Heed these 2026 laws: The government has new rules everyone should know in California, most of which take effect on Jan. 1.

Social Eyes: Week of Jan. 1-7 features Pacific Mambo Orchestra, 'Dog Man: The Musical,' Tuck Andress' guitar masterclass and more.

(Culinary) memories are made of this: five of the 10 most memorable meals of 2025—part two comes next week.

Free Will Astrology: Week of Dec. 31 features Rob Brezsny's horoscopes for the first week of the New Year—and beyond!

Social Eyes: Week of Dec. 25-31 features DJ Quik, Sean Hayes, Tuck & Patti, Boney James, Primus, Mustache Harbor, Fleetwood Macramé and more.

Free Will Astrology: Week of Dec. 24 features insightful horoscopes and wise inspiration from famed astrologer Rob Brezsny.

Casa de Chocolates honors Latin America: Ashby Avenue’s chocolatiers open a new location on Park Boulevard.

Free Will Astrology: Week of Dec. 17 features Rob Brezsny's insightful horoscopes for Dec. 17 through Dec. 23, 2025.

Navigating the world of technology can be challenging, but Katerina Orr loves riding into the eye of the storm. Her biggest strength is her knack for translating complex concepts into accessible ...

The recent opening of Mixé proposes more questions than answers, or solutions, for Oakland’s struggling dining scene. The restaurant, which “features”—but doesn’t focus on—“Oaxacan fare,” replaced ...

Everyone deserves a table decked out with an enticing spread of banchan. Mugunghwa, a new Korean restaurant in El Cerrito, embraces a celebratory approach to dining, much like its shabu shabu sister ...

CULINARY ODYSSEY Familiar dishes, like this chicken biryani, are reinvented with aplomb at Emeryville’s Pippal. (Photo by Kim Nies) When Izler Thomas, the energetic head bartender at Pippal, claimed ...