Blog from Cuba: Dining overseas has its challenges for tourists
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
July 12, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase, Students Abroad
You can tell a lot about a culture by observing its mealtime rituals. In America, convenience and efficiency are prioritized over both quality of food and togetherness. In Cuba, the process is much slower and more laborious. Drive-thru’s don’t exist and you’re forced to take a more active role in d...
Bar re-opens in downtown Hayward: Dirty Bird flies from South to North
Tishauna Carrell,
Staff Writer
April 19, 2017
Filed under Arts & Life, Metro
Originally located on Mission Blvd. between Industrial Boulevard and Tennyson Road in South Hayward, The Dirty Bird Lounge’s dimly lit neon lights were barely visible from the street. The dark atmosphere inside boasted a long red bar top, pool tables, and a small courtyard out back. After ne...
Student government leaders meet with students
Veronica Hall,
Layout Designer
March 8, 2017
Filed under Campus, Features, Showcase
Members of Cal State East Bay’s student government hosted a “Meet Your Senators” event outside the Old University Union on Feb. 23, at which students were given the opportunity to speak with student-elected senators and board members and ask them questions. The event was coordinated by the senator of ...
Local restaurant to close after 16 years
Kali Persall,
Managing Editor
November 2, 2016
Filed under Arts & Life, Features
Saras Rao peers through the vintage blue and white-checkered curtains as a car pulls into the stained, overgrown parking lot of Curry Corner, one of three remaining shops in the dilapidated strip mall on Mission Boulevard in Hayward. She recognizes 20-year Hayward resident and two-year customer Casey ...
Healthier food choices on the way for East Bay students
Samuel Salisbury,
Contributor
September 25, 2016
Filed under Campus, Metro
In an effort to bring healthier food options to the Cal State East Bay campus, the university will host a monthly farmer’s market for faculty and students this fall. Beginning October 13, the market will be open at the plaza outside of the Recreation and Wellness center on the second Thu...
CSUEB Aramark contract set until 2018
Elizabeth Avalos,
Staff Writer
June 9, 2016
Filed under Campus, Metro
Cal State East Bay’s campus food options have always been a relevant topic of discussion on campus. Whether criticism has been directed towards the lack of healthy food choices provided in the dining commons and on-campus restaurants, the arguably high prices at the POD market and bookstore or simply the...
BBQ in Hayward: The choice is yours
Louis LaVenture,
Editor-in-Chief
April 20, 2016
Filed under Arts & Life, Features, Showcase
As a lifelong Hayward resident, there is one thing I have come to learn about my city: people have distinct tastes when it comes to their barbecue. For some, any place will do. However, for many Hayward residents like myself, a choice must be made. That choice: Carmen’s or Everett & Jones? If yo...
Businesses find new opportunity in food that once went to waste
Tara Duggan,
San Francisco Chronicle
April 20, 2016
Filed under Metro
Bay Area shoppers will soon be able to get a new kind of local produce at Whole Foods stores. Affectionately known as ugly produce, the fruits and vegetables are perfectly healthy and safe yet are usually left to rot because they don’t meet typical supermarket cosmetic standards. Bags of the aesthet...
Oakland hosts annual restaurant week
Shannon Stroud,
Metro Editor
January 15, 2015
Filed under Metro, Showcase
Since it’s creation five years ago, Oakland’s annual Restaurant Week has grown from 30 vendors to 81. Over the next two weeks different restaurants in Oakland will serve specialty meals to participate in California’s annual Restaurant Month. Oakland’s Restaurant Week begins Jan. 15 and goes...
