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At Eli’s in Oakland, 98-Year-Olds and Young Blues Fans Keep the Mojo Workin’
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San Francisco’s Most Affordable Art Supply Store Is Moving
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Juneteenth in the Bay Area: Your Event Guide for 2026
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The East Bay’s Most Enticing New Cafe? It’s at the Library
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The Exuberant Joy of an Indian Ice Cream Shop at 11 PM
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The South Bay’s First Nigerian Restaurant Takes Off in San José
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Even When It Stays Still, Maren Hassinger’s Art Is Full of Movement
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SF Theater Troupe Faces Reality of City’s New Demographics
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Shapeshifters Cinema Hosts a New Film Series for Adventurous Moviegoers
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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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That’s My Word
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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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Clive Davis, Music Industry Starmaker, Has Died at 94

The record company lawyer championed Bay Area artists including Janis Joplin and Carlos Santana.
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San Francisco’s First Serial Killer Was a Doctor Named J. Milton Bowers ... Probably

Bowers’ first three wives died in very suspicious circumstances, as did a key witness in the doctor’s trial.
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‘Toy Story 5’ Surges Into the Digital Age — While Also Peering Lovingly Backward

In this delightful sequel, Jessie teams up with Buzz and Woody to fend off the rise of digital devices.
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Even When It Stays Still, Maren Hassinger’s Art Is Full of Movement

At BAMPFA, ‘Living Moving Growing’ chronicles over five decades of sculpture, performance, video and public art.
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The East Bay’s Most Enticing New Cafe? It’s at the Library

As Kneaded Bakery’s first cafe has turned the San Leandro Public Library into a hotspot for food lovers.
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A New York Graffiti Legend Is in Clarion Alley This Week

Lady Pink arrived in San Francisco to mentor today’s young girls on a new mural.
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Despite a Solid Concept, ‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Is a Tiresome Slog

There are no knights in shining armor. There are no merry men. And there is definitely no swashbuckling.
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