AltWeeklies Wire
Baseball's Robin Hoodnew
The number of inner-city black youth who play baseball has declined rapidly, but Jeff Humphrey is helping keep dreams alive in the urban East Bay.
East Bay Express |
Paul Gackle |
06-03-2011 |
Sports
The Pinball Wizardnew
Michael Schiess has amassed the largest collection of rare pinball machines in the world. But the future of his Pacific Pinball Museum remains uncertain.
East Bay Express |
Alexa Vaughn |
05-24-2011 |
Culture
Played Any Soccer-Tennis Lately?new
Hybrid sports - think Frisbee golf and chess boxing - are growing in popularity.
East Bay Express |
Ellen Cushing |
05-11-2011 |
Sports
Robert Armstrong's Disestablishmentariannew
The semi-obscure California artist emerges at Barbara Anderson Gallery, briefly.
East Bay Express |
DeWitt Cheng |
05-10-2011 |
Art
Organic Co-op Lowers Standardsnew
Organic Valley, a trailblazer for small, sustainable farms, has an exclusive deal with a California factory-farm egg producer that doesn't let its chickens roam freely outdoors.
East Bay Express |
Robert Gammon |
05-09-2011 |
Food+Drink
Tags: Organic Valley
Hecklers' Ball: How Comedians Deal with Their Worst Foesnew
Dispensing with hecklers has always been a touchy issue in the stand-up community.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-21-2011 |
Comedy
Punks Versus Hipsters: The Battle Royalenew
How the East Bay Rats got two Oakland subcultures into the boxing ring.
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
04-14-2011 |
Sports
Faith Accompli at the Oakland Museum of California, Part Twonew
Art, religion, and politics, then and now (continued).
East Bay Express |
DeWitt Cheng |
04-13-2011 |
Art
John Muir and the Walking Curenew
The scientist, revisited.
East Bay Express |
DeWitt Cheng |
03-29-2011 |
Art
Tags: John Muir, Bedford Art Gallery
A Commitment to Principlesnew
Even those uncomfortable with Mormon institutions should appreciate BYU's suspension of star basketball player Brandon Davies.
East Bay Express |
Jay Youngdahl |
03-10-2011 |
Sports
Is Fruitvale, Calif. the New Hipster Hangout?new
Forget the Mission district. UC Berkeley students now flock to East Oakland for tacos and shopping.
East Bay Express |
Bailey Pennick |
03-07-2011 |
Culture
Hate Mannew
How a New York Times reporter dropped out and became a hate evangelist in Berkeley, Calif.
East Bay Express |
Kathleen Richards and Sandeep Abraham |
03-02-2011 |
Culture
Facebook and the Immigrant Generationnew
Facebook has changed the way we communicate with family, spread political messages, and do international business. Who says it's not revolutionary?
East Bay Express |
Rachel Swan |
02-16-2011 |
Tech
Fund-Raising for the Facebook Generationnew
Crowd-funding sites help entrepreneurs kick-start their businesses, but are these new platforms too good to be true?
East Bay Express |
Luke Tsai |
02-10-2011 |
Tech
