Hi there! I grew up in Santa Cruz and graduated from UC Berkeley in 2018 with an English major and Spanish minor. After teaching ESL for a few years, I joined the Secret Media Network as a Staff Writer. I love to write about California history, hidden gems, museum exhibitions, and local wildlife.
It features a newly renovated indoor pool, courtyard, clubhouse and art installation. San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the completion of the Garfield Square Recreation Center back on March 15. It took 2.5 year...
Nini Manumua started lifting weights as a 13-year-old at Lincoln High School. Kuinini “Nini” Manumua, a highly talented weightlifter from San Francisco, officially qualified for the Tokyo Olympics this weeke...
Businesses can continue to operate in parklets, sidewalks, open lots and more. Since the pandemic forced many restaurants and businesses to adapt to streetside, open-air operations, the city has blossomed unexpectedly....
Take a trip back in time to these Prohibition-inspired speakeasies! When Prohibition went into practice during the 1920s, San Francisco was one city that played by its own rules. Speakeasies were relatively easy to find...
See how this lesser-known Bay Area park was formed by volcanic activity over 10 million years ago! Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve is a popular hiking destination in Oakland, but it might have flown under the radar fo...
The new park includes a children’s playground, a nature exploration area, picnic area upgrades, and more. We’ve lost count of how many newly renovated parks and playgrounds are popping up around the city, bu...
Vinyasa yoga surrounded thousands of beautiful plants? Yes please! San Francisco Botanical Garden is starting to open up some visitor-favorite activities, including the popular Flower Piano coming back in September. We&...
Previously just a summer program, Museums for All is now available all year round for low-income visitors. Museums For All (MFA) is a popular community program put on by the SF Human Services Agency, helping museums giv...
The Cloud 9 Cocktail is a must! Sometimes a restaurant doesn’t only deliver on its food, but rather an entire experience. That’s the case with Son & Garden, a lovely restaurant with locations in Menlo Pa...
“Samin’s Summer Pie” features Calabrian chiles, confit tomatoes, and garlic ricotta. Award-winning chef, cookbook author and TV host Samin Nosrat is a huge name in the nation’s cooking scene. She...