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Long Live The Pound: The Forgotten 2000s Venue That Changed the Bay Area
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How Tuesday and Her Daughters Made West Oakland’s New Viral Anthem
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What’s the Future of the Many Cesar Chavez Murals in San Francisco?
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This North Bay Taqueria Is Your New Destination for Late-Night Fried Fish Tacos
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San Francisco’s Yakitori King Is Back
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A New San José Restaurant Offers the Largest Variety of Burritos in the Bay
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10 Affordable Craft Workshops to Acquire Fun New Skills This Summer
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7 Free Dance Classes in the Bay Area for Beginners on a Budget
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Celebrate the Grit and Glory of ‘25 Years of Hamburger Eyes’ at the SF Public Library
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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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Adam Scott Does Terrifying Battle With a Haunted Irish Hotel in ‘Hokum’

Folklore, creepy figurines and festering secrets propel Damian McCarthy’s new unsettling horror movie.
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10 Affordable Craft Workshops to Acquire Fun New Skills This Summer

Learn to create with glass, fabric, clay and more at these Bay Area summer classes, all under $100.
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Welcome to ‘Anxietyland’ Theme Park, Where the Rides are Relatable, But No Fun

California-based cartoonist Gemma Correll presents a darkly funny memoir that'll feel familiar to many.
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How a Small Team Is Bringing the AIDS Memorial Quilt into Sharp Focus

Nearly 40 years after the project started, volunteers are rephotographing the 500,000-panel collaborative artwork.
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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Softens the Sharpest Edges of the Original

The sequel plays out a bit like a fashion world ‘Succession,’ with better clothes and a lot less cursing.
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7 Free Dance Classes in the Bay Area for Beginners on a Budget

If you've been wanting to try dance, these easy, free classes are the perfect excuse.
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Boots Riley’s ‘I Love Boosters’ Gets a Lovably Chaotic Premiere in Oakland

The wild new film, about a Bay Area high-fashion heist, uplifts ordinary people who challenge a powerful few.
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