Writing and producing a new musical over Zoom sounds like a misnomer, but Alexander Ronneburg, Stanford alumnus and New York-based music director, is creating a show that can be experienced in-full by virtual audiences. Alexander Ronneburg recently released the first demo of his original musical created for the podcast medium. “S.S. Splendor” is a nautical […]
Innovative Podcast Musical Releases its First Demo Read More »
On Mountain View’s Castro Street, local businesses are brainstorming new plans to survive as public health guidelines continue to change and an end to coronavirus restrictions remains out of sight.
Downtown Mountain View’s Businesses Seeking Creative Ways to Avoid Shuttering Read More »
SF Playhouse performed and filmed a live play in-house, making it the first West Coast theater company to produce an in-person show on an Actors Equity Association contract since COVID forced theaters to shutter over seven months ago.
SF Playhouse Returns to Theater and Films Live Performance Read More »
REDWOOD CITY, California — Rows of cars honked their praise for a trapeze artist and a “human cannonball” at the Zoppé Italian Family Circus’ drive-in show. The circus has performed in Redwood City annually for the past thirteen years but shifted to a new format this time around to adapt to coronavirus public health guidelines.
Drive-in Circus Performers Prove the Show Must Go On Read More »
Local harvester Ian O’Hollaren shares his knowledge of a California kelp forest and its role in providing habitat and food in the ecosystem.
Explore tidepools and dive into a California Kelp Forest in 360° Read More »
COLMA — For more than 70 years, Bay Area pet owners have said goodbye to their four legged companions at Pets Rest Cemetery and Crematorium in Colma, California.
SAN FRANCISCO — The annual Mexican tradition celebrates the lives and memories of those who have died. While the event’s energy carries a deep reverence, it is also a party.
When the dead dance: Dia de los Muertos, 2019 Read More »
SAN FRANCISCO — It has been 50 years since the 1969 occupation of Alcatraz, a historical 19-month long protest that fueled indigenous activism around the country and inspired legislative changes that still benefit Native Americans today.
After 50 years, the occupation of Alcatraz continues to fuel Red Power Read More »
SAN JOSE — This is the first time a Chicano mural will be added to San Jose’s Historic Resources Inventory, which is composed mostly of homes deemed historic for their architectural design.
San Jose’s Chicano murals will be added to city’s inventory of historic sites Read More »
“Femcees” are major forces within the rap industry. The term femcee to refers to black feminine-identified rappers. These rappers are no longer an “exception” to a male dominated industry, but rather the exceptional standard to Hip-Hop, and have been since its inception.
‘Shall I Proceed? Yes Indeed’: Continuing the legacy of black femmes in hip-hop Read More »
The ice cream business is fierce. Dairy prices tend to fluctuate, affecting the cost of ingredients. The market is also highly seasonal, so stores open year-round must weather the winter.
In an ice cream mecca like Palo Alto, how do parlors stack up? Read More »
SILICON VALLEY — Lea Coligado was 19 years old when she held a summer internship at a small software company in Silicon Valley. While there, she faced comments about how women don’t code because they are better at art and heard insinuations that women’s brains were just not wired to handle the algorithmic complexity that their male counterparts could. Instead of complimenting her code, she received comments about her clothes.
Women of Silicon Valley: A safe haven for women in technology Read More »
