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There are places in California that everyone knows about, and then there are places that the people who know about them would prefer to keep to themselves. Wool Growers Restaurant in Los Banos falls into the second category, except that the food is so good that keeping it secret starts to feel genuinely selfish.
One California tea room calls itself the oldest dim sum house in the entire country, with roots going back to 1920. That single fact sent me straight down a very delicious and very hungry rabbit hole. Then I learned about a dining room near the state Capitol where lawmakers have...
A Powerball ticket sold in Northern California fell just one number short of winning the $847 million jackpot, lottery officials said. Instead, the lucky ticket won $73,668. The ticket matched four winning numbers and the Powerball in the drawing Wednesday, Nov. 4, the California State Lottery said. California adjusts lottery prizes based on the number of tickets sold and number of winners. A player in New Jersey won the $847 million jackpot. Where was winning Powerball ticket sold in California? The lucky ticket was sold at a Chevron station at 3411 Blume Drive in San Pablo, lottery officials said. What were winning numbers in Wednesday’s drawing? The winning numbers were 15, 34, 41, 53 and 56 with a Powerball of 21. The Power Play multiplier was 2x. What is the Powerball jackpot up to now? The jackpot now rises to an estimated $20 million , with a cash value of about $8.6 million, for the next drawing Saturday, Nov. 7, the national Powerball site said. More than a million other Powerball tickets sold in the United States also won prizes ranging from $4 to $100,000, the lottery said. There were more than 130,000 winners in California. The Powerball jackpot was
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Stray cat laws in California are less scary than most people expect. If you found a cat outside, the law mostly asks you to act in good faith: look for an owner, don’t abandon the animal, and use the shelter system when it fits. The rules sit in a few different places. The Food and … This article, Can You Keep a Stray Cat in California? What the Law Says , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • 20 Popular Cat Breeds in Nevada: From Desert Shorthairs to Cold-Climate Companions • 13 English Cat Breeds: British Shorthairs, Rexes, and Rare Orientals • 19 Loudest Cat Breeds That Will Talk Your Ear Off
The best Hallmark movie towns in California are real, and they are ready for you this fall and winter. This guide covers five of them. The post 5 California Towns That Feel Like a Hallmark Movie appeared first on Fabulous California .
California’s list of beloved restaurant losses has gained one of its oldest names. Cook’s Seafood, the Menlo Park market and restaurant that served generations of Peninsula families, abruptly closed on…
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Bear hunting season in California 2026 runs on a statewide cap, not a fixed calendar. CDFW can close the season early if harvest reaches 1,700 bears, and in practice the cap has not been reached since 2012. New rules adopted in April 2026 let each hunter hold two bear tags and open more of northeastern … This article, 1,700 Bears: California’s 2026 Bear Season Quota and Dates , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Can You Hunt Bears in Arkansas This Fall? What AGFC Rules Require • September 1 to November 30: New Hampshire Bear Season Dates by Unit • Can You Hunt Bears in Nevada in 2026? What Nevada Law Requires
Want to find the best hole-in-the-wall Chinese restaurants in California without emptying your wallet?. These 8 Chinese restaurants serve up incredible lunch specials and big, satisfying flavors!. 1. Golden Wall Chinese Cuisine (La Mirada) Tucked into a strip mall on Imperial Highway, Golden Wall Chinese Cuisine is the kind of...
Out West Restaurant Group closed 10 Outback Steakhouse restaurants in Arizona, California, Colorado, and Nevada before filing for Chapter 11. Few moments unsettle a regular diner faster than pulling into a familiar parking lot and finding the windows dark and the doors locked. Casual chain restaurants hold a particular place in American routines. Families book them for birthdays, teams pile in after weekend games, and tired couples treat them as dependable fallbacks when nobody wants to cook. A shuttered location erases one of those habits without warning. The loss leaves nearby guests wondering whether their own favorite spot will go next. Workers lose the shifts they counted on. Each closing ripples past the people who used to order dinner there.
The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing in Southern California is still under construction, but at least one large critter has already discovered its value as a safe corridor above a major freeway. On October 28, according to the National Park Service, a motion-sensor camera captured a photo of "our first wildlife visitor" on the southern slope of the crossing, which spans the 101 Freeway at Liberty Canyon in the Santa Monica Mountains. As you might have guessed, the animal in the image is a coyote. "And that's just the beginning," Santa Monica Mountains National Park continued via Instagram . "In the coming days, NPS biologists will install remote wildlife cameras to track how mountain lions, bobcats, coyotes, mule deer, and other animals approach and eventually use the crossing. "The goal? To reconnect wildlife habitat in the Santa Monica Mountains and Simi Hills, long divided by one of the nation's busiest freeways, and study how this connection benefits wildlife for years to come." The Wallis Annenberg Wildlife Crossing , scheduled to open December 2, states on its website that the project is designed to "reconnect a fragmented landscape for all wildlife and pull the region's cougars back from the brink of extinction."
