Mac’s Old House has been bought by local investors and is expected to reopen in June 2026 after a major renovation that will keep the original menu and ambiance.

Three local baristas are turning a popular pop‑up into Kopê House, a Hayes Valley cafe serving cocktail‑style coffee and evening hours.

Calicraft Upstairs, the new rooftop from Walnut Creek's Calicraft Brewing, will hold a soft opening on Dec. 12 after months of permit delays.

Guerilla Cafe, the North Berkeley coffee shop and gallery that helped launch Red Bay Coffee, has quietly closed after about 19 years. The closure follows reports of a lease ending and a possible rent hike.

Red Bay Coffee announced the closure of its Fruitvale District headquarters café by November's end, signaling a strategic focus on roasting and other locations.

Blue Bottle will open a Mission Rock café next Monday at 300 Toni Stone Crossing, joining a growing roster of waterfront eateries. The outpost will run morning-to-afternoon hours for neighborhood and office crowds.

A mother-daughter team spent hundreds of hours baking a towering creature that's now drawing lines of children outside their First Street storefront. The massive sculpture represents more than just another entry in an annual scarecrow contest.

Feel Good Bakery in East Bay is closing on October 31 after 22 years, with the Alameda community expressing sadness over the loss of their beloved bakery.

The pre-dawn jolt that sent thousands of Bay Area residents scrambling from their beds Monday morning marked the region's strongest earthquake in nearly three years. With its epicenter just blocks from UC Berkeley's campus, the 4.3 magnitude quake delivered a wake-up call that many longtime residents hadn't felt since the magnitude 5.1 tremor near San Jose in 2022.

Original Joe's, a historic San Francisco Italian American restaurant, has opened a new location in Walnut Creek, offering classic and new dishes to East Bay patrons.

The Oakland Museum of California will host BBQ Without Borders, a culinary event celebrating immigrant cultures and raising funds for the Resilience Fund.

Peet's Coffee has become the official coffee provider for Southwest Airlines, with the partnership starting on August 13 and also extending to 25 airport locations.

Chef Reem Assil is reopening her Arab bakery, Reem's, in Oakland this fall, now including a café and a bread production area, while transitioning to a worker-owned model.