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Fox comparable to phoenix rising from its ‘Depressed’ roots

 

By Greg Barco
 
Oakland’s Fox Theater first opened in October 1928, one year before the New York Stock Exchange crashed. Enter from stage left: Great Depression (and linger around until World War II shoves you off the stage). Fast forward to 2009: the Fox is once again opening, this time during the worst economic recession since [...]

New and improved, neighborhood video store prepares for its sequel

The Video Room, where everybody knows your name and your favorite movie title, re-creates itself to stay afloat. Click here for the story

Choirs rock the house in gospel music contest

story and audio slides
by KRISTINE WONG and BAGASSI KOURA
Thousands of fans packed Oracle Arena to cheer on six church choirs vying for a spot in the finals of “How Sweet the Sound,” a competition for the best church choir in the country. As the choirs sung, shimmied, and swayed their way through the evening, the groundswell [...]

Bus tour brings ‘Seinfeld’ to UC Berkeley campus

By SAMSON REINY
BERKELEY, Oct. 14 –- With the financial markets in ruin and the economy at a near stand-still, people are looking for a break.  And perhaps, more than ever, they need a good laugh.
So when Sony, who owns the syndication rights to the hit TV sitcom “Seinfeld,” teamed up with a New York-based volunteer-recruitment [...]