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Branscomb, CA · Lifestyle
hoodline.com
Moraga's New Grocery Outlet Pushed Back to Spring 2027, Nearly a Year Late
Moraga shoppers hoping for a new discount grocery store will have to wait even longer. The planned Grocery Outlet at Rheem Valley Shopping Center, originally expected to open by mid-2026, is now targeting March or April 2027 — nearly a year behind its original schedule. The delay, roughly nine...
whatnow.com
Casa Mia Preparing San Ramon Restaurant In Former Clementine’s Space
Casa Mia Restaurant is preparing to open at 18070 San Ramon Valley Blvd. in San Ramon, California, in the former Clementine’s Restaurant space. According to DanvilleSanRamon.com, the owners confirmed the change on Instagram, announcing that Clementine’s had closed and the space would reopen under a new concept. The...
East Bay Express
Oakland conservatory preserves Black music amid funding cuts
Dr. Angela Wellman spent 20 years passing Black music from one pair of hands to the next. Now she’s stepping down, and her conservatory still rents in a city that zeroed out its general-fund arts grants. The video is old: Victor McElhaney, young, drumming with the Oakland Public Conservatory...
bayareatelegraph.com
A Prominent Lafayette Shopping Center Just Got a Big Facelift
LAFAYETTE, CA — A familiar row of downtown Lafayette storefronts has a decidedly different look. The shopping center at Mt. Diablo Boulevard and First Street has traded its green-and-red exterior for a gray-and-white color scheme, giving the building a fresh appearance while preserving its very-Lamorinda exposed beams and covered walkway.
Silicon Valley
Vallejo restaurant Sac’s Tasty Hot Dogs marks half a century in business
Glenn Thompson waited patiently for his order at Sac’s Tasty Hot Dogs Thursday — approximately his 4,160th cheese dog at the venue, one of Vallejo’s most popular eateries. Unlike Joey “Jaws” Chestnut, his fellow born-and-raised Vallejoan known for winning hot dog eating contests, Thompson only consumes one...
hoodline.com
Oakland Airport Janitors Out-Earned the Mayor — Then Came the Favoritism Probe
Some janitors at Oakland International Airport pulled in $200,000 or more in a single year, payroll records show, including eight who out-earned Oakland's own mayor in 2023. That eyebrow-raising pay came under scrutiny after accusations that managers were steering the most lucrative overtime shifts to favored workers, and that some employees were paying kickbacks to get them. An outside investigation has now delivered its verdict: favoritism, yes. Kickbacks, no.
decorhint.com
This 2,079-Acre California Park Has A Steam Train, An Antique Carousel, A Swimming Lake, And Miles Of Trails
Most parks make you choose a lane. This one seems determined not to. Across more than 2,000 acres, a California day outdoors can shift from something nostalgic to something active without ever feeling like you have left the same destination. That range is what makes the place so easy to...
Eater
Sushi Salon Offers Bragworthy Bites of Fish
Joji Nonaka and Anna Osawa took their sushi pop-up to permanent status in 2023, opening Sushi Salon in Oakland. Nonaka and Osawa both hail from Alameda’s Utzutzu, and before that, Nonaka also worked at Delage in Oakland and (now closed) Ichi Sushi in San Francisco. Much of the fish...
theorindanews.com
Rêve brings an elevated taste of France to Lamorinda diners
“Fall is my favorite,” said Paul Magu-Lecugy, the chef and owner of Lafayette’s Rêve, the seriously French restaurant tucked away in downtown Lafayette. That means, among other things, that Magu-Legucy can prepare his cassoulet de Castelnaudary (more on that later) one week a month for the regulars who have made the restaurant a Lamorinda favorite since 2016.
whatnow.com
Grocery Outlet Preparing Moraga Store At Rheem Valley Shopping Center
Grocery Outlet is preparing to open a store at 576 Center St. in Moraga’s Rheem Valley Shopping Center. According to KTVU, construction is underway, and the store’s opening has reportedly been delayed until early next year. A groundbreaking ceremony for the store was held in December 2025, according...
oaklandside.org
Pour Manners preparing regular Uptown pop-up for November, plus new sushi and ramen options
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KQED
The Crucible, West Oakland’s Industrial Arts Hub, Shuts Down Suddenly
Students, staff and faculty at The Crucible are in limbo after the sudden closure of the 27-year-old West Oakland industrial arts organization over the weekend. Interim Executive Director Doug Yeiser sent emails to employees the afternoon of Saturday, Oct. 24, stating that the center would be temporarily closed due to “serious financial circumstances.” The email did not include a reopening date.
northbaystageandscreen.com
Review: “Revenge of the Rebobs!” in Napa
An old Napa Valley legend morphs into an outrageous musical comedy at the Lucky Penny Community Arts Center in Napa through November 8. The decades-old story purports that the hills surrounding the valley are home to hybrid critters—part ape, part bat, and with the aid of a mad scientist in the wake of World War II, part robot. As in tales of Bigfoot or the Loch Ness Monster, many people claim to have had encounters with the Rebobs, but nobody has ever produced incontrovertible proof.
musicinsf.com
Gracie Abrams announces arena tour with Oakland stop
Gracie Abrams has Oakland in her sights. The singer-songwriter’s upcoming The Look at My Life Tour will bring her to the Bay Area as part of a 64-date arena run across North America and Europe. The tour kicks off December 2 in Denver, with stops in Chicago, Nashville and...
macaronikid.com
berkeleyside.org
Berkeley storytelling series rejects competitive model of slams like The Moth
In the long, high-ceilinged room of the West Berkeley Fencing Club on Addison Street near San Pablo, a few helmets were the only bits of fencing gear in view as the house lights went down. The foils, épées and sabres had been safely stowed away. But that didn’t stop the participants in a popular Berkeley storytelling series from spilling their guts.
Alameda Post
Bird Flu Detected at Alameda’s Crown Memorial State Beach
Beach and park visitors should avoid contact with sick or dead birds. On Friday, October 23, The East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) issued a warning. Canada geese collected on October 8 and 12 by Alameda County Vector Control at Robert W. Crown Memorial State Beach in Alameda tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), commonly known as bird flu. The public is advised that infected birds may be found throughout the East Bay and to take precautions to avoid exposure.
homeworthy.com
A Collected California Home with Classic Style and Personal History
Interiors photographer Karyn Millet welcomes us into her Brentwood, California, home, a 1954 house loved for its traditional architecture and connection to the former estate of Hollywood star Rita Hayworth. Working with longtime friend and interior designer Joe Lucas, Karyn reimagined the interiors with layered patterns, colorful fabrics, distinctive furnishings...