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Berkeley runs wild in opener — Thu Sep 09 04:36:27 UTC 2010
Late touchdown lifts Kennedy to stunning upset of El Cerrito.

The Solano Stroll: 36 years on and bigger than ever

The Solano Stroll: 36 years on and bigger than ever — Wed Sep 08 04:30:10 UTC 2010
It’s the East Bay’s largest street festival and it’s been going since 1974. This weekend sees the return of the Solano Stroll, a family-friendly celebration which includes everything from the actual stroll — a parade featuring more than 100 participati...
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at: Wells Fargo Bank Bua Luang Thai Cuisine

Tri-City Safety Day returns to El Cerrito

Tri-City Safety Day returns to El Cerrito — Tue Sep 07 11:38:54 UTC 2010
EL CERRITO -- Police and fire personnel will offer safety information and demonstrations, conduct free child car seat installations and have activities for children at the annual Tri-City Safety Day, 11 a.
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Roller coaster price for mid-mod Ratcliff in El Cerrito

Roller coaster price for mid-mod Ratcliff in El Cerrito — Tue Sep 07 11:16:35 UTC 2010
When it first appeared on the market in July last year, this Ratcliff designed mid-century modern beauty at 1455 Vista Road was priced at $1,900,000. It failed to find a buyer and subsequently endured a number of price chops — down to $1,725,000, and t...
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Our Neighbors: 'Heart and soul' of El Cerrito High honored by school Athletic Hall of Fame

Our Neighbors: 'Heart and soul' of El Cerrito High honored by school Athletic Hall of Fame — Sun Sep 05 01:49:41 UTC 2010
The late James Morehouse, known as the "heart and soul" of El Cerrito High School during a long career as a campus site supervisor, joins the second class of inductees to the ECHS Athletic Hall of Fame, announced last month.
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Playland-Not-at-the-Beach: East Bay s 'Museum of Fun'

Playland-Not-at-the-Beach: East Bay s 'Museum of Fun' — Mon Sep 06 07:00:41 UTC 2010
Once upon a time in San Francisco’s Ocean Beach, there was a Fun House with a moving staircase and giant slide, a Diving Bell that shot riders up from a pool of water, and a wooden roller coaster called the Big Dipper. While this wacky, independent amu...
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at: Ocean Beach

Kennedy-Richmond 20, El Cerrito 15

Kennedy-Richmond 20, El Cerrito 15 — Sat Sep 04 07:02:46 UTC 2010
Senior fullback Isaiah McClain rushed for 147 yards on 25 carries and scored the game-winning touchdown on a 21-yard run with 32.9 seconds left on the clock as Kennedy High shocked El Cerrito De Anza High on Friday night.
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Regional high school football roundup: Isaiah McClain's big night powers Kennedy past El Cerrito

Regional high school football roundup: Isaiah McClain's big night powers Kennedy past El Cerrito — Sat Sep 04 06:13:05 UTC 2010
Vasquez's long TD triggers Liberty win over Clayton Valley
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Our Neighbors: El Cerrito play embraces the 'Bleacher Bums' of Wrigley

Our Neighbors: El Cerrito play embraces the 'Bleacher Bums' of Wrigley — Sat Sep 04 03:41:49 UTC 2010
Do they still play the blues in Chicago, when baseball season rolls around? That's the long-standing musical lament on the North Side of the Windy City, home of Wrigley Field and the Cubs.
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Richmond resident arrested in El Cerrito mugging of man with walker

Richmond resident arrested in El Cerrito mugging of man with walker — Fri Sep 03 10:05:39 UTC 2010
EL CERRITO -- A mugger who knocked down a man who used a walker and snatched his bag Friday morning didn't get far before appalled onlookers helped police make an arrest.
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The Solano Stroll: 36 years on and bigger than ever

10/9/10: El Cerrito Free Folk Festival

10/9/10: El Cerrito Free Folk Festival — Thu Sep 02 04:04:16 UTC 2010
The San Francisco Folk Music Club presents the annual El Cerrito Free Folk Festival on Saturday, October 9, 2010. Open to the public, the daylong arts and music festival (noon to 10pm) is free and will be held at the historic Windrush School located at...
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Los events: weekend starts today!

