A Cafe Oasis in Deep East Oakland
The East Bay Express The chances of finding a cup of coffee in deep East Oakland — not to mention a sandwich or a pastry to go with it — are relatively slim. The nearest Starbucks or Peet's is in Alameda or by the airport. So if you're jonesing for a cup of joe,...
OAKLAND NORTH: Jennifer LeBarre Makes Sure That Oakland Students Get A Healthy Lunch
Oakland North The bell rings— a prolonged buzzing signaling the end of class. Attention students: lunch is being served in the cafeteria, announces a female voice over the intercom. Lunch is being served in the cafeteria. There’s chicken wings and fries, pizza and...
OAKLAND NORTH: 5 Occupy Oakland Campers Speak About Why They Joined The Protest
--Published on OaklandNorth.net on October 24, 2011-- (Co-written by Brittany Schell) There used to be grass here, but it didn’t last long―not after the bodies started multiplying and the make-shift community started growing. Now the space is covered in mud and...
OAKLAND NORTH: After Oakland Hills Fire, Residents Build Off-The-Wall Homes
--Published on OaklandNorth.net on October 19, 2011-- Robert Pennell shifted the gear to neutral and parked the car along the side of the road. “There,” he said, pointing out the open window to a cluster of houses across the street. “That one is modern and the...
Le Petit Petit Adds Malibu Native to the Brand
--Published in The Los Angeles Times on February 4, 2011-- Chloe did it with See By Chloe and Marc Jacobs did it with Marc. Now L.A.-based Le Petit Petit, which we introduced here awhile back, is doing it as well. The brand's Malibu Native -- a less expensive, more...
Le Petit Petit Mixes French Savoir Faire with California Cool
Love Parisian fashion but don’t feel like parting with your whimsical, bohemian California girl look just yet? Why not mix the two? At least that’s what former Abercrombie and Fitch designers Logan Weinsieder and Marc Rosenbaum did for their newest clothing label, Le...
Level 10 Lux opens on Melrose, offers affordable prices in a glamorous setting
--Published in The Los Angeles Times style section on November 15, 2010-- Everyone shops on Melrose Avenue for different reasons. Whether you’re searching for fluorescent, high-topped sneakers at Sportie LA or the perfect vintage floral dress to complete your bohemian...
Freak City wraps together shopping, music, the arts and more shopping
--Published in The Los Angeles Times style section on September 3, 2010-- Starting Friday, the notoriously hush-hush Freak City, an after-hours music venue, artists' space and clothes gallery on Sunset Boulevard, will open its doors for a short-term vintage and modern...
Wearing high heels might make you feel sexy and powerful, but think about the future health consequences
Los Angeles Times If there’s one thing to be learned from "Sex and the City," it’s that women love high heels. Sure, they might be painful to wear and challenging to walk in (for some of us, anyway), but as the saying goes, beauty is pain. But blisters might not be...
Australia’s marsupials originated in what is now South America, study says
Los Angeles Times The kangaroo, a beloved national symbol of Australia, may in fact be an ancient interloper. A study published Tuesday in the online journal PLoS Biology suggests that Australian marsupials — kangaroos, wallabies, Tasmanian devils and more — evolved...
Effect of Call-Based Counseling Rings True
Los Angeles Times The therapist-patient relationship is crucial to people battling depression, addiction, weight gain and diabetes. But that relationship might not always have to be in person to be effective. Over the last decade, numerous hospitals and clinics have...
Cover Story: If Whales Could Shout, They Would
--Published on the front page of The Los Angeles Times on July 11, 2010-- In a noisy room, humans will yell to be heard, eventually giving up when communication becomes impossible. Now researchers have found that North Atlantric right whales, too, get louder in...