Traditional home on private acreage near Moraga Ranch trail

301 Lakefield Place, Moraga - $1.649 million The basics: Located in the heart of Moraga, this completely remodeled home is nestled on a private, 2.8-acre gated property that seems totally isolated and backs to open...

Sound master to world-known musicians brings it all back home

Bill Chrysler, the soundman behind many award-winning musicians, is opening the doors of his harmonic haven: his studio. read more

Tri-level Contemporary near 24th Street offers modern luxuries, retains period details

4344 26th St., San Francisco - $1.825 million The basics: Spectacular Twin Peaks and bay views abound in this exquisitely renovated Contemporary home with Art Deco flair. Built in 1940, the three-level house sits on a...

Tucker & Dale vs. Evil

Highly Recommended THE MOVIE: Finally, a movie that celebrates the rarest of cinematic creatures: gentle hillbillies. Eli Craig, making his feature-length directorial debut here, hits the horror-comedy ball out of the park by turning the slasher genre on its head in Tucker & Dale vs. Evil . A clever script (co-written by Craig and Morgan Jurgenson) coupled with hilarious performances from its ...

The top 10 albums of 2011

This is my 13th stab at putting together a list of my favorite CDs of the year, and it has been the most difficult one yet. Difficult not because there were too many great records, Or not enough of them. The reason for my struggle is more mundane than that.