This week, attend the opera, participate in the debut of a new festival, celebrate Halloween and Día de los Muertos, and more ...

Taverna Sorrentina is replacing Isola Osteria downtown; Starter Bakery is bringing beignets to Albany; Barebottle Brewing is ...

Hosted by the Khrista Jarvis Team, the 6th Annual Sip & Shop returns to Round Hill Country Club on November 12th - an evening ...

Especially in the wake of January’s wildfires in Los Angeles County, which, propelled by drought conditions and 100-mph-plus ...

Osaka Marketplace will bring specialty items and a food hall to downtown; read a ramen update for Walnut Creek; Poké House is expanding in the East Bay; and more Dish.

In the face of economic uncertainty and attendance struggles, creative leaders share their renewed vision for the local ...

As wildfires have ravaged California, acclaimed poet Rachel Richardson saw the smoke they left behind—literal and ...

Acclaimed Japanese ramen chain Mensho is opening a new restaurant in Walnut Creek. Signage is up announcing its arrival at 1512 North Main Street downtown, in the former home of the Essence. Meanwhile ...

Music trailblazer Joan Baez is among the cast of this dinner-theater production at Alameda’s Big Top at Radium Runway. thesoileddove.com. Olympian Kristi Yamaguchi is cutting the ribbon to open her ...

SFJazz is nationally regarded as a premier presenter in its genre—and in 2026, it’s establishing a home away from home in Walnut Creek. Alongside the Lesher Center Presents Headliners Series and the ...

Zelda Elisco wants to use photography to transform the way people view the human form. In college, she had the idea for Strength Marks, a body positivity online photography and storytelling campaign. ...

“Shoes are just extensions of who we are; why not have a pair of quality shoes represent you?” asks Dieudonné Brou, the creative force behind semi-bespoke shoe brand Koffi Noir. Growing up in ...