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At Eli’s in Oakland, 98-Year-Olds and Young Blues Fans Keep the Mojo Workin’
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San Francisco’s Most Affordable Art Supply Store Is Moving
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Juneteenth in the Bay Area: Your Event Guide for 2026
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The Only Ukrainian Restaurant in Wine Country Pops Open for One Month This Summer
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The East Bay’s Most Enticing New Cafe? It’s at the Library
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The Exuberant Joy of an Indian Ice Cream Shop at 11 PM
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Even When It Stays Still, Maren Hassinger’s Art Is Full of Movement
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SF Theater Troupe Faces Reality of City’s New Demographics
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Shapeshifters Cinema Hosts a New Film Series for Adventurous Moviegoers
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Rebel Girls From Bay Area History
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The Indian American Essayist Who Championed Social Justice and Feminism
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The Jewish ‘Red Angel’ Who Withstood Incarceration for Workers’ Rights
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The Palestinian Therapist, Teacher and Music Lover Who Built Cultural Bridges
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Digital Underground’s MC Was Secretly a Genius Illustrator
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‘Blow the Whistle’ is 20 Years Old — and Keeps Going On and On
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The Bay Showed Love to Messy Marv in 2025
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Oakland Artist AroMa Isn’t Defined By Time

The multidisciplinary artist spans music, film and fashion.
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Overhead view of a spread of colorful Ukrainian dishes, including a bowl of bright pink borscht in the center.

The Only Ukrainian Restaurant in Wine Country Pops Open for One Month This Summer

Cookbook author Anna Voloshyna takes residence in Oxbow Public Market, and she’s bringing the buttery chicken Kyiv.
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Oakland Library Is Once Again Asking You to Make Weird History Dioramas

Last year's entries included models of drunk seagulls, a pickler in a pickle and an inverted Houdini. OK!
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NPR Staffers Share Their Favorite Fiction Reads of 2026 — So Far

Facts by day, fiction by night! At the end of a long day, many NPR journalists escape into novels.
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Youth Radio Reopens in Oakland, Providing Programs to New Cohort

The nonprofit, which shuttered in 2024, will restart its hands-on media training for youth this week.
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The Nonfiction Books NPR Staffers Have Loved So Far This Year

Books on Hannibal Lecter, trees, and the way we poop. These are a few of the nonfiction picks NPR loves.
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Clive Davis, Music Industry Starmaker, Has Died at 94

The record company lawyer championed Bay Area artists including Janis Joplin and Carlos Santana.
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