East Bay Home and Gardens

About the House: Some Cures for Noisy Neighbors

By Matt Cantor
Thursday October 09, 2008
A friend of mine has a bass guitarist living upstairs who has been working out the chords to “In a Gadda Da Vida” for the past 12 years. My friend is a patient person but she’s begun to exhibit something of a tic and often looks dolefully into space for long periods of time, returning from her reverie only when the music has stopped for some short spell. -more-

Scholar Lecture Explores Seldom Seen Havens House

By Steven Finacom Special to the Planet
Thursday October 09, 2008
The Havens House living room has ceilings that slant up and outwards to expand the Bay view, and original furnishings collected by Weston Havens.
High on Panoramic Hill, overlooking Berkeley and the bay, stands a pre-World War II house that became both a public architectural spectacle and a secret aerie. Next week, a scholar offers an illustrated lecture exploring some of the hidden dimensions and character of this striking structure. -more-