Oakland The Battle Of The Lanky British Frontmen The Vaccines and The Kooks The Fox Theater Oakland March 22, 2024 It was the unofficial early aughts battle of the lanky British frontmen this past Friday night at The Robin Lapid 26 Mar 2024 · 2 min read
Oakland What Can I Say? We Love Pork Oakland Restaurant Week Senor Sisig 330 17th St., Oakland The Kon-Tiki 347 14th St., Oakland According to a viral Bay Area weather meme, by mid-March, we were firmly in the Robin Lapid 24 Mar 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Atomic Blondes And Gothic Angels Stalk The Fox The Kills and Heartworms The Fox Theater Oakland March 16, 2024 If you’ve ever wondered whether a band consisting of just two people could make enough of a racket Robin Lapid 21 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland A Tropical — Not “Tiki” — Interlude in the Oakland Hills Tonga in the Hills The Lobby Bar at Claremont Club & Spa Oakland March 7, 2024 In the Lobby Bar at the storied Claremont Hotel in the Oakland Hills, my Robin Lapid 12 Mar 2024 · 5 min read
Oakland The Road To Self-Discovery Involves Funny Sounds The Wholesome Circle Groundfloor Oakland March 4, 2024 “I’m Robin… whoosh!” I said as I introduced myself to a group of five strangers standing in a circle around me. Robin Lapid 10 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Beauty Of Strangers We Meet Meet the Author — Dr. Irene Sardanis Connections: The Power of Connecting with Stranger Oakland Public Library — Rockridge Branch Oakland Feb. 24, 2024 As a writer with an unceasing streak of Robin Lapid 7 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland The Power of Textures and Touch Artists Reception: Jessica Cadkin, Leah Korican, Monika Mayer, and Various Artists Mercury 20 Gallery Oakland Feb. 25, 2024 I have a friend who loves touching objects that look like they Robin Lapid 6 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland The Warrior Who Saved a Dolphin Meet and Greet: Two-Time NBA Champion Clifford Ray African American Museum and Library Oakland Feb. 24, 2024 Some of my fondest memories with my father involved watching sports, since that’ Robin Lapid 4 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Black Planter Party Lifts Proud Parents (Like Me) Black Planter Party Hella Bee’s Oakland Feb. 24, 2024 I know a few people my age who are parents to human children, but I know many more who are Robin Lapid 3 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Lunar New Year, Minus The Flash Lantern Festival 2024 Pacific Renaissance Plaza Oakland Feb. 24, 2024 Across the Bay, with great anticipation and fanfare, Awkwafina served as grand marshal of the San Francisco Chinese New Year Robin Lapid 1 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland “Symphony Dance Party”? I Left Breathless Oakland Civic Orchestra: Symphonic Dance Party First Presbyterian Church of Oakland Oakland Feb. 25, 2024 Classical music on the grounds of a church on a sunny Sunday afternoon — it just Robin Lapid 1 Mar 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Black Joy On The Block Fourth Annual “Love the People” Block Party Black Panther Mini Museum Oakland Feb. 18, 2024 I’m always on the lookout for pockets of joy, specifically in the form of Robin Lapid 23 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland At Hi-Fi Listening Bar, All Other Sound Stops Silent Sunday Bar Shiru Oakland Feb. 18, 2024 “Just a reminder… once the needle drops, the talking stops.” You might not expect a bar that calls itself “the Bay Area’ Robin Lapid 23 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Lunar Parading Between Prosperity and Privation 2024 Lunar New Year Parade Chinatown near Wilma Chan Park Oakland Feb. 18, 2024 I was unsure the weather would cooperate for this year’s Lunar New Year’s Parade Robin Lapid 23 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Two Dogs On A Date Soul Sunday Session Zanzi Oakland Feb. 18, 2024 Two dogs on a date walk into a bar… That’s not the beginning of a joke. It’s what happened at Robin Lapid 22 Feb 2024 · 2 min read
Oakland The Library of Broken Hearts Broken Hearts Party and Shrine Launch Oakland Public Library Oakland, CA Feb. 13, 2024 At The Alcove cafe on the east side of Los Angeles, there was a secret desk Robin Lapid 22 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Doing the Mardi Gras Mambo on the Shores of Lake Merritt Fat Tuesday Celebration Lake Chalet Seafood Bar & Grill Oakland, CA Feb. 13, 2024 I was sitting on the outdoor patio on Tuesday night, admiring the nighttime views of Lake Robin Lapid 21 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland “Black Gold” Found In Oakland Museum Town Treasures: Black Migration Stories Camron-Stanford House Oakland Feb. 16, 2024 Even if you regularly walk along Lake Merritt in Oakland, you might not notice the Camron-Stanford House, the stately Robin Lapid 19 Feb 2024 · 3 min read