Micro Food Hall Opens + Teacher Awarded For Garden: Saturday Smiles

It’s the weekend and we are happy you stopped by.

We have news about a North Bay teacher who earned a prestigious award for using a school garden to teach elementary students about environmental sustainability.

A new micro food hall opens in the South Bay. Local Kitchens will open its ninth California location at the Hamilton Plaza shopping center in Campbell.

We have those nice news stories and more from our Northern California editors.

Dublin Teen Prepares 200 Emergency Kits For Seniors

• Raman Arora of Dublin prepared kits and gave a safety presentation to residents of Ridgeview Commons senior housing in Pleasanton.

Junior Giants Player From Newark Receives $10K Scholarship

• Mikael Hasan, 13, of Newark, is one of 10 new Harmon & Sue Burns Scholars and received a college scholarship on Saturday.

Marin Food Bank Volunteer Gets Hooked On Helping Others

• Paritem Poonian, 69 of Tiburon, has volunteered at the San Francisco-Marin Food Bank since the start of the pandemic.

Pirates Of Emerson Holds Weekend Job Fair For Halloween Haunt

• Applicants can apply Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 20-21, at the Alameda County Fairgrounds in Pleasanton.

Marin Teacher Captures Prestigious National Environmentalism Award

• Dana Swisher is among 11 teachers nationwide to receive the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators.

Micro Food Hall 'Local Kitchens' Opens In Campbell

• The eclectic mix of restaurants under one roof launches on South Bascom Avenue.

Culinary Café Rose & Alex Ling Bakery Opens For Fall At SRJC

• After a two-year closure, the eatery & bakery reopen to community - starring Santa Rosa Junior College culinary arts students' creations.

Enjoy 'A Night In Havana' - An Orinda Rotary Fundraiser

• Tickets are on sale for the Sept. 9 spectacular, featuring a Cuban-inspired buffet, mojitos, Latin music & car show.

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