Blog entry by Pamela Drake.
Last updated at Sat, 24 Jul at 11:26pm.

 On an odd little corner surrounded by freeway onramps, new condos, and old Victorians  just on the edge of downtown Oakland-668  7th Street-can be found the most wonderful garden adorned with architectural features that were designed and constructed by the co-owners using recycled materials.

Blog entry by Oakland Local edi....
Last updated at Mon, 7 Jun at 1:01am.

Streetfilms, a sustainable-transportation advocacy group that started in New York in 2004, has recently produced several very cool films about Oakland and Berkeley folks committed to biking in the Bay.

Article by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Sun, 17 Jan at 9:21pm.

In Moses Ceaser’s home, there can’t be too many cooks in the kitchen.

Article by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Thu, 31 Dec at 8:49pm.

Hungry for fresh-baked buttermilk biscuits topped with tender bacon and succulent sausage, foodies lined up early Sunday morning to pay top dollar for 5- or 10-pound shares of very special swine.

And when the pig ran out early, there were some very long faces.

Article by Emilie Raguso.
Last updated at Sat, 5 Dec at 9:54am.

The deal went down by the Berkeley Marina. Matt Markovich handed over several hundred dollars to a man in a van and drove away 70 pounds heavier.

“It was like Miami Vice contraband,” Markovich, 36, said recently while sitting at the dining room table in his cozy Oakland home.