Boise in December: My kind of town, even though San Jose State lost its Bowl Game
For the Bay Area’s only bowl team this year, the nightmare before Christmas started with 6:36 left in the first… … Keep Reading
Climate dominates S.F. Press Club Awards for Bay Area magazines
Hello, Climate readers! As editor of Climate, I wanted to let you know that our magazine won 20 out of… … Keep Reading
21-year-old singer and inspirational speaker Chris Duffley shrugs off his disabilities
How’s this for irony? The song that launched Chris Duffley’s career was called “Open the Eyes of My Heart.” Then… … Keep Reading
Peninsula residents use high-tech ‘gripper’ to snatch junk from bottom of Lake Tahoe
It all started when a gust of wind blew Kathy Kopf’s hat into Lake Tahoe. Not only did Kopf lose… … Keep Reading
The Peninsula Civil War Round Table probes America’s bloodiest conflict
Ever wonder how money orders got started? Or why dollar bills are sometimes called “greenbacks”? Or how steel ships came… … Keep Reading
The National Anthem and America’s long night
San Francisco Giants manager Gabe Kapler recently joined others in professional sports who have protested during the pregame playing of… … Keep Reading
No desire to retire: for many, the gold watch says it’s time to start over
At 83, Bill Chace is finally planning to retire. Again. The emeritus English professor from Stanford has served as president… … Keep Reading
Synthetic sound, aging audiences—and then Covid—cloud the outlook for musicians
Richard Healy had one hell of a run. For more than five decades, the 69-year-old jazz, rock and blues guitarist… … Keep Reading
The 49ers’ romance with Santa Clara is getting rocky. For Redwood City, it’s déjà-vu.
Back in 1967, Dick Van Dyke and Debbie Reynolds starred in a film called “Divorce American Style.” Renowned critic Roger… … Keep Reading
As Peninsula emerges from pandemic, what’s next?
It’s been more than a year. More than a year of losing loved ones or at least fearing for them.… … Keep Reading