by Bobby L. Mitchell | Aug 12, 2026 | Stories
Let’s take a trip back in time. The year is 2015, and I’m 36. That’s the age life gave me a hard slap across the face after being fired from my two previous jobs. Jobs that made me hate waking up every morning. Jobs I would only show up to because I needed a... 
by Bobby L. Mitchell | May 13, 2026 | Spotlight
The air was full of delicious smells as Bay Area food lovers packed the streets for the 5th annual Piedmont Food Fest on April 25th, even though it was a cloudy spring Saturday. The cool weather and gray skies didn’t dampen the excitement of the crowd or the friendly... 
by Bobby L. Mitchell | Mar 11, 2026 | Stories
California is affectionately known as the Golden State, the magical place where all of our wildest dreams come true. The land of milk and honey, where streets are overflowing with Hollywood royalty, billionaire moguls, and music superstars. A destination where anyone... 
by Bobby L. Mitchell | Feb 19, 2026 | Upcoming Events
For the past nine years, the Black Joy Parade has taken over the streets of Downtown Oakland in celebration of Black History Month. This annual festival provides an energetic and inviting space for the Bay Area’s diverse community to gather and celebrate the vibrant... 
by Bobby L. Mitchell | Jan 29, 2026 | Stories
We all had dreams at one point in our lives. Dreams of being artists, writers, filmmakers, entrepreneurs (fill in the blank), but somewhere along the way, we traded in our aspirations and settled for a life deemed more “realistic.” A one-size-fits-all existence...