No More Negative Nancys

by Julia Park Tracey(Photography by Chris Duffey)

Women have a lot on their plates — busy careers, keeping the house presentable, making sure the kids do their homework and brush their teeth, filling the fridge, staying fit and all the myriad...

Embrace the Nia Way

by Dawn Adams(Photography by Chris Duffey)

Fitness remains a super buzzword as we all try to get in shape, stay in shape or change our shape.

Secret Eats

by Kimberly Chun(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Putting the “feel good” in baked goods is easy for Rick Kellner, founder of Feel Good Bakery.

BARToons

by Linda Childers

Some of Nancy Husari’s earliest memories involve sitting in her elementary school classroom on a rainy day and drawing her own personalized comic strip.

Take 5

by Gina Jaber(Photography by Chris Duffey)

Artist Frank Bette died in 1999 at the age of 97. His home and workplace, now the Frank Bette Center for the Arts, pays homage to artists of all kinds.

Football Fanatics

by Michelle Quinn(Photography by Chris Duffey)

Future Peles and Abby Wambach–wannabees play out their World Cup fantasies at the Bladium Sports and Fitness Club.

Media Shelf

by Judith M. Gallman

New Books from the Bay Area

The Six Questions

by Julia Park Tracey(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Hey, I’m Bosco, a miniature pig who lives in Alameda with my people, Zack Thompson and Cassandra Caron-Thompson, and their baby, Charlotte.

Word on the Street

by Gina Jaber(Photography by Al Wright)

What would you change about our shoreline beachfronts if you could?

Memory Lane

by Gina Jaber(Photography by Al Wright)

Alice Garvin has lived in Alameda for more than 50 years.

Tomorrow Youth Repertory

by Renee Macalino Rutledge(Photography by Al Wright)

When Kids Take the Stage closed in July, the show could not go on for numerous Alameda students who had spent weeks preparing their production of Hairspray.

Not for Women Only

by Linda Childers(Photography by Al Wright)

While being an artist can be some- what of a solitary profession, the members of the Alameda Women Artists group have found a way to incorporate camaraderie into their busy lives.

Coming Soon

by Renee Macalino Rutledge(Photography by Chris Duffey)

Miniature golf is good fun for kids of all ages.

Urban Media Madness

by Marcus Thompson II(Photography by Courtesy of YAK Films)

Kash Gaines sat sprawled on a couch in the lounge of Youth Uprising in East Oakland.

Crazy for CAKE

by Erika Mailman(Photography by Robert McKnight)

Named for the buildup that adheres to the bottom of your shoe (or your life), the band CAKE certainly has experienced similar staying power.

The Zen of Zinn

by Andrew Gilbert(Photography by Lenny Gonzalez)

Like the old violinist giving a curbside recital in Manhattan, Dann Zinn knows how you get to Carnegie Hall.

Taste of the Town

by Derk Richardson(Photography by Lori Eanes)

The twinkle lights in the sidewalk trees give Fourth Street a celebratory radiance at dusk.

Fortified Wine

by Jeff Diamond

Sherry is one of the world’s most misunderstood and under-appreciated wines.

Out on the Town

by Linda Leonard

What's going on in the months of January and February