Unlike the country singer Lynn Anderson, Chef Anja Voth can promise you a rose garden. The patio tables at Anja’s, her new cafe, are nestled alongside beds of pink and red roses. Anja’s is a ...

ARIES (March 21-April 19): Here comes the Hating and Mating Season. I want to help you minimize the “hating” part and maximize the “mating” part, so I will offer useful suggestions.

Most cannabis users have a dispensary that suits their needs. But anyone looking to explore new options should look no further than one Berkeley store. The Apothecarium Dispensary is worth a visit ...

California is known for its vibrant entertainment industry and bustling cities. Recently the state has seen a significant rise in the popularity of online casinos, which has become an alternative ...

At some point in your life, you might encounter challenges that require a higher form of solution—something more spiritual. Psychic readings help in this regard, primarily through crystal ...

WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Everything, when we’re talking about the Bay Area. Photo courtesy of Wikimedia Commons. Yes, the title of this year’s introduction to the East Bay Express ...

LIGHT IN THE DARKNESS Join comedian Eddie Pepitone at the Alameda Comedy Club for a laugh-as-you-cry New Year’s Eve blowout show. This could be 2021: Loss of loved ones; loss of homes or housing ...

ILLEGAL BUSINESS Prices of weed have plummeted lately, but that doesn’t mean the differential between legal and illicit is any less stark. When legalization proponents sold voters on Prop.

STARTER The tomato and melon salad. The fresh burrata, lemon cucumber, cilantro and toasted sunflower-seed gremolata weren’t engaged in open conflict, but neither were they speaking to each other.

WIT AND WISDOM From the pages of ‘Fuzz’ arise an endlessly diverse and rich carpet of the cultures that underpin science. Centered in Roach’s vise-like command of tone, broadly cast net of ...

COMFORT If you’re having a particularly stressful or dispiriting day, Lorena Menjivar’s grilled pupusas are the perfect remedy. Every restaurant is home to some form of comfort food.

Admittedly, the best trends in home improvement during 2020 resulted from being locked up like pandemic prisoners in our homes. Even so, shelter-in-place incarceration and the necessity of clean ...