An empty cup invites a drink. A chrysalis is designed to be broken. A blank page awaits the next adventure. This profound sense of potential lies at the very heart of Ciel Creative Space, a sprawling, 50,000-square-foot center in West Berkeley that opened its doors in 2019. Founders Cecilia Capar...

A longtime Oakland bar owner recently requested anonymity during a phone interview, out of fear of retaliation from the city’s Alcohol Beverage Action Team, known as ABAT. “They’re so aggressive. They come in like the mafia and just free-reign behind the bar,” the bar owner said. Oakland’s ABAT w...

For the casual music fan, the transition at SFJAZZ from the organization’s founder, Randall Kline, to trumpeter Terence Blanchard has been a seamless affair.  Week by week, the roster of artists performing in the SFJAZZ Center’s 700-seat Miner Auditorium and intimate 107-seat Joe Henderson Lab lo...

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THURSDAY, JUNE 12 AMERICANA MARY GAUTHIER Mary Gauthier’s sophomore album, Drag Queens in Limousines, rocketed the bard of queer tales and tunes into visibility 25 years ago. Moving to Nashville, the Grammy-nominated singer/songwriter’s soulful lyrics told stories of outcasts. Gauthier’s newest, ...

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Several years ago an editor asked me to come up with an article about a current dining trend. As a food writer I eat out a lot, but my mind went blank. I waited a couple of days before responding with a “not in my wheelhouse” reply. I never heard from them again. To declare […]

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