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Lafayette Once Had a Real-Life Frog Jumping Contest That Would Make Mark Twain Jealous
For a few wonderfully strange years in the early 1970s, Lafayette residents gathered to watch local “athletes” compete for trophies,…
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Review: Drums of the Pacific Luau in Maui, From My Visit With 3 Kids
MAUI COUNTY – Music is always important at a Hawaiian luau. But one luau in Maui makes music front and…
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California’s “Big One” Could Now Cause $1 Trillion in Damage, Expert Warns
CALIFORNIA STATE – California’s long-feared “Big One” could cause as much as $1 trillion in damage if a major earthquake…
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A New Wine Bar Is Celebrating Its Grand Opening in Pleasanton Today
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA – Pleasanton’s newest destination for wine, cocktails and Vietnamese-American food is celebrating its official grand opening today. Fusion…
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Bizarre Alleged Bear Spray Attack Hits Lafayette
LAFAYETTE, CALIFORNIA – A Saturday morning argument outside a Lafayette grocery store took a bizarre and potentially dangerous turn when…
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Locals Are Sharing Their Absolute Favorite Walnut Creek Restaurants
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – A Walnut Creek newcomer has inspired local residents to share the restaurants they consider the area’s…
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In-N-Out Is Expanding Again in California — Here Are the 3 New Locations
CALIFORNIA STATE – California is getting three more places to order a Double-Double and Animal Style fries. In-N-Out Burger has…
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Philz Is Opening a Brand-New Store in the 925 — and Locals Are Surprised
CONCORD, CALIFORNIA – Concord coffee drinkers will soon have another place to order a Mint Mojito. Philz Coffee is preparing…
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This Walnut Creek Restaurant Quietly Grew Into a $60 Million California Empire
WALNUT CREEK, CALIFORNIA – A decade ago, Telefèric Barcelona made an unusual choice for its first restaurant in the United…
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A New Poke Restaurant Just Soft-Launched in San Ramon
San Ramon has a new destination for poke bowls, pokerritos and poke nachos. Oke Poke has quietly soft-launched its new…
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