Explore six fast-food chains serving California, from In-N-Out and Habit burgers to Chick-fil-A sandwiches, Subway orders, and Domino’s pizza. The post From Burgers to Pizza: 6 Fast-Food Chains to Explore in California appeared first on Timeless Dishes .
In our Reality Check stories, Modesto Bee journalists deliver fast facts about the issues that matter to local residents to hold officials and institutions accountable. Read more. Story idea? Tips@modbee.com . Food was found at unsafe temperature in Modesto, Turlock and Patterson restaurants during mid-October inspections. Stanislaus County health inspectors found insects and cross-contamination risks in multiple food facilities in mid-October. The majority of the 2,400 permitted food service establishments in the county receive unannounced routine food safety inspections each year, according to the Department of Environmental Resources . There were 55 inspections across 55 facilities between Oct. 19-25, according to the DER website. Dirty conditions at a Stanislaus County restaurant? How to report health code violations Unsafe food temperatures among major violations The details of the reports do not indicate whether a restaurant passed or failed inspection. Corrective actions may have been made by the business by the time of publication. For updates on individual restaurants, search the DER website . Stanislaus County upgrades its health inspections website. How to find reports Aj’s Café & Grill, 2800 Geer Road in Turlock, had 11 violations on Oct. 19 — three of them major. The dishwasher and the bucket at the
Explore amazing animal stories – visit Animal of Things Now and follow us! Deer hunting season in California 2026-27 starts earlier than anywhere else in the country. According to My Wild Report, the A zone archery opener on July 11, 2026 is the earliest deer opener in the United States. Most other zones follow between August and early November, so your zone decides almost everything. This article walks … This article, Hit the Zone D Gate in California? The Deer Tag Rule Most Hunters Miss , appeared first on Animal of Things . Discover more animal wonders – VISIT Animal of Things NOW AND FOLLOW US FOR FRESH UPDATES! Related Posts: • Do You Need a Separate Bear License to Hunt Bears in Pennsylvania? • Can You Hunt Bears in North Carolina This Fall? What State Law Requires • Do You Need a Draw License for Deer Hunting in South Dakota?
ROANOKE, Va. (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A hawk was determined to be "too fat to fly" after she devoured chickens and slept too often. A red-shouldered hawk rescued from a driveway in California is drawing attention after wildlife officials determined it was too heavy to fly. The Southwest Virginia Wildlife Center...
Warrior Rewind is a student-led SportsCenter style web show that highlights Stan State student athletes. It’s been over six years since the project was last produced, and Communications Studies 3620, titled “Sports Communication,” is looking to bring it back to life. The 20 members of Sports Communication...
You and I live here in California, and as of early November 2026, I’m looking at leftover paint. In my house, the reflex has been to thaw a can of latex paint from storage, stir until it looks smooth, and treat that as permission to brush it onto a wall. It feels like a sensible test: if the paint moves under the stir stick again, why waste it?
Turley Wine Cellars was founded in 1993 by Larry Turley and specializes in small lots of Zinfandel and Petite Sirah from some of California’s most historic and treasured vineyards. Turley now makes right around 50 separate wines from 47 different vineyards, some with vines that date back to the late 1800’s. Tegan Passalacqua is the Director of Winemaking at Turley and has been instrumental in revitalizing the brand.
Northern California and the Central Valley are agricultural hubs, so it’s no wonder that local farmers markets rank highly. The nonprofit American Farmland Trust just released its list of the top farmers markets based on nationwide votes. They’ve also drilled down to the top farmers markets by state. It is the third year in a row Sacramento’s Midtown Market claimed the No. 1 spot in the state. The Historic Folsom Farmers Market nabbed No. 2 spot. Here is how the rest of the state stacked up. Top 10 farmers markets in California Midtown Farmers Market | Sacramento | 2422 votes Historic Folsom Farmers Market | Folsom | 210 votes 29 Palms Farmers Market | Twentynine Palms | 159 votes State Street Farmers Market | Carlsbad | 110 votes Diablo Valley Farmers Market | Walnut Creek| 62 votes San Leandro Farmers Market at Bayfair | San Leandro | 43 votes Fort Bragg Farmers Market | Fort Bragg | 43 votes Mountain View Farmers’Market | Mountain View | 42 votes Morgan Hill Farmers Market | Morgan Hill | 39 votes Romano’s Certified Farmers Market | Beckwourth | 36 votes Topping the nationwide list was the Sarasota Downtown Farmers Market.
