This is Bay Area Burger Week (June 18-29), providing a time to reflect, respect and perfect our experience of the once humble hamburger. The concept of a protein patty betwixt sides of a sliced bun ...

Calistoga Art & Music Music, memory and mandolins converge this weekend at Sofie Contemporary Arts, where musician Josh Martin—Coast Guard vet turned NorCal troubadour—brings his genre-crossing trio ...

Joe Ruffatto, husband of Jennifer York, and the other co-owner, wryly admitted that he can’t hear it. But then again, he “had listened to a lot of amplified rock and roll.” For me, I couldn’t find an ...

Measly Measles When I was a child 75 years ago, all the kids got measles. No one was afraid of it. Most mothers stayed at home and were comfortable caring for sick children. There was no “Big Pharma” ...

In high school, she was quiet. She was kind, with flashes of dark wit, but boy was she quiet. Basically, she was a typical kid. Today, “Jenny W.” is still pretty reserved, but has emerged as a ...

Napa Marriage, Fame & Other Horrors It’s time to dive into the fantastical, the horrific and the domestic with Betty and Clayton Bailey at di Rosa Downtown.Their exhibition showcases the quirky, wild ...

The commissioner of the FDA says, “For the first time in history, the Trump administration has published the fact that 40% of children have a chronic disease.” Wow, I figure most everybody would have ...

People who I meet for the first time around our fine county often look at this face and ask, “How many times have you been married?” I guess it’s obvious from the hangdog look that I’ve been around ...

Don’t Worry, Be Happys As a concerned citizen who reads your publication not just for the arts coverage but for the occasional whiff of rebellion, I’d like to formally commend The Happys for reminding ...

Today, the Republican Party, the very party which grew from the outrage over the wickedness of the Fugitive Slave Act, now seeks to criminalize every aspect of helping a person who has fled a life of ...

What follows are four of the most visible through-lines in Marin’s current food narrative. Farm Charm Marin has pioneered the farm-to-table ethos for decades, but now that movement has entered our ...

Craig J. Corsini San Rafael F/Elon Thank you, Miriam Ginden, for speaking out about billionaire robber baron Elon Musk (“Open Mic: The Tesla Chainsaw Massacre,” by Miriam Ginden, May 13, 2025), in ...