This week, Mike Epps brings stand-up to Pleasanton, Orinda celebrates Día de los Muertos, Wente winery opens its historic wine caves, an Oakland dentist trades cash for Halloween candy, and Oracle ...

An East Bay brunch roundup; a new chef and menu at the Cooperage in Walnut Creek; a modern teahouse is coming to Concord; and ...

More importantly, I couldn’t get anyone to spend time with me and really plan out my care in a way that made sense,” she ...

Doppio Zero is set to open in Livermore; national love for Livermore Valley wine; a potential replacement for Bounty Hunter ...

In the spring, at Oakland’s Alta Bates Summit Medical Center, Moraga’s Vicky Pan made history as one of the first patients in ...

Another Italian restaurant? The question has to be asked, as downtown Walnut Creek is home to more than its fair share. There are family favorites (Melo’s Italian Table, Tomatina), old-school classics ...

One of the season’s must-see exhibitions is Maren Hassinger: Living Moving Growing, the largest retrospective yet of the artist’s multidisciplinary career, on view at the Berkeley Art Museum and ...

10/1-3 The Noel Jewkes Septet takes over Point Richmond’s Masquers Playhouse for three nights of jazz, with a rotating cast of guest vocalists including Grammy winner Jamie Davis, Dr. Kim Nalley, and ...

Salt and Lime, a new full-service Mexican restaurant, is set to debut in the next few weeks in downtown Walnut Creek. Taking over the former Oyama Sushi space on North Main Street, the newest concept ...

Chanterelle mushroom growing in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Seaweed swaying on the waves, and purple spiny sea urchin populating tide pools along the Sonoma coast. Oak trees dropping acorns in Berkeley ...

Previously known as the Peasant’s Courtyard, the largely outdoor space on Danville Blvd. has been embraced by its new owners—the team behind local bakery East Bay Artisan—for its peaceful vibes. For ...

Orinda’s nightlife scene, such as it is, is getting livelier. Sorso Bar & Bites, a new Italian tapas bar from veteran local restaurateur Daniele Carsano, makes its anticipated downtown debut this ...