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Berkeley Rep to kick off new season with world premiere of ‘An Audience with Meow Meow’

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.10.2014

Berkeley Repertory Theater: 2014-2015 season kicks off with An Audience with Meow Meow. And Academy Award nominee Kathleen Turner makes her Berkeley Rep debut.

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Pebble 2.0 for Android now available on Google Play

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.07.2014

I've been testing the 2.0 Beta for a few weeks and seen great improvements. So far, the final release is running without a hitch.

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All About the Pork: Culinary Competition at Cochon 555 (Video)

BY LONI STARK — 03.07.2014

We go snout to tail as Cochon 555 serves up a heritage pig extravaganza. In this episode: Chefs Cindy Pawlcyn, Kelly McCown, Jason Kupper, Patrick…

Food & Wine

Wine season kicks off with Taste of Yountville (VIDEO)

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.06.2014

The spotlight of the three day festival, running March 14-16, is a street festival in the town of Yountville, smack dab in the heart of…

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Google says battery fix on the way for Nexus 5

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.06.2014

Google says it has identified a Nexus 5 bug associated with an Android process that causes the CPU to run abnormally high. Fixes will be…

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Is Android fragmentation jeopardizing Pebble?

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.05.2014

On the matter of the delayed Android update Pebble notes that there are over 1000 Android devices on more than 27 different versions and "flavors"…

Gardening

DIY: How to make your own vegetable planter box (Plans)

BY MONICA TURNER — 03.05.2014

If you're ready to embark on your own veggie journey, Loni has created a page where you can download the plans (she refers to it…

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Flipboard buys Zite newsreader app for $90 million as mobile news heats up

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.05.2014

LinkedIn bought Pulse for $90 million last year. Facebook recently unveiled its newsreader app "Paper." Yahoo has a stake with its news digest app. Google…

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HTC One could rule Android in 2014

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.05.2014

Given that the S5 didn't blow everyone's doors off, and that the competition's flagship Android refreshes are a ways off, there is a silver lining…

Loreto

Return to Loreto Bay: Video gallery featuring sights of Loreto, Baja California Sur, Mexico

BY CLINTON STARK — 03.04.2014

Gallery of popular Stark Insider videos of Loreto and Loreto Bay shot in Baja California Sur, Mexico: the Malecon, farmer's market, Sea of Cortez, downtown…