Chris Bell gets an opportunity to celebrate a San Francisco Bay Area homecoming under a new name when he leads Syracuse against host Stanford in an Atlantic Coast Conference game

San Francisco's Alta Plaza Park made news after receiving a staggering $3.6 million donation and just got another $50,000 from a surprise donor.

Playwright James Ijames turns William Shakespeare’s Hamlet on its head in this piping hot play that transports the drama to a modern-day barbecue in the American South.

The parent company that purchased the supermarkets also owns familiar brands Guinness World Records and Ripley Entertainment.

A string of recent killings across the United States have been tied to fringe online group the Zizians, described as a "death cult."

Local Jewish agency heads knew Trump would clamp down on undocumented immigrants but didn’t expect the doors to close on refugees.

KCSM host Sonny Buxton is shown in the documentary “KCSM 91.1: The Bay Area’s Jazz Station to the World.” Courtesy Brandon Roots.

Among the storied San Francisco food institutions that have stood the test of time — household names like Boudin, It’s-It and Ghirardelli — a quiet coffee pioneer has flown under the radar for 90 years.

The owner of the Vapor Room dispensary in San Francisco's SoMa district is still alive and currently recovering in the ICU after being shot four times. Police say the suspect was killed after a standoff with officers.

Jim Harrington is the Bay Area News Group's pop music critic for The Mercury News and the East Bay Times. He began writing about the Bay Area music scene in 1992 and became the full-time pop music ...

If you can believe it, Bravo’s Top Chef returns for its 22nd season on Thursday, March 13, and two Bay Area chefs will throw their toques into the ring. San Francisco’s Anya E

A top South Bay business leader is seeking a game plan so San Jose can score economic benefits from upcoming sports mega-events.