Banner year for Bay Area talent as region’s influence reflected in Oscars nominationsBy Oguz OzdemirMarch 14, 2026 SAN FRANCISCO — As the 98th Academy Awards near, mention of the Bay Area’s influence being folded into films is making many conversations. Whether a Bay…
Downtown Manhattan posts banner year after 9/11, pandemicBy Oguz OzdemirFebruary 17, 2026 A quarter century after 9/11, five years after the worst of the pandemic, Lower Manhattan is back on its feet and read to brawl. The Downtown…
