by Monique Binkley Smith | Apr 25, 2023
Lonnie Ray has always enjoyed cooking. “Even while in the camp, I had my little stove. I used to work miracles with that thing,” he says. “I learned everything from [celebrity chef] Gordon Ramsay. I’ve watched every single episode of ‘Hell’s Kitchen.’” Ray was one of...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Apr 13, 2023
Shaniya Peterson was jumping rope with her two little girls the day after Thanksgiving when she began feeling severe pain in her back, jaw and back of the head. She lay down thinking she’d overdone it in the cold, but the pain didn’t go away. Then she got what she...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Mar 16, 2023
Orinda residents Michelle Meyers and Maureen Matthews have shared a lot over the past four decades: studying late into the night as roommates at UC Davis, joining a sorority, marriages, children and challenging careers. One thing the best friends didn’t plan to share...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jan 20, 2023
Eat leafy greens, exercise regularly, learn CPR. Wait, learn CPR? Yes, one cardiothoracic surgeon is recommending that along with taking good care of themselves, people should learn CPR so they’re prepared to help others in case of emergency. NFL safety Damar Hamlin’s...
by Monique Binkley Smith | Jan 13, 2023
Editor’s Note: Janine Kovac became pregnant with what she thought was her second child. Instead, it was twins. And not just any twins. The East Bay resident’s twin boys were high-risk, mono-chorionic/mono-amniotic twins, a rare condition where the babies share a...
