THURSDAY FOLK NANI VAZANA Nani Vazana is one of few contemporary songwriters working in the Ladino language, an endangered form of Judeo-Spanish rooted in Castilian Spanish, Hebrew, Arabic, Greek ...

These days, nail art has no limits. In Alice Kincade’s experience, anyway. The Oakland-based nail artist began her work in her dorm room at UCLA in 2019 while recovering from a car accident.

ILLEGAL BUSINESS Prices of weed have plummeted lately, but that doesn’t mean the differential between legal and illicit is any less stark. When legalization proponents sold voters on Prop.

WITH EASE Curating the anniversary album spanning 50 years’ work, Cockburn says song selection took a mere 30 seconds. ‘It’s all singles that went to radio. There was no choosing involved.

WIT AND WISDOM From the pages of ‘Fuzz’ arise an endlessly diverse and rich carpet of the cultures that underpin science. Centered in Roach’s vise-like command of tone, broadly cast net of ...

SEARCH NO MORE ‘I’ve gone to many sandwich shops,’ Boney says. ‘And you’re always looking for that amazing sandwich—and it’s not easy to find.’ “I grew up in a sandwich household ...

COMFORT If you’re having a particularly stressful or dispiriting day, Lorena Menjivar’s grilled pupusas are the perfect remedy. Every restaurant is home to some form of comfort food.

POWER TRIO Evangelista usually performs with Grex, the free jazz–inspired band he leads with Scampavia, drawing on folkloric melodies for a musical conversation. The first time Karl Evangelista ...

OLD-WORLD CHARM Now remodeled, Bartavelle Coffee and Wine Bar’s take-out window and doorway summon the presence of a European side-street cafe. At Bartavelle Coffee & Wine Bar, a mother and son ...

Admittedly, the best trends in home improvement during 2020 resulted from being locked up like pandemic prisoners in our homes. Even so, shelter-in-place incarceration and the necessity of clean ...

Humanity’s best—hands down and (eventually, finally) dressed in gowns with proper PPE—were the heroes serving in Bay Area hospitals, clinics, community health centers and testing sites ...

It offers quesabirrias, dollar taco specials, free Tuesday night dancing, drag brunches, and is a gathering place for the LGTBQ community. Taqueria Morelia, often known as Talk of the Town thanks ...