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
Oakland Fat Tuesday Rolls Through The Bay Mardi Gras Parade and Party 19th Street and The New Parish Oakland Feb. 13, 2024 The Mardi Gras festivities in New Orleans can be a little overwhelming if you’re Robin Lapid 16 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Freaky Teenage Foibles Flaunted For Laughs Mortified’s “Doomed Valentines” Show The New Parish Oakland Feb. 10, 2024 Ah, the foolishness of youth. Is the ability to laugh at your own adolescent follies evidence of your Robin Lapid 16 Feb 2024 · 4 min read
Oakland Red and Gold: Dragons Prevail Lunar New Year Celebrations Jack London Square Oakland Feb. 10, 2024 The Bay Area had a lot to celebrate this past weekend, so one was hard-pressed to decide what should Robin Lapid 15 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Valdez Street Vibe Captures Soul Of The city Valdez Street Vibes Valdez Street between 23rd and 24th Streets Oakland Feb. 10, 2024 I was surprised that, even if I was only there a short while, I caught it. Robin Lapid 14 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Super Sew Sunday by Robin Lapid Rock Paper Scissor Collective’s Community Art Workshop Series Oakland Public Library Oakland Feb. 11, 2024 Super Bowl Sunday in the basement of the downtown Oakland library, Robin Lapid 14 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland In the Mood for Movies and Lumpia Cozy Cinema: Movie Night 7th West Oakland Feb. 8, 2024 A movie night in Oakland with films by auteurs inspired by filmmakers I love — Godard, Varda, Ozu, Tarkovsky—and Filipino Robin Lapid 12 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland The Trims Turn Up The Sound And Turn On The Bright Lights Mod80s Disco Presents The Trims Elbo Room Oakland Oakland Feb. 2, 2024 I have fond memories of late nights-into-early mornings spent dancing the night away at the Elbo Room in Robin Lapid 7 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
Oakland Trashy Treasures, Uncovered Garbage Art — One Person’s Trash Rock Paper Scissors Oakland Feb. 2, 2024 Is there treasure to be found in garbage? I sometimes walk around the streets in Oakland and Robin Lapid 7 Feb 2024 · 3 min read
