Bay Area celebrates 20th annual Bike to Work Day
Tens of thousands of commuters donned helmets and ditched cars Thursday to commute by bike for the 20th annual Bay Area Bike to Work Day.
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NY Times reporter John Branch finds beauty — and a career — in quiet corners of sport
Marin County-based New York Times reporter John Branch talks about his journey, beginning from his humble beginnings managing a Costco to his Pulitzer Prize-winning reporting today.
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Mountain View kicks off festival season
Mountain View’s A La Carte & Art festival transforms Castro Street into a sea of color and crafts, with more than 230 vendors filling downtown. This year’s event on May 3 and 4 kicked off the festival season.
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‘Gloving’ light shows becoming more prevalent
Light shows have always been a feature of electronic music festivals. While glow sticks were once used dominantly for light shows, gloving has become much more common, both in music festivals and outside.
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Minors lead Stanford movement band ‘Chocolate Heads’
The percussionist isn’t old enough to get a driver’s license, but the teenage members of the Chocolate Heads band can play almost any instrument you throw at them.
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Queer artist collective grapples with changing face of Bay Area arts scene
As costs of living continue to climb in San Francisco, many artists are finding the city to be an increasingly difficult place for them to live, work and create. Queer artist collective Feyboy recently moved to Oakland.
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‘Habla’ program empowers adult workers with English-language skills
A year ago, Stanford janitor Hugo Mendoza wasn’t able to speak a single word in English. However, his life has been transformed since he joined “Habla.”
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Collective Roots promotes food justice in East Palo Alto for seventh year
In an area of the Peninsula where fast food chains outnumber grocery stores, food justice nonprofit Collective Roots organizes a weekly farmers’ market to encourage healthy and sustainable living.
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Fishing and whale-watching company stays strong, even when the fish aren’t biting
Randy’s Fishing and Whale Watching Trips is one of only two companies left on the Monterey Wharf. Weather permitting, most days you can find at least one of the company’s vessels off the coast.
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