A full moon illuminates the S.S. Point Reyes shipwreck near Point Reyes National Seashore. Matt Dirksen/Getty Images The Instagram-famous Inverness shipwreck near Point Reyes has turned more into a wreck than a ship following destructive high tides on Tomales Bay over the past several days. Though it’s not clear when exactly the S.S. Point Reyes lost … Read more
A painted carousel by Keith Haring at “Luna Luna: Forgotten Fantasy.” Julie Tremaine It sounds like a fairy tale. Once upon a time, in the faraway land of Hamburg, a group of contemporary artists came together to build an artistic wonderland, an amusement park to entertain families and change perceptions about fine art. It was a … Read more
The California community of Altadena was about to start an annual countdown it has done 101 times. At the heart of this community is Christmas Tree Lane, where a row of 138-year-old deodar cedars was waiting to begin glimmering with strung-up bulbs. Advertisement Article continues below this ad At the Dec. 9 event, the light … Read more
It is good that the FBI brought finally down a U.S. ambassador who had been a career-long spy for Cuba. But did it need 40 years to do it? Because that is how long alleged spy Manuel Rocha, 73, of Miami, a veteran State Department official and former U.S. ambassador to Bolivia, had been secretly … Read more
Oakland’s Rockridge district is synonymous with great food, from breakfast sandwiches and kouign-amann to the finest gourmet pasta. Lately, it’s also becoming a destination for chocolate. The 1-mile stretch of College Avenue from Broadway to Ashby is peppered with no fewer than five confectioneries. Plunked in the center sits an old-school See’s Candies shop. And … Read more
