shopping

Bay seniors whose attention spans are too short to deal with shopping in megamalls might want to step into Oakland’s charm-filled Temescal Alley where the shops are barely larger than closets. Just around the corner from Pizzaiola you’ll find a dozen stores offering ethnic jewelry, mid-century home furnishings, mens and womens clothing, donuts, a barbershop where […]

Bay seniors may not recall that a king of Siam used to bestow white elephants on obnoxious courtiers knowing they’d have a difficult time getting rid of the beasts. Which is not the case at this weekend ’s White Elephant Sale benefiting the Oakland Museum. Their 96,000 square foot warehouse is jammed with millions of […]

Bay seniors who grieve over the loss of any bona fide architectural charm the Peninsula might have once had, will get their spirits boosted at Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park. A few minutes from the glamorous but clamorous Stanford Shopping Center, this 3.5 acre haven was created in 1929 as artists’ studios. The Spanish […]

Bay seniors fleeing the summer fog will find a garden of delights south of Sonoma on 121. Slow down when you see a white picket fence rippling in waves and a 30-foot high Adirondack chair. Cornerstone is set amid Carneros vineyards. Edgy landscape architects from around the world have created a series of outdoor “rooms” […]

Why would any lady Giants’ fan want diamond studs from Shreve’s when she can have a pair of Giant logos dangling from her earlobes? I doubt that at $19.95, we’re talking about gemstones and sterling silver here. There are all kinds of Giants goodies for all kinds of fans at this site, including floor tiles, […]

Everyone, even oldsters with money, love saving it. We all know about senior discounts on Muni and BART. But there’s a slew of deals waiting in the Bay Area for us. Did you know seniors get 10% discounts at Banana Republic? Best Plumbing in San Rafael offers us 15% off. Southwest Airlines has pretty consistent […]