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Food influencers are an integral part of food content on social media that be through showcasing cooking videos, travel, and local hidden gems. Reporter Steffi Puerto introduces two food content creators whose lives have changed through food content videos.
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When Fernay McPherson’s family came to the Fillmore District from Texas their recipes did too.
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CrosscurrentsDarrell Owens and Mingwei Samuel are two twenty-somethings born and raised in the Bay. And they’ll do just about anything to keep public transit alive.
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CrosscurrentsTwo years ago, OUSD announced it was closing down seven schools. Parker Elementary was one of them. Now the building is the home of Oakland Adult Career and Education where education continues to be the center point of the buildings mission.
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CrosscurrentsOn April 20th, thousands gathered to take their final ride on BART’s legacy fleet. Most cars will be scrapped and recycled, but a few will become something new.
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CrosscurrentsTucked away in the heart of downtown Oakland, there’s a tranquil garden where redwoods, junipers, oaks, and maple trees grow right alongside one another.
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CrosscurrentsIn January, the university closed People's Park so they could start building a dorm, but a court case, and a very committed group of protectors, are preventing Cal from breaking ground. This begs the question: Is this the end of the park, or just another chapter in its story?
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CrosscurrentsIn its heyday, West Oakland’s Seventh Street was the hub of a thriving Black neighborhood. Today, there’s a move to revive it through one of its most iconic nightclubs.
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The Bay Area’s long history of chocolate spans all the way back to the Gold Rush. Since then, the region has been a source for chocolate innovation again and again, from a Berkeley-based revolution in chocolate desserts to a craft chocolate revolution in the ‘90s that turned the industry on its head.
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CrosscurrentsGlass blowing: it’s hot and it can be dangerous. To do it, you need a lot of space, equipment, and a giant furnace. At Public Glass they’re inviting people in to learn the practice, and share the load.
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CrosscurrentsThe ongoing Israeli attack on Gaza has left 1.7 million Palestinians displaced, 12,300 children killed, 70% of Gazan homes destroyed. In this moment, many artists are asking, how do you make art, dance, or perform in the face of live-streamed atrocities?