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Apr 8, 2025
The Right Moves: Marin Kids Learn the Joys of Chess
When Stanley Wong’s family moved from Shanghai to Tiburon more than a decade ago, the five year old didn’t speak English. He remembers feeling isolated.
Then he learned the international language of chess.
“I had a very, very hard...
Mar 11, 2025
California Artisan Cheese Festival Features Tours, Tastings & More
Given that California is the second largest U.S. cheese producer (after Wisconsin), it’s not surprising that artisan cheesemakers have flourished in the Golden State. For anyone who has yet to discover the magic that is cheese—here comes...
Apr 1, 2025
Pop Phenom, Flavio Cesar Farias
It sounds a bit fusty to evoke “civilization.” But by these old bones I still reckon that every civilization of the first order of magnitude will produce one true pop star.
Which is why I, North Bay super-booster,...
Guy de Maupassant is one of the most adapted writers of all time. His first story, Boule de Suif, about a young prostitute on a stagecoach...
Apr 1, 2025
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Katie Reicher Cookbook
Mandala Springs Wellness Retreat Center hosts its inaugural Earth Day Weekend Celebration & Summit, April 25-27, featuring local chef Katie Reicher of San Francisco’s...
Apr 8, 2025
MAGA-Lago
Here is the MAGA hypocrisy of the day: Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnik recently complained about fraud in Social Security, saying, “Fraudsters always make the loudest noise.”...
