November 2019: MONTCLAIR, PIEDMONT & BERKELEY LIVING MAGAZINES
Author Archives: Ginny Prior
Town Crier: Montclarion makes film ‘For the Love of a Dog’
courtesy of Annika Helmer
Cinematographer David Mai, director Daniel Julien, dog owner Meching Mai and rescued dog Nova appear together. Montclair resident Julien debuted his new movie, “For the Love of a Dog” this week at Warehouse 416 in Oakland.
MONTCLARION: September 26, 2019
It’s a dog’s world. At least that’s the takeaway from a new film highlighting Oakland’s canine companions. Montclarion Daniel Julien debuted his new movie, “For the Love of a Dog” this week at Warehouse 416 in Oakland. The four-footed members of the audience yelped with delight as they saw themselves on the big screen with their human handlers. But why a film about dogs? The idea was spawned by the death of Julien’s 15-year-old Jack Russell terrier, Simon. Continue reading
Houseboat Heaven on Northern California’s Lake Shasta
MONTCLAIR, PIEDMONT & BERKELEY LIVING MAGAZINES: September, 2019
Town Crier: Workable deal on Oakland hills parking to be difficult
courtesy of Susan Slusser
Oakland A’s broadcaster Ken Korach and the San Francisco Chronicle’s Susan Slusser, above, on Sept. 18 will be at the Montclair Library in support of their new book, “If these Walls could Talk: Stories from the Oakland A’s Dugout, Locker Room and Press Box.”
MONTCLARION: Sept 12, 2019
The art of the compromise — it’s never as easy as it seems. Take the folks living on Heather Ridge Way in the Oakland hills. These neighbors need a solution to the problem of parked cars clogging access to emergency vehicles. But the Oakland Fire Department’s decision to prohibit all street parking is clearly not going to work. Continue reading
Happy Wanderer: Fairbank’s Fall Color Seen Up, Down and All Around
The Yukon River in Alaska is seen at dusk. Alaska draws many visitors in September and early October. Fairbanks, Alaska, and nearby Denali National Park are under the Aurora Oval, with some of the world’s best viewing of the Northern Lights. Photo by Ginny Prior
HILLS NEWSPAPERS:September 6, 2019
One winter evening, in a town near the Arctic Circle, I was scouring the sky for the Northern Lights. Suddenly, I saw a splinter of light and felt a surge of energy that connected me surreally to the stars. What a letdown it was to discover, soon after, that it was a strobe light beckoning shoppers to a newly opened store in the village. Continue reading
Town Crier: Under two months left to fly Oakland-Spain nonstop
Photo by Jane Tyska/Bay Area News Group
MONTCLARION: August 29, 2019
Spain was never on my bucket list. I don’t speak Spanish, and summers there can be searing-hot. But here I am, on a Norwegian Air nonstop flight from Oakland to Barcelona. It seems everyone I know has been to Barcelona this summer. The route has been popular, according to Anders Lindström, Norwegian Air’s director of communications for North America.
Town Crier: Ultimate Frisbee proves popular in parks of Oakland hills
courtesy of Chris Gulli
A group at an Oakland hills park enjoys a recent game of Ultimate Frisbee. There are four pickup games a week in Montclair and Shepherd Canyon parks, and players range in age from 7 to 70, says longtime player Chris Gulli.
MONTCLARION: August 16, 2019
Who knew a flying disc could bring so much joy to the hills? Ultimate Frisbee is bringing “kids” of all ages together and the organizers are looking for you. “You don’t even need a Frisbee to come out and play” says longtime player Chris Gulli. “All you need is a willingness to learn the game and have fun.” Continue reading
Meet Bruce Wolfe: Award-winning Sculptor of Famous Figures
PIEDMONT LIVING MAGAZINE: JULY, 2019
DOG-WATCHING AND MORE IN CARMEL BY THE SEA
MONTCLAIR LIVING, PIEDMONT LIVING, BERKELEY LIVING MAGAZINES: JULY, 2019
Concord Celebrates 50 Years of Jazz with Concert Series Aug 1-10
Salvio Pacheco Square in downtown Concord sits across from Todos Santos Plaza, which pulsates with everything from live Latin jazz to Concord’s world champion Blue Devils Drum and Bugle Corps. 2019 marks the 50th anniversary of jazz in Concord, and in a nod to the late Montclair and Concord Dave Brubeck is being celebrated Aug. 1-10 with Take 10 — 10 days of jazz events. – Photo Courtesy of Visit Concord
EASTBAYTIMES.COM: July 12, 2019
It was the first jazz standard in the country to sell a million records. Dave Brubeck’s syncopated 5/4-time hit “Take Five” is one of the most recognized songs in the jazz genre — but did you know Brubeck’s connection to Concord helped spawn the Concord Pavilion and the famed Concord Jazz record label? Continue reading
