Recent PostsThe other night, I was sitting in my apartment with my girlfriend and a friend, sipping a glass of Chardonnay. As we sat talking, we noticed the faint sound of a string instrument. I turned around and opened the window. It was a banjo.
Somebody, in a neighboring house, was playing the banjo. Exhausted, I stayed [...]
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Every year, the Crucible’s Fire Arts Festival in West Oakland brings the Bay Area a preview of the best part of Burning Man: lots of great art, tons of fire, a mixture of people, and man-made beauty in an unexpected place.
Photo by Dave Wright, courtesy of thecrucible.org
This year was no exception. I went on Friday [...]
Filed under: Art, Burning Man, Community, Entertainment, Essential Oakland Experiences, Oakland | Tagged: Crucible, Dan Das Mann, fire, Flaming Lotus Girls, Karen Cusolito, Serpent Mother, The Fire Odyssey, West Oakland | Leave a Comment »
In the Bay Area, seasons aren’t very distinguishable by the weather. Some leaves change colors and fall off trees. And it does get a bit cooler during the winter and a bit warmer during the summer, but there’s no consistency.
So I’ve learned to track the seasons by produce. And over the past few weeks, I’ve [...]
Filed under: Essential Oakland Experiences, Food, Oakland | Tagged: farmer's market, Happy Boy Farms, Kashiwase Farms, Lagier Ranches, Organic, produce, summer, Temescal | Leave a Comment »
Imagine, never waiting more than 12 minutes for the bus to arrive. Imagine, getting to work as fast or faster by bus as by car. Yes, this is the beauty of the new 1R line from San Leandro to Oakland down International and then down Telegraph to Berkeley.Let me give you an example of just [...]
Filed under: Berkeley, East Bay, Oakland, Public Transit | Tagged: 1R, AC Transit, rapid bus | Leave a Comment »
