I remember the festive atmosphere, the specialness of the fairgrounds and how much fun I had with my family,” the 36-year-old Hallman said.

It’s a family affair at Julianne’s Jewelry and has been for three generations. “My grandfather, Ed Stevens, who we called ‘Papa Ed,’ started the business in the 1970s,” said Alli Babb, co-owner of the ...

The Berkeley Art Museum and Pacific Film Archive was about to launch an exhibition of historic quilts, when federal funding ...