Top Tickets: March 8-14

Diablo’s can’t-miss events of the coming week: Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, author Laura Numeroff visits Clayton Books, Museum on Main’s horse-themed exhibit, the Berkeley Wine...

By LeeAnne Jones

Top Tickets: March 1-7

Diablo’s can’t-miss events of the coming week: Alamo and Danville artists exhibit work, Oakland Museum’s White Elephant Sale, Singin’ in the Rain with Berkeley Playhouse,...

By LeeAnne Jones

Diablo's Week in Review March 6-13, 2010

Bad budget news for East Bay schools this week, fire rages through Walnut Creek lumberyard, top homicide prosecutor suspending for hitting superior, and Pleasanton brothers found with meth lab in...

By Martha Ross

Parenting from the Heart: Learning How to Disagree

Arguments don't have to be traumatic for kids if problems are resolved in a mature manner.

By Susan Isaacs Kohl

Memoir: Imperfect Endings

Albany author Zoe Carter tackles the tough subject of end-of-life issues

By Peter Crooks

Rising Star

The road less traveled has led Oakland's Lance Gross to a rewarding career

By Peter Crooks

Foie Gras Terrine

Artisan Bistro's homegrown chef shows how to make his favorite dish.

By Dorothy Calimeris

Photography by Jennifer Martine

Good Hoodies

Journey bassist and Alamo resident Ross Valory's big new idea.

By Angela Sasse

Inside Green Zone

New Matt Damon movie opening May 12 is based off Campolindo High alum's non-fiction book on reconstruction efforts in Iraq.

By Martha Ross

Threads of Hope

Edited by Martha Ross

Photography by Alex Farnum