to qualify as being a local you needed to be a resident of the Bay for at least 10 years, anything less and you’re considered a gentrifier

When I started this article I felt like it would write itself. After all, my time learning basic raptor handling met the literal criteria for the word “awesome”. But for some reason I have been staring at this screen trying to figure out the precise constellation of words to aptly

In case you havn’t heard, Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee is Jerry Seinfeld’s web show.  And if you’re a comedy fan in any sense of the word, it’s fantastic.  Jerry picks up the funniest people in American in a different car every episode, and takes them on a coffee date, simple. He

Between the joy of a freshly glazed Krispie Kreme donut and the proliferation of bakeries serving things like caramel cream cake and crack pie (look it up, trust me), dentists here are busy

Last month the wonderful Co-Producer (Trish Nelson) of Women of Letters at Joe’s Pub had me as her guest. I wasn’t at all prepared for what I would experience and be apart of that night.  The show brings 6 women from all backgrounds to share letters they have written for

Pancho sat down next to me at the bar, and nodded with a seriousness usually reserved for marine corp officers about to go into battle.  He raised one arm and shouted, “Bartender…you’re finest tequila please.” In reality Pancho is quite the opposite of a soldier.  His hair is long, he’s wearing a blue

Off Menu: A largely walkable tour of 10 wineries, many of which are Downtown or the Jack London districts. Yes, there are 7 wineries Downtown Oakland alone, this is about their tasting rooms

On a humid night in NYC, all the young, beautiful Brooklyn children who had grown bored with playing indoor bocce or taking pensive fireplace selfies wandered down to a dimly lit basement bar. With a cold drink in every hand and a hot butt in every folding chair, they waited