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Thanks to local production of Broadway musical, North Bay WWI vet finally gets gravestone, recognition
It was Maeve Smith’s production of “The Hello Girls” in Sonoma earlier this year that ultimately led to Juliette Cortial Smith’s burial site being properly marked.
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The sewing machine maven: South Bay woman nurses broken machines back to life for refugee families
Pat Vandermolen says the work to repair more than 50 sewing machines has not only benefited refugee families, but has helped her heal from trauma from her time as a nurse in the Vietnam War.
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Oakland stylist returns to her roots to inspire next generation
Professional stylist Ariel Mei Gilliam is teaching young people in Oakland the basics of fashion. She hopes they take away much more than just that.
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Oakland man gets long overdue recognition and thanks for years of work beautifying city
For 12 years, Daniel Burns quietly cleaned and landscaped a stretch of Frontage Road in West Oakland. Then he opened a TikTok account.
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South Bay personal trainer helps client with Down syndrome achieve bodybuilding dream
Samuel Hinojosa worked with Mike Shmakov for years preparing for his competitive debut.
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Hidden Villa celebrates 100 years of promoting social justice amid natural beauty
The Duveneck family bought the Los Altos Hills ranch in 1924 and soon began using the property to support causes they believed in.
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Bay Area group achieves impressive cake-baking (and donating) milestone
Cake4Kids volunteers bake birthday cakes for children who otherwise wouldn’t have one on their special day. This week, Cake4Kids will deliver their 30,000th cake to a child in the Bay Area.
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Inspired by daughter lost to cancer, East Bay father pursues doctorate, vows to help search for cures
Allen Rush studied ways in which AI could aid medical research, such as early detection of cancers like the one his daughter, Jaqueline, died from.
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Brothers in possession of century-old Olympic flag looking for ways to share their treasure with the public
The flag, flown over the Olympic Games in 1920, 1924 and 1928, came into the Zuchelli family’s possession when it was replaced before the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics.
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South Bay nonprofit succeeds in keeping tons of textiles out of landfills, making them available to artists, teachers
FabMo is a nonprofit based in Sunnyvale that collects samples from places like San Francisco’s Design Center and then makes them available to artists, craftspeople and teachers at its store.
