With all the talk of bagel revolutions happening in the Bay Area, a standout just opened its precious doors in Oakland. Poppy Bagels debuted in February 2023 in the food-chic Temescal neighborhood. If there is indeed a revolution afoot, Poppy Bagels might be the hero leading the charge.

Atlantic Ave has always been a pretty lively business strip that changes dramatically with each block, especially in the strip between the BQE and the Atlantic Yards. Walking the small distance brings you from Brooklyn’s unofficial antiques district to Islamic supply store clusters. Naturally, as it is the border of

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

I learned something very important about myself today.  I learned that jaded, misanthropic, pessimistic me is more than capable of falling deeply, madly and obsessively in love in a mere instant.  I now know this because it happened today at Terra Bakery and Cafe. If you’re the kind of person