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Nature, trails and…tech? How AllTrails CEO aims to make the outdoors more accessible than ever
Ron Schneidermann shares how the pandemic fueled the outdoor app’s explosive growth and where it’s headed next — while on a hike, of course. By Kate Bradshaw This story was first published in The Mercury News on March 15, 2024. If you like to hike, chances are good that you know AllTrails. More than 60 million…
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Rafting through the Grand Canyon is every bit as magical as it sounds
The top of the Grand Canyon is so far from the river below that it can be hard to see. Hikers joining the rafters midway through the trip had to hike a long way down to the meeting point at Phantom Ranch. (Courtesy Kali Smolen) Floating down the Colorado River offers new perspectives, ancient rocks…
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Last-minute bill aims to protect California restaurants from surcharge ban
Restaurant surcharges could be OK after all, if they’re clearly displayed. By Kate Bradshaw This story was first published in The Mercury News on June 6, 2024. Just weeks before the July 1 start of a statewide ban on so-called “hidden fees,” State Sen. Bill Dodd (D-Napa) has proposed a new law to clarify how…
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Wineries on high alert as Point Fire burns in Sonoma County
Nearby wineries are unscathed so far, but remain on edge. By Kate Bradshaw and Rick Hurd This story was first published in The Mercury News on June 17, 2024. Wine lovers were watching anxiously Monday as firefighters engaged with a stubborn early-season blaze threatening some of Sonoma’s most famed vineyards. The Point Fire, which had…
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How to spend a perfect day in Santa Cruz, based on your travel style
Visitors wade in the water at Natural Bridges State Beach in Santa Cruz, Calif., on Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2023. (Nhat V. Meyer/Bay Area News Group) Bored with the Boardwalk? Here’s your guide to exploring a different side of Santa Cruz This story was first published in The Mercury News on Aug. 7, 2023. Nestled between…
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Renowned Oakland-Senegalese chef teams up on a new West African cookbook
Lisa Katayama and chef Pierre Thiam have written the cookbook “Simply West African” on Thursday, Aug. 24, 2023, in Oakland, Calif. (Aric Crabb/Bay Area News Group) “Simply West African” by Pierre Thiam and Lisa Katayama hits bookstores September 19 By Kate Bradshaw This story was first published in The Mercury News Sept. 5, 2023. Renowned…
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Q&A: Jenny Odell on how Bay Area landscapes inspired her new book ‘Saving Time’
From I-880 to Pescadero State Beach, Odell dissects different ways of grokking time. Jenny Odell, author of “Saving Time” and “How to Do Nothing,” lives in Oakland and draws inspiration for her writing from Bay Area landscapes. (Courtesy Chani Bockwinkel.) By Kate Bradshaw This story was first published in The Mercury News on Sept. 11,…
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With roots in Silicon Valley, this century-old fruit business has ties to your cereal bowl
This fourth-generation dried fruit business supplies Raisin Bran’s raisins and has a street named after it at Apple headquarters. Mariani Packing Company president George Sousa Jr. at the company’s facility in Vacaville, Calif., on Sept. 6, 2023. (Dai Sugano/Bay Area News Group) This story was first published in The Mercury News on Sept. 22, 2023.…
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How pinball’s feminist uprising got its start in the Bay Area
A decade in, this ‘league of their own’ has transformed the world of competitive pinball. With fingernails that match the color of flipper buttons, a female contestant competes in the women’s pinball tournament at California Extreme, the annual classic arcade games show at the Hyatt Regency in Santa Clara, Calif., Saturday, Aug. 19, 2023. (Karl…
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Bay Area: Who knew there were chestnut orchards right here?
Plus, how to collect your own haul. Hans Johsens prepares for the onslaught of harvest season visitors to his Skyline Chestnut In the Santa Cruz Mountains, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) By Kate Bradshaw This story was first published in The Mercury News Oct. 31, 2023. We’ve all heard the Christmas…
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