If you’ve ever gotten off at the Ashby Bart station (and by ‘œgotten off’ I mean exited the train, not what the dude in the seat behind you was doing), looked across the street, and wondered what that tiny shack painted with the bright colors of Jamaica is, here’s the

This event is gonna be rad.  I know how some of you feel about Café Gratitude, and as a vegan I will be the first to admit that it’s an unusual establishment, but it’s also FREE ice cream and an important book, so suck it up.  On Saturday afternoon the

Did you happen to be riding your bike when it hailed on Sunday?  Well, either way, it is ridiculously freezing outside.  It’s time for some fun indoor activities, especially ones that warm you up.  Next time you go out for dinner in Berkeley, stop by the Takara Sake Company first

Remember when I told you to go to the Oakland Art Murmur before the months of incessant rain started?  Well it looks like global warming has bought you a few more weeks of rain-free fun (my circadian rhythm was so confused by yesterday’s nearly 80º temperature that I forgot it

You already know how I feel about libraries.  But here is something even more miraculous.  The Bay Area FREE Book Exchange in El Cerrito (North of Berkeley) is a cooperative run by local booksellers/booklovers.  It is literally a ‘œstore’ full of FREE books.  Whenever I’m in a store and an

San Francisco can be a cruel joke around this time of year.  Not that it’s lacking in hospitality or anything.  In fact, if you got nowhere to go, I can’t think of a better town to be stuck in.  San Franciscans love a party and any holiday is as good

It is almost December and soon enough some of your outdoor exercise and fitness regimes will be compromised by rain and cold.  Yoga can be a calming indoor alternative (even though the sun salutations will make a mockery of the dreary weather that forced you inside).  But yoga also tends