Julia Brown

Can confirm the cool clouds made it to the South Bay in time for sunset.

From California to Kyrgyzstan, the 2025 Peninsula Photo Contest winners capture the joys and mysteries of everyday life To capture their magic moments, this year’s shooting stars ventured far and wide. And much like in years past, they also reflect the spirit of the moment — the feelings of wanderlust, hope and wonder ...

To capture their magic moments, this year’s Peninsula Photo Contest winners ventured far and wide. And much like in years past, they also reflect the spirit of the moment — the feelings of wanderlust, hope and wonder experienced by Peninsula residents.

The Six Fifty Get our weekly newsletter with the best of what to see, eat and do on the Peninsula. Sign up for The Six Fifty, curated by a local group of writers and photographers who have the best job on the San F...

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Recreate Zareen’s chicken tikka masala and more signature dishes with the new cookbook ‘Zareen’s Pakistani Kitchen: Recipes from a Well-Fed Childhood’ Zareen and Umair Khan discuss the book’s theme of women’s empowerment, its most nostalgic recipes and making Pakistani food accessible for everyone.

And it was great getting to sit down with Zareen and Umair Khan, founders of the popular Peninsula restaurant chain Zareen’s, to talk about their new cookbook. www.almanacnews.com/express-news...

How a Redwood City woman’s pre-pandemic passion for sourdough baking gave rise to a burgeoning business Launched by Deb Lemos in 2020, Everything Sourdough shares sourdough tips and recipes with over 400K followers on social media.

I had fun writing this profile of a Stanford math department director who started a business around her obsession with sourdough that has over 400K followers on social media.
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A light brown dog wearing blue and black eye goggles riding on the back of a motorcycle waiting at a stoplight in San Jose, California. The motorcyclist is wearing a helmet, a black vest and a bright yellow long-sleeved shirt.

@darthbluesky.bsky.social Welcome back! I took a photo of this very good dog riding on a motorcycle in San Jose today.

a cartoon of bart simpson and ned flanders talking to a group of players Alt: GIF of Ned Flanders from The Simpsons as a football coach asking the players “Who are we?” They respond “The Wildcats!” Ned asks “Who are we gonna beat?” and the kids shout “The Wildcats!”

The Georgia-Gonzaga game is the perfect excuse to bust out this Simpsons GIF.

Totally agree that there should be more concerts like that in cathedrals! And I’m sorry your family has been impacted by the LA fires. I was curious if he was going to play Grapevine Fires too. I felt similarly about What Sarah Said; it makes me sad but it’s a beautiful song that I wanted to hear.

Encore (on guitar):
Cath
The Sound of Settling
I Will Follow You Into the Dark

The setlist:

Guitar:
Steadier Footing
No Room in Frame
Here to Forever
Black Sun
Me and Magdalena
Roman Candles
Title and Reg

Piano:
Soul Meets Body
Duncan
Talking Bird
I Fought the Law
What Sarah Said

Guitar:
Grapevine Fires
60 & Punk
405
You Remind Me of Home
Such Great Heights

The exterior of San Francisco’s Grace Cathedral the evening of Feb. 25.

Paging fellow Death Cab for Cutie fans for a discussion about how good the setlist was at Ben Gibbard’s solo show at Grace Cathedral last night.

Taking @darthbluesky.bsky.social’s advice and sharing a story I wrote and reported with my friend Magali Gauthier (who also took the video and photos!) about the ongoing recovery of Big Basin Redwoods and nearby state parks after a fire in 2020: www.paloaltoonline.com/outdoor-recr...

it is weird to know how many parts of the US have been and are going to be absolutely destroyed by more extreme storms and flooding and I am just supposed to keep plugging away at the paragraph factory