Hayward

How the Hollywood Fault Made Millennium's Future Uncertain, and L.A. a Laughingstock

Happy Birthday Dorothy Parker A Recipe From Under the Table: A Dorothy Parker Cocktail Guide

Today is Dorothy Parker's 120th birthday. Apart from being a brilliant writer and Wisecracker, Parker is also one of the true icons of drinking culture, a famous lover of cocktails. Many of her most famous quotes are about the pleasures and pitfalls of drinking. Kevin Fitzpatrick, who runs the Doro ... More >>

Q & A With Bill Owens: The American Distilling Institute Founder's Cross-Country Road Trip, Industry Trends His Favorite Spirit Stops

If you want to know what's really going on in the craft distilling industry, 74-year-old Bill Owens, president of the Hayward-based American Distilling Institute, is your (always chatty) man. He also happens to be quite an accomplished photojournalist, a skill that he says doesn't always work in h ... More >>

How to Stage Classic Sitcoms...With Sock Puppets

The dozen or so people gathered at Atwater Crossing on this Wednesday night are watching the first episode of Friends. You remember how it goes: After ditching her fiance, runaway bride Rachel starts a new life in Manhattan with the help of her friends -- uptight Monica, ditzy Phoebe, smarmy Chan ... More >>

ADI: Bill Owens' Distilling Tips, The Next Hot Spirits Category Integrity Spirits For Sale

Tossing around hopes and dreams of opening a distillery, but no clue where to start? The Hayward-based American Distilling Institute (ADI) is the go-to trade organization for information on everything from copper stills to dealing with the industry's infamous red tape. The ADI online chat room is al ... More >>

Music Picks: Phosphorescent, Bomba Estereo, Gangi, Pablo Heras-Casado

Also, Jimmy Cliff, Suzy Williams, Funeral Party and others

James Beard Semifinalists Announced: The L.A. Edition

James Beard​This morning the James Beard Foundation announced the semifinalists for its 2010 James Beard Foundation Awards. Judges will vote to determine the final 5 nominees in each category, which will be announced on March 22nd. The winners will be announced at the Foundation's award party, ... More >>

L.A.: Where's Our Stimulus Money?

If Los Angeles was thinking Christmas in July as far as stimulus money is concerned, it's got another think coming. Today Bay Area communities from Vallejo to Hayward are celebrating the windfalls their police departments are receiving -- nearly $71 million that will, among other things, add or reta ... More >>

Peddling Smart Growth

Call your project “smart” — even when it isn't — and get millions in public funds.

The Ace is Wild

The Doug Chrismas story

The Coffee Table

Scopophilial Pleasures

Dave Hickey and Robert Rauschenberg, Robert Williams and Leni Riefenstahl, James Hayward and more

Music Reviews

Crips and Bloods Unite

Nation of Islam steps in to challenge gang injunction

Alatorre Takes the Fifth — 108 Times

A federal suit may connect the dots on the doings of L.A.’s sleaziest councilman