Cover: On the Boards
An adrenaline-driven ride through a theatrical audition.

News: Business Unusual
Three corporations that are breaking the mold.

Stella's by Starlight: Sebastopol grill lights up west county life.

Heard It Through the Grapevine: Get to the root of all things wine.

Nostradementia: If you thought this century was wild, get a load of our predictions for the next.

Driven to Kindness: What's the story with people who stop to help stranded motorists out of the goodness of their hearts? More than you might think.

Under the Influence: Want some work with those drugs?

Bloody Good: Talking Pix guest author Anita Diamant samples 'The Cider House Rules.'

Kool Keith and His One-Man Gang: Hip-hop pioneer Kool Keith is already creating sounds for the next millennium.

Ending Days: Two Sonoma County venues go out with the old year.

SF Club Guide: Disco divas, hip-hop connoisseurs and salsa suaves to flannel-clad pinball players, jazz luminaries and more from the City by the Bay.

Last Laugh: Local cartoonist Charles Schulz retires his popular Peanuts comic strip.

Ink Spot: One man's lament over the glut of written words.