Airbnb expands anti-party restrictions to include Memorial Day weekend

Airbnb is reinstating its anti-party measures for the July 4th weekend and will be expanding them to include Memorial Day weekend for the first time.

Calculating risk on Mother's Day as COVID cases rise

Just in time for Mother's Day, COVID cases are on the rise throughout the Bay Area. One health expert says a highly transmissible variant is going around, but that hospitalizations remain low.

Moms want your time, not money, this Mother’s Day, survey says

Most moms are expecting their loved ones to spend not one penny on a gift this Mother’s Day. But some people say they will even go into debt for their gifts.

How some Easter traditions were inspired by ancient spring rituals

Easter is a time when Christians celebrate the resurrection of Christ, but a few aspects of the holiday were adopted from religions outside of Christianity.

Easter events back in a big way in the Bay Area

After a two-year hiatus due to COVID-19, Easter events are back on. San Francisco played host to a couple Saturday, including one that made its debut.

Inflation, bird flu impact US bakeries ahead of Easter 2022

The egg price spike is hitting bakeries especially hard, and the days leading up to Easter are some of the busiest of the year for pastry, cookie, and other sweets sales.

Easter Egg Roll returns after 2-year, COVID-induced hiatus

The first lady, a teacher, is calling it the “Egg-ucation Roll," aides said, and is turning the South Lawn into a school community with a variety of educational stations.

7 memorable weather events that took place on April Fools' Day

Because April 1 coincides with the annual change of season from winter to spring, a range of weather events are possible on April Fool's Day

St. Patrick's Day crowd returns to The Starry Plough in Berkeley

Irish eyes were smiling at The Starry Plough on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley. The longtime family-run pub hosted its annual St. Patrick’s Day event – a tradition that has been on hold for two years.

St. Patrick's Day: The history behind the holiday in the United States

However you view St. Patrick's Day — as a holy day of obligation, a celebration of Irish culture, or an excuse to imbibe a green pint of beer — millions across the globe will observe the holiday on March 17th. But other than "drowning the shamrock" and getting pinched for not wearing green, what do we really know about the holiday?

Happy Pi Day 2022: Celebrate March 14 with $3.14 pizza, other deals

March 14 is National Pi Day, the annual celebration of the mathematical ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter (3.14), and you can score some related deals.

Mardi Gras 2022: ‘Fat Tuesday’ celebrations return as COVID-19 cases drop

New Orleans and Mobile, Alabama, took center stage in celebrating Mardi Gras after the COVID-19 pandemic put a damper on last year’s celebrations.

Artist behind year of the tiger statue shares her creative inspiration

It's the year of the tiger and the Chinese Chamber Of Commerce has commissioned six larger-than-life tiger statutes around the city.