Victor Arnautoff's mural about George Washington is squarely on the side of the oppressed. The notion that today's adolescents need protection from history or reality is deeply patronizing.

Terry Gross just released Huge Improvement, an album of tunes based around their improvised jams. The band is a trio—bass player Donny Newenhouse, guitarist Phil Manley and drummer Phil Becker ...

As a judge prepares to sentence the chief culprit in the 2007 oil spill, his detention will still be briefer than that of the innocent witnesses who helped prevent a much greater catastrophe.

An ex-teacher is on trial for revealing the secrets of an alleged cult. And in what may be a precedent for free-speech rights, he won't have to reveal his identity. Very little is known about the ...

Adam Myatt is known as one half of Oakland electro-pop duo James & Evander. But now he's also known for his love of cats. Step inside Adam Myatt’s bottom-floor apartment in West Oakland, which ...

Overburdened with air pollution, East Oakland residents and activists thought they had blocked a crematorium from opening in 2012. But it quietly began operations a few months ago. Angela Scott ...

In 2012, Nat Harry won the East Bay Express award for “Best Bartender in the East Bay.” At the time an EBX article described Harry’s presence at Berkeley’s Revival Bar + Kitchen as ...

People who live with the risk of wildfires know that they're only as strong as the weakest link in their neighborhood. The Hiller Highlands has a tragic claim to fame. In October of 1991, a ...

In the latest exhibition at Betti Ono Gallery, the local artist personalizes the futuristic mythology and folklore of the African diaspora. In the painting “Zyla” from Paul Lewin’s newest ...

Housing activists confronted city staff this morning after word spread that the city would be closing the Northgate homeless camp. Housing activists confronted city staff this morning after word ...

Tim Hon and Steve Ha bring a self-taught style and old-school graffiti sensibility into plain view on Oakland's streets. Tim Hon and Steve Ha met at Newark Memorial High School and began tagging ...

Meet the indie chefs who don't need restaurants or food trucks — and instead bring pop-up kitchens to bars, festivals, and street corners throughout the Bay Area. In recent years, the East Bay ...