November 2011, Volume 11, Number 6

Increasing Exposure

by Janelle Bitker

Matthew Rampton can’t remember the last time he used a traditional film camera.

Do Gooders

by Christopher Danzig(Photography by Al Wright)

Hidden in the back of an Alameda Point warehouse, between the Alameda County Food Bank and a theatrical set design company, there’s a small workshop where bike tires, chains and pedals hang in...

Where It's At

by Kimberly Chun(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Inspiration can flow from the most unlikely sources — and for Alameda composer and musician Eric Myers, it was often China.

Media Shelf

by Janelle Bitker

New Books from the Bay Area

Treasure Hunt

by Karen Granados(Photography by Al Wright)

The world’s longest running public art event has created miniature versions of its beloved bovine subjects.

The Six Questions

by Julia Park Tracey(Photography by Chris Duffy)

Sheldon Norberg, 49, of Alameda

Retail Roundup

by Karen Granados(Photography by Lori Eanes)

Sparkly, fun and completely feminine, the new two-level store on Santa Clara contains clothes, jewelry and other fashion accessories that could make a grown woman giggle.

Train X-ings

by Janelle Bitker(Photography by Al Wright)

Just because Alameda’s train station signs are historic doesn’t mean they have to look old.

Secret Eats

by Kimberly Chun(Photography by Lori Eanes)

A blue dot marks the spot for grounding coffee and transporting cafe food in Alameda.

Get Your Dance On!

by Karen Granados(Photography by Chris Duffy)

Music thumping, sweaty bodies dancing in unison and women dressed in tight outfits.

Pick Up Passion

by Anna Mindess(Photography by Al Wright)

A large white house on a cozy residential corner and the pink trimmed windowsills and water bowls along the walls of Santoro’s Deli (475 Santa Clara Ave., Alameda, 510-217-8710) might conjure up...

Entrepreneurs

by Carolyn Jung(Photography by Pat Mazzera)

Arora and Velez have created local jobs and given greater credence to the burgeoning grow-your-own-food movement sweeping the nation.

Eats

by Mission: Street Food(Photography by Pat Mazzera)

San Francisco has had a booming food truck scene for years, but finally, trucks are driving across the bridge.

Taste of the Town

by Derk Richardson(Photography by Lori Eanes)

For a restaurant to become a steady favorite, it has to gratify all the senses (and not dramatically displease any).

Out on the Town

by Linda Leonard

What's going on in the month of November!