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'Dream vacation gone': Global outage cripples travel plans for SFO passengers
SAN FRANCISCO - A computer outage that crippled the airline industry nationally is having effects right here in the Bay Area. As of 10:25PM on Friday, SFO had seen 162 flight cancelations over 24 hours, according to site FlightAware. Frustrated passengers, some on the verge of tears, have no idea...
Bay Area arts leader on how her parents’ Chinese restaurant became a community institution
Debbie Chinn always knew she had material for an engaging memoir about her family’s immigrant experience. The veteran Bay Area arts leader and executive director for TheatreWorks SiliconValley grew up working at the House of Mah Jong, her parent’s popular Chinese restaurant on Long Island in the 1960s and ’70s.
News Briefs | Published July 19, 2024
SLV Museum announces Artist-in-Residence programs featuring local painter. San Lorenzo Valley Museum has announced its upcoming Artist-in-Residence programs with local artist Bailey Rios. Rios, an oil painter, began his residency with the museum at the beginning of June and has been working on a series of oil paintings that depict...
Rattleship Returned to the Bay Area with Another Bass-Fueled Experience
Brownies & Lemonade brought Rattleship back to the Bay Area for a second year with a silent disco, stacked secret lineup, and some bumps in the road. Regarded as one of the more creative and community-oriented curators driving dance music forward, the Brownies & Lemonade team never ceases to amaze with their unparalleled themed events and secret lineups galore. The beloved Los Angeles-based team continues to uplift rising electronic music artists, always centering music and artistry at the root of their every move.
The Golden Age of Brazilian Food in the Bay Area Is Here
Cross the street from the Buena Vista Cafe’s white-coated bartenders pouring San Francisco’s most famous Irish coffee and the gobs of tourists stepping off the Powell/Hyde Cable Car turnaround, there’s an unexpected new addition to the neighborhood: a Brazilian restaurant. But this isn’t just any Brazilian restaurant....
Zeo Boekbinder Brought Their COVID-Cautious Tour To The Bay Area
When I entered the side yard of the house that was hosting Zeo Boekbinder for the Bay Area stop on their West Coast tour I had a lot on my mind. I hadn’t seen Boekbinder perform in over a dozen years, at the now-defunct Viracocha in San Francisco in 2011. In the span of just a couple of years between 2008-2011 I saw Boekbinder perform over a dozen times, both solo and in their band at the time Vermillion Lies. In the thirteen years since my musical tastes have changed as I’ve grown up, and admittedly my connection with Boekbinder and their music faded more and more. So when they announced not only a new album, Wildflower, but also a COVID-conscious tour to support it with multiple stops in the Bay Area, I knew that I had to make up for lost time and go see them again.
Don’t rush to the garden hose just because it’s hot out
CLAYTON, CA (July 20, 2024) — Hot weather puts many garden lovers into panic mode. They instantly arm themselves with the garden hose and prepare to water their beloved roses, perennials, vegetables and lawns. Depending on the heat, they may perform this watering ritual mistakenly twice or three times a day.
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