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How Palestinian Rapper MC Abdul Rose from Gaza’s Refugee Camps to the World Stage
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Honoring the Black Panther Party on Its 60th Anniversary
As Other Minds Festival Turns 30, an Experimental Music Giant Takes a Bow
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Food
Wearing a face mask, chef Sarah Kirnon holds a plate of fried chicken at Miss Ollie's, her Old Oakland restaurant.
A Legendary Chef Bids Farewell With One Final Dinner in Oakland
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A New Takeout Window in Oakland Sells Killer French Dip Sandwiches Until 2 a.m.
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A Rollicking Vietnamese Sidewalk Cafe Pops Up at San José’s Most Nostalgic Strip Mall
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‘Being Heumann’ Tells a Disability Rights Story Packed With Real-Life Drama
Celebrating the ‘Father of Chicano Music’
Meet the Designer Who Shaped San Francisco’s Eye-Popping History of Radical Theater
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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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In New Memoir, Lil Jon Salutes The Bay Area
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Tone Capone, Producer of ‘I Got 5 On It,’ Dies at 59
Mac Dre Will Get a Vallejo Street Named in His Honor
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‘I Play Rocky’ Is a Middleweight Crowd-Pleaser About the Making of a Classic

Peter Farrelly’s fun and featherweight tale about the making of ‘Rocky’ might seem like a one-two punch of pure nostalgia.
woman in red coat in wheelchair raises arms in front of a truck, stopping traffic

‘Being Heumann’ Tells a Disability Rights Story Packed With Real-Life Drama

Siân Heder’s biopic about disability activist Judy Heumann and the Section 504 Sit-In doesn’t have to embellish.

Celebrating the ‘Father of Chicano Music’

In Berkeley, Lalo Guerrero’s fans, family and artistic descendants pay homage to his enduring influence.

San Francisco’s First Repair Café Connects Mending-Minded Neighbors

In the Haight, volunteer repairers fix neighbors’ broken items while building community connections.

Meet the Designer Who Shaped San Francisco’s Eye-Popping History of Radical Theater

Beaver Bauer, who got her start in SF theater with the Angels of Light, is the focus of a new exhibition.
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This R&B Singer’s Next Act: A One-Woman Show

Netta Brielle tells her life story in a new, intimate stage play about pursuing one's dreams.
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Windham Hill Records Celebrates 50 Years of a ‘Quiet Revolution’

Often mistaken as a new age imprint, the Bay Area label turned an entire generation on to nature-inspired acoustic compositions.
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