On any given night, dozens of savory homemade custom pizzas fly out the doors of Arizmendi Bakery located on San Pablo Avenue in Emeryville. Known as a vegetarian hotspot — there is no meat on the menu — the bakery is also making a name for itself as the place to go for holiday specialties. Read the full story

BY ALBA MORA // By the turn of the century Emeryville was known as “The Butchertown” because of the number of slaughterhouses in the city limits. In the 1920s it was known as “The Rottenest City” on the coast due to an excess of gambling salons. Read the full story