Queen D aka Danee Black, an Oakland teacher by profession and a poet by design, is known to the world from her time on TV One’s Verses and Flows where she performed her piece, “Things My Family Sai...

"I've been making large bubble in Dolores Park for maybe 7 or 8 years, and it's always made people happy. While living in San Francisco, I decided that because the bubbles were so immaterial and t...

Homeless camps swallow an Oakland playground near West Jefferson Street. Despite the city’s effort to close these camps, they continue to resurface around the city.

The chances of stumbling upon a music store centered on accordions are slim to none. You have an even lesser chance of finding the owner of an accordion store as interesting as Kimric Smythe, owner...

The ice creamery's new shop on the Union Square/FiDi border will dish up a dozen of its distinct—and sometimes boozy—flavors.

The spin-off of Oakland's popular Burmese restaurant Grocery Cafe is now serving a pan-Asian menu, with everything under $9.

Every month hundreds of people enjoy shows at the Oakland Metro Operahouse. Cult followings show up for vaudeville, burlesque, and more at Tourettes Without Regrets and for Oakland's version of WWE...

According to the East Bay Regional Park District website, Lake Temescal is scheduled to reopen next month. Due to a toxic green blue algae bloom, the lake has been closed for the last two summers. ...

The popular art supply store will close its doors on Saturday, but will reopen in Oakland the following Monday.

There have been so many changes at the Port of Oakland and Army base in the last fifteen years. The Army base, originally constructed in the early 1940’s, carried out its main military purpose as a...

The East Bay-based donut purveyor will open a small kiosk just outside The Market, serving donuts stuffed with jam and "naughty cream," savory donuts, sandwiches, and more. It should arrive in May.

Spring and Construction Are in the Air at 1911 Telegraph

Kathleen Caldwell has owned A Great Good Place for Books for ten years — a serendipitous inheritance. A young eight-years-old when she fell in love with books, she shared which character from a boo...