Eckes can clinch NASCAR Truck playoffs top seed at Richmond

Eckes can clinch NASCAR Truck playoffs top seed at Richmond

Seven drivers are already locked in the 10-driver playoffs, five by wins (Christian Eckes, Corey Heim, Nick Sanchez, Rajah Caruth and Ty Majeski) – and two on points (Grant Enfinger and Tyler Ankrum). Three spots remain to be decided from the results of the Richmond race and multiple drivers remain in the hunt. Taylor Gray, … Read more

Chevron will move headquarters to Texas in fresh blow to California

Chevron will move headquarters to Texas in fresh blow to California

SAN RAMON — Chevron is moving its headquarters from the East Bay to Texas — a relocation of the high-profile oil company that deals a fresh blow to California’s wobbly prestige. The energy behemoth, which first moved its home base to the Bay Area in 1879, will establish its head offices in Houston, Texas, as … Read more

37-year-old Berkeley Thai restaurant loved by Cal students has closed

37-year-old Berkeley Thai restaurant loved by Cal students has closed

Berkeley Thai House, a Thai restaurant popular with UC Berkeley students, has closed after 37 years. The iconic second-story spot just two blocks from campus closed its doors on Dec. 15, the restaurant shared on Instagram. The news was first reported by the San Francisco Business Times.  Fans of Berkeley Thai House can still enjoy their … Read more

Bay Area favorite Black Star Pirate BBQ revived in a parking lot

Bay Area favorite Black Star Pirate BBQ revived in a parking lot

Black Star Pirate BBQ’s original location in Richmond.  Freda Moon In an Instagram post shared Monday, chef Tony Carracci announced that the eatery — newly christened as Black Star BBQ — would return as a pop-up seven days a week in the parking lot of Baltic Kiss, his other Southern-comfort restaurant and music venue at … Read more