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Both boats out fishing way down south in the shallow water
We had both boats out fishing way down south in the shallow water for some lights out long cod fishing. We also seen lots of BIG reds, blacks and browns. We finished up with a handful of halibut off the beaches. Final count. California Dawn 2. 20 limits of ling...
Aug 24: The Sandlot Cast Comes to Walnut Creek
On August 24, some of the Cast from the classic baseball movie “The Sandlot” is coming to Walnut Creek California. The Sandlot is known to be one of the most famous baseball movies of all time. Join the cast, in person, and watch the film that found its way into so many baseball fan’s hearts. — As of Thursday morning, Tickets were still available per the Lesher Center.
Dead bird, two mosquito groups test positive for West Nile virus in Contra Costa
(KRON) — West Nile virus activity is intensifying in Contra Costa County, with the latest reports confirming two more groups of mosquitoes and a dead bird testing positive. The Contra Costa Mosquito and Vector Control District (CCMVCD) identified the infected mosquitoes in Martinez and Oakley, while the bird was found in Brentwood. With previous cases […]
Bride-to-be without wedding dress days before ceremony after Pittsburg bridal shop closes
It's a wedding dress nightmare for an East Bay woman who is getting married in less than two weeks and doesn't have a wedding dress.It seems the bridal store where she bought the dress to be tailored is now closed."I'm excited about being married, now I'm very nervous for the wedding... I'm not gonna lie!"Bride-to-be Akila Mwongozi is a bit nervous because the beautiful dress that she had planned to wear on her upcoming wedding Sept. 1 is nowhere to be found. Literally the bridal shop Bellisima Couture, where she bought the dress and was getting it tailored in Pittsburg,...
Vintage Foods at Trader Vic’s Emeryville
Traveling the Bay Area and beyond to find the best Mai Tai in the world! Tiki, cocktails, and adventures by Kevin Crossman. We returned to Trader Vic’s Emeryville to sample some of the vintage menu items that have returned for the summer. We previously tried the cocktails and this time we tried some of the food items, with wildly mixed results.
Western Railway Museum to Extend Electric Service
California’s Western Railway Museum is working to extend its reach thanks to the installation of additional overhead catenary. “Destination Molena” is an active campaign for the Western Railway Museum that will extend electric service about three-quarters of a mile beyond the current end of service at Platano. Molena was a former siding with a warehouse on the historic Sacramento Northern mainline that is part of the museum property.
This ‘martini dive bar’ is the best new cocktail spot in the Bay Area
If you order the eponymous cocktail at Tallboy, a self-described “martini dive bar” in Oakland’s Temescal neighborhood, you’ll get a drink that’s not only stiff and strong but teetering on the edge of saline. That’s no accident. To get the Tallboy Martini just right, owner...
2024 Best of the East Bay: Celebrations & Events
— Runner-up | Kinsley Couture, Walnut Creek, kinsleycouture.com. AWG Private Chefs, Concord and Walnut Creek, awgprivatechefs.com. Runner-up | Eat Drink Be Merry Catering Co., Walnut Creek, edbmcatering.com. DJ. Amos Productions, Livermore, amospro.com. — Runner-up | Fantasy Sound Event Services, Livermore, fantasysound.com. Event Planner. Blooms ’N Bliss, Concord, bloomsnblissdesign.com. — Runner-up |...
Shakewell, Feelmore prepare for final farewells
Nosh was sorry to hear from a tipster that the welcoming, sex-positive cocktail bar and community gathering spot Feelmore Social Club in downtown Oakland is slated to close. SF Gate reports the bar plans to shutdown after service on Tuesday, Aug. 27. Owner Nenna Joiner opened the hospitable cocktail bar with a vibe that was, according to one Yelp reviewer, both “chic and kinky,” in the spring of 2023. Feelmore Social Club was at 1542 Broadway in Oakland.
Letter to the Editor: The Richmond’s Picasso
I am writing this letter to call attention to a very small individual who is making a very big impact on the feeling of community in the central Richmond District. This small individual happens to be an orange cat named Picasso. Picasso, described by his guardians as “limber, athletic and...
August 2024 Food & Drink Updates: Jars, Chipotle Opening Soon; Peet’s Moving; Total Wine Construction
Some food and drink news in Emeryville since our last update in June. The big news over the past month was of course the announcement of a grocery tenant at Bay Street and the reopening of Honor Kitchen after being closed for twenty months. Opening Soon: Jars Sweets & Things.
di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art
Located on 217 protected acres and nearly straddling the Napa-Sonoma County line, di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art engages its community in the connective power of art and nature through its permanent collection of Northern California art, contemporary exhibitions, and thought-provoking educational programs that inspire creativity and curiosity. Di Rosa’s...
A new class of scrappy roasters are making the Bay Area’s most exciting coffees
The toasty smell of roasting coffee wafts out as Tanya Rao leans over a spiraling pool of ever-darkening beans. Around her, other roasters hunch over their own whirring machines, surrounded by bags of finished product. Rao has been working out of CoRo, a coffee collaborative in southwest Berkeley, since 2019,...
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