20+ hour, 57+ min ago   (791+ words) Dear Eric: I’ve been married for four years, and I recently learned that some of my husband’s stories about his past are lies. I had his mom bring old pictures of him to his birthday party I put together. I…...

22+ hour, 22+ min ago   (581+ words) DEAR ABBY: I was invited to my nephew’s wedding in a small town. Without my knowledge, the mother of the groom offered my hotel room to the mother of the bride of a different wedding! (The connection is that they…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago   (275+ words) Meet Oreo, Rascal, Daisy, Princess Arianna and Pearl: East Bay pets of the week East Bay Times Meet Rascal! This charming guy lives for playtime and loves to surround himself with as many squeaky toys as possible. Rascal is very…...

1+ week, 13+ hour ago   (962+ words) The Golden State Storm smashed Women’s National Football Conference records in its first year of existence, but goals for the team’s sophomore season are higher. The women’s tackle football team drew roughly 1,700 fans per game to Laney College this spring,…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (889+ words) For Sue Clanton, every painting begins long before the brush touches paper. It starts with a conversation, a journey, a fleeting expression or a cultural tradition that she feels deserves to be remembered. The Discovery Bay watercolor artist has spent…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (370+ words) Pagarung Thai Cuisine has permanently closed its longtime restaurant in the Oakland hills’ Montclair Village commercial district. A sign on the door of the business at 6200 Antioch St., which had been operating with sporadic hours since the COVID-19 pandemic, thanks…...

2+ week, 3+ hour ago   (351+ words) East Bay Times Terk is fun-loving guy with a zest for life. He’s sure to keep a smile on your face and soak up all the attention you have to give. Terk would love to join you on all your…...

2+ week, 2+ hour ago   (707+ words) In her blistering feminist satire, Fillinger imagines a team of seven exhausted women managing the everyday political chaos and one catastrophe after another for America’s commander-in-chief. Inspired by the realities of today’s polarized government, “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (500+ words) DEAR MISS MANNERS: We were driving in a rural area with two grandkids in the back seat. One of them vomited. We deemed the narrow shoulders of the state highway unsafe for a stop, so we made a right turn…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (226+ words) You can’t order lunch during breakfast at Chick-fil-A. But for a limited time, you can order chicken and waffles all day long. The Atlanta-based chain introduced its new Chicken & Waffles Sandwiches nationwide on Monday, Aug. 24, after testing them in a…...