Los events: weekend starts today! — Fri Jul 09 12:00:00 UTC 2010
♥ Friday: GAS-FREE Fridays all of July!!July 9: Market & 12th8-10AM+info sfbike.org/independence♥ Friday: FivePointsGallery musicMighty Tiger Peasant & GenevapopThis FRIDAY after the art opening !!!$6 doors at 9 PM Fivepoints Arthouse 72 Tehama St.(by ...
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at: Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Yerba Buena Gardens

Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart, Gamelan Sekar Jaya Among Performers at BAM/PFA's L@TE: Friday Nights

Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart, Gamelan Sekar Jaya Among Performers at BAM/PFA's L@TE: Friday Nights — Thu Jun 24 22:49:42 UTC 2010
The summer lineup for the Berkeley Art Museum/Pacific Film Archive's L@TE: Friday Nights series has been announced. Among the performers are Gamelan Sekar Jaya, Xiu Xiu's Jamie Stewart, and Grouper (aka Portland-based musician Liz Harris). The program ...
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at: Gamelan Sekar Jaya

7/4/10: worldOne Festival: World Music & Circus Festival | El Cerrito

7/4/10: worldOne Festival: World Music & Circus Festival | El Cerrito — Sat Jun 05 22:22:20 UTC 2010
El Cerrito hosts the 12th Annual WorldOne Festival featuring live reggae, dub and world music. On Sunday from 10am to 6pm there is a family festival with games for children, food, arts and crafts as well as live entertainment (including the 60 person s...
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4/17/10: Record Store Day 2010

4/17/10: Record Store Day 2010 — Thu Apr 15 08:37:01 UTC 2010
“Record Store Day” is an annual celebration of the unique culture surrounding over 700 independently owned record stores in the USA. This is the one day that all of the independently owned record stores come together with artists to celebrate the art o...
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Local news about food

The Solano Stroll: 36 years on and bigger than ever

Patti U. Calls Gitane ‘Elegant, Ecclectic’; Bauer Revists Evvia, Says It’s Slipped; Rocketfish: ‘Fusion Gone Way Wrong’

Patti U. Calls Gitane ‘Elegant, Ecclectic’; Bauer Revists Evvia, Says It’s Slipped; Rocketfish: ‘Fusion Gone Way Wrong’ — Fri Sep 03 09:13:00 UTC 2010
Patricia Unterman takes a stab at Gitane this week, which recently welcomed new chef Bridget Batson, and Patti writes, "The very first thing I tasted, calamares from the wood-fired oven, knocked me over." She also adores the caille (roasted quail), and...
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at: Walzwerk

Delicious Food Company: Dim Sum, quick and easy

7/4/10: worldOne Festival: World Music & Circus Festival | El Cerrito

Michael Pollan talks in the Bay area

Michael Pollan talks in the Bay area — Fri Jun 05 21:53:45 UTC 2009
June 10 - Sacramento - In conversation with AG Kawamura, Secretary California Department of Food and Agriculture http://www.californialectures.org/programs.html#pollan Jun. 12, 2009 San Francisco - screening of the movie Fresh. http://www.freshthemov...
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Kennedy-Richmond 20, El Cerrito 15

Regional high school football roundup: Isaiah McClain's big night powers Kennedy past El Cerrito

Our Neighbors: El Cerrito play embraces the 'Bleacher Bums' of Wrigley

Our Neighbors: Support late Berkeley police captain at Richmond golf tourney

Our Neighbors: Support late Berkeley police captain at Richmond golf tourney — Thu Sep 02 12:51:30 UTC 2010
POLICE AND fire departments -- including personnel in Berkeley, Albany, El Cerrito, Oakland and Richmond -- are being recruited in support of a benefit golf tournament dedicated this year to one of their own.
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Local sports briefs

Local sports briefs — Thu Aug 05 07:31:18 UTC 2010
ECHS Hall of Fame class announcedEighteen athletes, two teams, one coach and one of El Cerrito High's most ardent supporters comprise the El Cerrito Sports Hall of Fame's class of 2010.
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