News Briefs

• by Patricia Lynn Henley

Justice Averted?

A Lake County white man who killed two black youths during a botched drug deal admits to the shootings. So why is another black man in jail for the deaths and the white man walking free?

Detours

Why getting from point A to point B in the Bay Area also requires passing through points C, D and E

Summer Born Great

Area theater companies break out the tights for summer

• by David Templeton

Arctic Adventures

Baby Seal Club warm up by cooling down for Burning Man

• by Gabe Meline
• Tags: Music, Nightlife

Viewing Artists

'Art City' documentary eyes creative passion

• by Patricia Lynn Henley

Warren's Witness

Crystal Zevon chronicles her rock 'n' roll ex

Thorny Rose

Bio-pic lingers on hard times and bad habits

• by Richard von Busack

Before I Get Old

Rock 'n' roll and the myth of aging

Summer Shorts

Three essential short story collections for cooling the mind this season

First Bite

Il Piccolo Caffe

• by Alastair Bland

Dispatches from Squigglyville

Is life under Quixote Winery's onion dome really better?

News of the Food

Chocolate by Any Other Name

• by Sara Bir

Wine Tasting

Francis Ford Coppola Presents Rosso & Bianco

• by James Knight