These days, nail art has no limits. In Alice Kincade’s experience, anyway. The Oakland-based nail artist began her work in her dorm room at UCLA in 2019 while recovering from a car accident.

In the line at Tarts de Feybesse last week, a customer couldn’t make up their mind. They paused to deliberate over the multiple choices on display. It was as if they were stunned and dazzled by ...

A live-work building under investigation by the city and plagued by maintenance problems and possible fire hazards raises alarms about several powerful real estate investors. At first glance, Will ...

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The prolific San Francisco writer will speak on such topics and more at the Bay Area Book Festival this weekend. Ocean Beach is Rebecca Solnit’s favorite place on Earth, which is significant ...

It's time to talk about pedigreed restaurateurs that co-opt traditional eats — and how the food-media hype machine enables cultural erasure. The small, unassuming building on the corner of ...

In her new book, the Oakland photographer visually recalls coming of age as a queer woman amid the silenced AIDS epidemic and pre-riot grrrl milieu. Sitting on a vine-covered bench in the backyard ...

If pot is truly medicine, shouldn't it be standardized? Analytical Labs wants to test the potency and safety of Cali cannabis. At downtown Oakland’s Harborside Health Center, the hairy green ...

Fecal transplants are being heralded as a simple cure for a dangerous and growing intestinal infection. But their future is uncertain. The answer to her woes, it turns out, was feces. Oakland ...

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Growing elk herds are competing with grazing cattle at the national park, raising questions about how best to manage public lands. After being reintroduced to the park in 1978, Tule elk are now ...

Scientists believe global warming may explain why populations have collapsed. That suggests looming troubles for marine species that rely on the tiny fish. Tens of millions of silvery sardine ...