Seven Days, East Bay Express

For diasporic communities everywhere, food is a love language. Now six months into Israel’s latest attack on Gaza, Palestinians in Gaza and surrounding occupied territories remain without stea...

https://eastbayexpress.com/palestinian-pride-expressed-through-coffee-and-cuisine/

If Bugs Bunny were injured or sick, he would need to see a doc who specializes in the treatment of exotic animals. Rabbits, potbellied pigs, birds, reptiles, amphibians, guinea pigs, rats, mice,...

https://eastbayexpress.com/whats-up-doc/

If one’s best buddy is a furry, ball-chasing bundle of energy commonly known as “my dog,” and one’s appetite leans to beer, burgers and beyond, the East Bay responds. Or let’s say a pe...

https://eastbayexpress.com/dog-friendly-dining-and-cat-cafes-in-honor-of-petweek/

THURSDAY AMERICANA MISNER & SMITH Sam Misner and Megan Smith comprise a folk duo made for the stage, with searching songs made for contemplative drives on an open road. On Thursday, the Northern...

https://eastbayexpress.com/ebx-social-eyes-week-of-may-2-8/

The Main Dish is the biggest event taking place in Berkeley over the POC Food & Wine Festival’s inaugural weekend. The festival’s founder, Gina Mariko Rosales, said she and the event organiz...

https://eastbayexpress.com/the-main-dish-berkeley-headlines-food-fest/

ARIES (March 21-April 19): The world record for jumping rope in six inches of mud is held by an Aries. Are you surprised? I’m not. So is the world record for consecutive wallops administered t...

https://eastbayexpress.com/free-will-astrology-week-of-may-1/

Black travel worldwide represents a dominant sector in the industry. Experts, consultants and researchers offer real-time data proving their assertions: Black travelers in 2020 spent upwards of ...

https://eastbayexpress.com/local-black-travel-experts-promote-global-adventures/

From the beginning of the 20th century through the 1970s, waves of African Americans left the South in what is known as the “Great Migration.” More than six million people are estimated to h...

https://eastbayexpress.com/exhibit-inspired-by-black-movers-and-shakers-of-the-great-migration/

The songs on Hot Pressed, the new EP from Oakland’s Malik Mays—who records and performs under their musical identity, Mahawam—continue to explore the intersection between their inner world...

https://eastbayexpress.com/soul-searching-on-mahawams-hot-pressed/

The name of Chef Michauxnée Olier’s restaurant, Willows & Pine, pays homage to her family’s history in Oakland. When she was growing up, her mother and grandmother worked at The Barn, which...

https://eastbayexpress.com/willows-pine-honors-oakland-family-history/