In this installment of Tasty Treats with Teachers, we sit down with our district’s nominee for the California Teacher of the Year program, Ms. Wu to discuss how powerful the written word is. Along with that, we learn about grief, trauma, coping, all sounding one of the biggest artists of the 21st centaury.

Though currently only open to staff, Sko Joe’s Coffee Cafe, operated by students in the Extensive Support Needs program, brings the warmth of freshly brewed coffee and cinnamon rolls from 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. every Friday inside room 409 at Palo Alto High School. Paly Special Education teachers...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Brigadeiro is much more than chocolate for Renata Stoica – it is a special part of her culture, from serving as her childhood livelihood to inspiring a passionate business reflecting her life’s story. “It’s a comfort food for me,” she said. “(It’s)...

What do monsters do when they aren’t scaring people? That’s the question explored in a live play adaptation of Adam Rex’s children’s book of poems by the same name. Turns out, they’re just like us: Frankenstein needs to go to the grocery store, the Wolfman needs help around the house and Dracula, well, he has a hygiene thing. The 50-minute performance includes a live talkback after the show where audience members can ask questions of the cast and production team.

United Airlines is closing its secret restaurant at Newark Airport (EWR), and it’s probably good news for premium customers, as flagged by Sean Cudahy. The basics of Classified Restaurant Newark Airport. For some background, in 2017, United Airlines opened Classified Restaurant at Newark Airport. The concept of an airline...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The late jazz composer and saxophonist Wayne Shorter rose to prominence back in the 1950s, went on to play with Miles Davis in the 1960s and started leading his own acclaimed and award-winning quartet in 2000. Shorter’s influence and work lives on through his...

The San Francisco Coffee Festival is set to return to the Fort Mason Center for Arts & Culture (FMCAC) on Saturday, November 9, and Sunday, November 10, offering a premier coffee experience for enthusiasts and casual sippers alike. Held at the Festival Pavilion, the event promises unique coffee blends, snacks, and live entertainment, curated to celebrate the Bay Area’s thriving coffee culture.

Deep within a storage facility in an undisclosed location in the Bay Area, Brett Ryan Bonowicz pulls out a reel of 35-millimeter film for a screening. It’s Alfred Hitchcock’s “Frenzy,” and it’s one of over 225 films, 1,000 trailers, and tons of cartoons — all on 35- and 16-millimeter film — that he owns.

Jiminy’s, an award winning pet food manufacturer, recently announced its selection to the San Francisco Business Times 2024 Fast 100, a list of the top 100 fastest-growing private companies in the Bay Area. This is the second year in a row Jiminy’s was named to the Fast 100. Jiminy’s embraces alternative protein – specifically, insect protein – for pets.

At the behest of the Sunnyvale City Council, government employees are trying to eliminate single-use plastics throughout the city. One of the easiest ways to achieve that goal is by incentivizing businesses to eliminate plastic forks, knives, spoons, cups and plates for dine-in customers. But one Sunnyvale cafe has taken...

The Anthony Paule Soul Orchestra plays soul and blues with a 12-piece, horn-driven sound. Paule himself is a versatile guitarist who has worked with Boz Scaggs and Charlie Musselwhite, all while having a following of his own on his solo records. Drummer and vocalist Willy Jordan (excellent at both) brings in a wide array of influences and infuses the sound with R&B, funk, rock, zydeco and jazz. It’s a great mix of talent and experience. Recently, they made a record together, which they are likely to play tunes from at the show.

(PRESS RELEASE) SAN MATEO, CA — Erica Messer, a musician turned mental health advocate, broke new ground in the pet care industry. On October 21, Messer made history by debuting the first-ever grief product on QVC: her innovative Grieving Affirmation Cards, designed specifically for pet owners mourning the loss of their beloved companions.

There was a time in California, before ranchos and missions, before housing developments and freeways, when Spanish sailors viewed the coastline, seemingly ablaze in orange, and called it tierra del fuego, “land of fire.”. The blaze the sailors saw wasn’t fire, but acres and acres of California poppies. The...

Last week, Next Jazz Legacy (NJL) announced that it received a $1.25 million grant from the Mellon Foundation to support its mentorship program for another three years. Co-founded by drummer and NEA Jazz Master Terri Lyne Carrington and co-presented by the Berklee Institute of Jazz and Gender Justice, which Carrington created and runs, NJL aims to expand opportunities for women in jazz by pairing aspiring artists with experienced musicians.