600 acres of former farmland could become one of the Bay Delta’s best places to …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Logan Webb pitched eight strong innings and Matt Chapman hit a two …
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BY DEBRA J. MORRIS Summer wouldn’t be complete without sweet, juicy corn on the cob. Sweet yellow, white, and bicolor corn varieties are the stars of summer picnics and barbecues. There’s nothing quite like sinking your teeth into a fresh cob, hot off the grill. Sweet corn is hard to …
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BY HELEN LAME’ Nearly four decades after disbanding the eighties juggernaut Thompson Twins that he fronted with his future wife Alannah Currie, Tom Bailey’s set at the Fox Theater Sunday night was a solid reminder of the relevance of one of the greatest acts of the new wave era. The …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The Dodgers exploded for seven runs in the 11th inning to break up a tense marathon game with the Giants on the way to a 14-7 win over San Francisco at Oracle Park Saturday evening. The game got off to a promising start for San Francisco as …
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BY DEBRA J. MORRIS For those who appreciate a tomato’s simplest, most delicious form, the arrival of summer’s exquisite heirloom tomatoes is a yearly delight. They are being harvested now and you can look forward to the wonderful colors, shapes, sizes, and flavors of these beauties arriving at your farmers …
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BY RICK PORCARO Pablo López struck out a career high 14 Oakland batters in a masterful eight inning performance to lead the Minnesota Twins to a 3-0 win and a series win over the A’s at the Coliseum Sunday afternoon. López (7-6, 5.11), retired the first 17 batters he faced, …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ Carlos Correa and Royce Lewis combined for three home runs on five hits with four RBIs, more than enough to support Twins starter Bailey Ober (6-4, 4.81) who went six plus innings, allowing only a single run in Minnesota’s 6-2 victory over the Oakland A’s Sunday afternoon …
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The East Bay Regional Park District is celebrating Juneteenth with a Free Park Day on Wednesday, June 19, 2024, in recognition of the date when the last of the enslaved Black Americans were notified of their freedom. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally recognized celebration commemorating the ending of slavery in …
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BY FLORA CSONTOS The East Bay Regional Park District has just unveiled the Martin J. Cooney “Park Landscapes” online photo collection. This digital photo exhibit debuts a rare gathering of beautiful, nostalgic images that capture parkland and open space views of the East Bay from 1965 to 1981. At that …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Former Giants ace Kevin Gausman pitched the first shutout of his 12 year career to lead the Toronto Blue Jays to a 7–0 win over the Athletics Saturday afternoon. Gausman (5-4, 4.00) was dominant throughout, striking out 10 and only walking one while giving up five hits. …
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BY RICK PORCARO Bryan Woo and three Seattle relievers combined on a two hit shutout, leading the Mariners to a 3-0 win over the Athletics Thursday afternoon. Woo (3-0, 1.07), who grew up in nearby Alameda, allowed only the two hits without walking a batter while striking out six in …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER In an unexpected early Christmas gift that music fans have long hoped for, the newly reformed 4 Non Blondes performed the first of two sold out shows at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco on Wednesday, part of a stretch of their first new shows …
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For slaughtering the right tools come in handy, especially if you want to be efficient, safe and precise. Slaughtering knives are designed to do certain tasks, requiring sharpness and control — separating meat from bone, skirting or breaking down large cuts. In this article, we will cover knife materials, different …
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