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Back to SearchHow Bacon Wrapped Hot Dogs Became Iconic Bay Area Street Food
If you've ever walked around Pier 39 in San Francisco or made a late-night exit from a concert at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, you're probably familiar with the bacon wrapped hot dog. But who are t…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
A Ford Factory Changed Milpitas, Then it Became a Mall
The Great Mall of Milpitas wasn't always a mall; it used to be a massive Ford factory. Bay Curious listener Brandon Choy wanted to know more about its history. The San Jose Assembly Plant opened in …
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
San Francisco Businesses That Date Back to the Gold Rush
Several Bay Area businesses have been around for a really long time. Normandin's car dealership in San Jose opened in 1875 and first sold horses and buggies. And KCBS is understood to be one of the f…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Why Are Private Schools So Popular In San Francisco?
When it comes to private school enrollment, San Francisco, Santa Clara, San Mateo and Marin counties are all well above the state average. But why? In today's episode, we'll explore the many reasons …
Published on 5 months, 4 weeks ago
Check Out KQED's New Show Hyphenación
Join host Xorje Andrés Olivares and guests to explore what it means to live within a hyphenation. Each week we bring together a couple of hyphenated Latinos to have easy conversations about hard thin…
Published on 6 months ago
A Peek Into The Lives Of Four Bay Area Teens
As part of Youth Takeover Week at KQED The Bay and Bay Curious have teamed up to collaborate with four high school students who live in San Pablo, Fremont, Walnut Creek and San Jose. For several mont…
Published on 6 months ago
Olivia's Out On Maternity Leave
Olivia Allen-Price will be taking a step back from the show for a few months to give birth to her second child. Bay Curious producer and editor Katrina Schwartz will be stepping into the host role wh…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
Who is the 'Stevens' of Stevens Creek?
A lot of things in the South Bay, specifically around Cupertino and Mountain View, are named after somebody called Stevens. There’s Stevens Creek Boulevard, the Stevens Creek watershed, and Stevens C…
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago
How Canned Salmon Became Big Business in San Francisco
Starting in the mid-1800s, salmon canneries were big business along the West Coast, stretching all the way up to Alaska. San Francisco played an outsized role in the industry — especially in providin…
Published on 6 months, 2 weeks ago
The Berkeley Park That Was Once All Trash
Bay Curious listener Tom Rauch grew up in Berkeley in the 1960s. Some of his most vivid memories from that time are of the old Berkeley dump. “It really was just this big, giant pit where you backed …
Published on 6 months, 3 weeks ago