On Monday, Oct. 10, people from all across the United States gathered on Alcatraz Island to celebrate the annual Indigenous Peoples’ Day Sunrise Gathering. This event commemorates the 1969-1971 occupation of the island by Bay Area Native Americans and aims to celebrate the courage and resilience of Native Americans in spite of years of dislocation. […]
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Music streaming service Spotify launched its annual “Wrapped” campaign — a data-driven feature that showcases the artists and genres that people listened to the most, individualized reports of user data highlighting users’ top songs and podcasts of the year, how many minutes users spent streaming music and podcasts, and cultural trends that shaped 2020.
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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
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ECUADOR — An ecolodge deep in the Ecuadorian Amazon is home to Chef Alicia, a Quechua woman who is helping transform indigenous practices around sustainability, conservation and even vegetarianism.
How a pescatarian Quechua woman is changing the world Read More »
Sparkling water sales have reached record levels in the past three years. In 2016 alone, $6.1 billion worth of sparkling water was sold in the U.S. These sales have largely been driven by millennial popularity with the fizzy drink. On Feb. 8, PepsiCo released its first line of sparkling water called Bubly. With this new
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Pace Gallery, a leading international contemporary art exhibition space, has opened a permanent gallery in Downtown Palo Alto.
First permanent Pace Gallery on the West Coast features James Turrell Read More »
Regina Evans offers entertainment and empowerment as a performer and businesswoman.
Oakland playwright offers hope for survivors of trafficking Read More »
Three feminist punk rock icons sat down with Peninsula Press to tell stories they say the mainstream tends to forget.
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Few may know that San Francisco’s annual “Bay To Breakers” race has a rich history that spans back over 100 years, making it the longest consecutively run race in the world.
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