New East Bay Businesses + Students Create New Apps: Saturday Smiles

Welcome to the weekend! While you are here, we hope to catch you up on some of the uplifting news from across Northern California.

These 2 San Francisco Restaurants Are Among America's Top 50, NYT Says

• Of the 50 restaurants highlighted by the Times, 32 are newly opened, including both in San Francisco.

San Ramon Students Launch Fitness App

• Two Dougherty Valley students created GymSeekr, an app that details the equipment available at all nearby gyms.

San Ramon Students Create Vertex, AI-Powered Study App

• The free Vertex app helps create customized study materials for any academic subject.

Santa Rosa Man Whose Goats Were Stolen Gets Help From Celebrity Chef Guy Fieri

• In the North Bay, there is a widespread search for three goats stolen from a Santa Rosa home in the middle of the day.

Got Scoopz, Family-Owned Ice Cream Store, Opens In Livermore

• Got Scoopz offers freshly made ice cream, Italian ice, and frozen yogurt with inventive flavors like horchata and dulce de leche.

New Danville Barber Offering Free Haircuts Sunday

• Atypical Men's Salon is hosting a grand opening with free cuts, cars, and coffee.

South Bay Hello Kitty Fans, Unite! RSVP For San Jose Stop

• The all-pink cafe on wheels is carrying limited edition Hello Kitty 50th anniversary merch. Find out when it will be in your town.

Altamont Cruisers Nostalgia Day Car Show Coming To Livermore

• Enjoy vintage cars, arts and crafts, food, and music, and help support charity.

Dublin Harvest Fair Set For October

• Enjoy wagon rides, a hay maze, a petting zoo, and even lessons from a dancing cowboy at the annual event.

Pleasanton Ghost Walk Tour Tickets On Sale

• Experience some of the city's spookiest historic sites along this popular tour.

Let us know if you have an idea for a nice news story in your town. Email your story tips to autumn.johnson@patch.com.