MONTCLARION: July 22, 2016
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood. The summer fog is keeping the heat at bay. Long sleeves are back in vogue. It sure beats the sweat box heat and humidity that most folks are dealing with — especially in the Midwest. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: July 15, 2016
When Kimberly Miller took lifeguard classes in 1999, she clearly paid attention. The 33-year-old Montclarion has saved five lives since getting her park and recreation training in the pool at Oakland Tech High School at the age of 16. Continue reading
The tapas bar which features two dozen tapas is one of the popular features of La Marcha in Berkeley, which opened last fall by two Oakland chefs, Sergio Emilio Monleón and Emily Sarlatte. ( COURTESY OF PHI TRAN )
MONTCLARION: July 7, 2016
Sergio Emilio Monleón and Emily Sarlatte feel like pinching themselves. In just a few years, they’ve taken their passion for paella and turned it into a love fest. Continue reading
B & B Kitchen and Wine Bar
MONTCLARION: July 1, 2016
Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka once said: “If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life.” Continue reading
MERCURYNEWS.COM: July 1, 2016
It’s been 46 years since the sea lions stormed Pier 39’s West Marina. Drawn by the herring and protected docks, the pinniped population grew to hundreds in just a few months. But these “Sea Lebrities,” as they’re now known, are not the real stars of this famed tourist area. It’s the crustaceans — the crabs. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: June 22, 2016
Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka once said: “If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life.” The steady march of cars commuting down Thornhill Avenue to Mountain Boulevard is a daily drive-time parade that already irritates the masses. Would the addition of another school in the neighborhood exacerbate the problem?
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MONTCLARION: June 10, 2016
The Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club has a new suitor. The Kids Speaking Spanish (KSS) immersion school is testing the waters for support after seeing LePort Montessori School meet a tsunami of resistance. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: June 17, 2016
It’s Father’s Day weekend, and thoughts turn to dads, past and present. My own father was a tall, slender man with hazel eyes that seemed to dance when he laughed. A traveling salesman from Chicago who loved a good steak smothered in button mushrooms, he was more than just the breadwinner in our house. He was my pal. Continue reading
EASTBAYTIMES.COM: May 27, 2016
There’s nothing like a ghost to make history come alive. Touring the old Fischer-Hanlon House (circa 1850) in Benicia, my husband encountered a specter. And it made quite a spectacle of itself — popping open not one, but two, cabinet doors. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: May 27, 2016
It’s a blow to claustrophobics everywhere. Starbucks won’t be moving out of its cramped Montclair quarters and into the long-empty storefront at Mountain Boulevard and La Salle Avenue. The old Raimondi’s location seemed perfect for a coffee and wine bar — but the two sides reportedly couldn’t agree to terms. Continue reading
Ginny Prior 