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Today's riddle: Why was the scarecrow given an award? 🤔 (Answer below!)
• SF Opera's Huge 2026 Costume Treasure Hunt & Sale for Halloween (Oct. 17-18) (funcheap.com) — Burlingame will host San Francisco Opera's big costume sale October 17–18 at the Opera's scene shop on Burlway Road, where you can buy real stage costumes starting around $5. Timed-entry tickets are required, with earlier slots costing more but offering the best selection, and proceeds support the Opera's work.
• It's-It is being mysterious about a big change to its ice cream sandwiches (newsbreak.com) — Burlingame-based It's-It has quietly changed the color of its mint ice cream sandwiches, swapping the old bright green dye for a paler hue using spirulina extract. The company hasn't updated its marketing images or answered SFGATE's questions, but its president says the shift follows new federal guidance on artificial food dyes.
• Americans are reading less. Bay Area 'introvert happy hours' are booming (mercurynews.com) — Silent Book Club now has a chapter right here in Burlingame, giving locals a low-pressure way to read quietly with others and meet fellow book lovers. The Bay Area–born movement is booming, with chapters across nearby cities and special Banned Books Week read-ins at local bookstores and libraries throughout this week.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why was the scarecrow given an award?" — Because he was outstanding in his field! (Thank you Teresa M. for sending it in!)
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