FOOD & DRINK
Tracy's Popular Gas-Station Filipino Dessert Shop Is Moving
When Ellis Creamery first opened in 2021, the Filipino dessert shop formerly hidden at the back of a Tracy gas station didn’t necessarily expect to become a Bay Area internet sensation. After all, the shop had modest beginnings: Filipina immigrant Marie Rabut juggled a full-time job in healthcare while...
A wisecracking detective returns to Stockton
If I were running Hell, I’d reserve the toastiest part for self-published authors. Satan would make them read each other’s books. Yet once in a great while a self-published book comes along that is not the bane of one’s existence. Not only is “Old Debts” such a welcome exception, it’s set in Stockton.
The Media X Essentials Collection: “Throne of Blood” Screening
An introduction to the new film series followed by an interview with Dr. Courtney Lehmann. On Friday, March 29, 2024, the University of the Pacific’s Media X program hosted a screening of “Throne of Blood” (1957). The event began at 6 p.m. in the Long Theater. “Throne...
10 Mother's Day gifts guide: 209 edition from flowers to brunch dates and more
Whether you celebrate on May 10 or on the second Sunday of every May, it's never too early or too late to start planning and buying a special gift for the mothers in your life. If you like to keep things simple or if you like to go all out,...
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