beat-maker on the early '80s LA rap scene, breaking the 808, and coming to Mosswood Park.

Food & Drink

Good Taste: Rapper-chef Lyrics Born says show’s next season ‘will blow people away’

Tamara Palmer - June 27, 2024

New acoustic album may be last for a while as Bay Area legend focuses on visual media like his cooking series.

Housing

The money trail: How big landlords are trying to undermine the state rent control initiative

Tim Redmond - June 26, 2024

It's not enough to seek to defeat the Costa-Hawkins repeal; Big Real Estate wants to stop the measure's sponsor from ever doing this again.

LGBTQ

Our Ultimate Pride Guide 2024 is bustin’ out all over

Marke B. - June 26, 2024

30+ parties, arts events, and activities to boot up your sassy queer season—even if you're boycotting!

Development

Pending state bill would allow developers to make more big local land-use decisions

Zelda Bronstein - June 25, 2024

Under the radar, a Wicks-Bonta housing bill changes the standards for projects in a way that undermines any professional planning standards.

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