It started as all things do in my life: an impulse. Having genetic predispositions to heavy alcohol consumption, a paradigm of “no risk, no reward,” and good old bad friends who know I’ll do almost anything if it comes to a dare (we won’t get into psycho-analyzing that today), the

Folks hanging out on their porch and greeting friends, family and passersby, has long been part of the nature of West Oakland. A man whose house I regularly walk by on my way to work once called out to me, “How do you make a Mai Tai?” “You’ve got to

By Jerucifer, Arts & Events Editor If you like beer and battle bots, look no further! Or maybe you like getting weird? Check out St. Stupid’s Day! What about drag and documentaries? Got those too! Here’s what I’m most excited about for the week of 3/28… Our Partners’ Events San

Have you ever seen the movie Twister? Well, you’re about to be fuckin’ in it, pal.  I’m just being dramatic, but there is a legitimate chance for a tornado – or tornadoes to form along the California Coast this week.  Coastal areas in San Mateo County and Santa Cruz County

The Bay Area has received a pounding from multiple atmospheric rivers and a bomb cyclone this past month. We’ve experienced a flying couch, downed trees, and more blackouts than an annual pass to Disneyland. After all this hardship,  I’d like to remind you of our kinder, perennial weather: Karl the Fog. Specifically, I’d like to announce that I’ve been dating Karl for a few years now. And it’s going really well. 

There’s reason for small business owners in the Bay Area to rejoice. Chris Larsen, co-founder of crypto company Ripple, is giving $2 million to stoke local retail districts. According to the San Francisco Chronicle, this is in addition to the $1.7 million he provided in 2021. Larsen is a born-and-raised

It’s never been a better time to stop being a tool while living in the San Francisco Bay Area. There are plenty of reasons to not be a tool. A few of the reasons include the sentiments of treating others how you would want to be treated, releasing the grudges

    Love watching fighting robots on screen? Come see it live in-person! RoboGames is the Olympics of Robots – we invite the best minds from around the world to compete in over 50 different events: combat robots, fire-fighters, LEGO bots, hockey bots, walking humanoids, soccer bots, sumo bots and