New NorCal Businesses + Backpack Drive Raises $20K: Saturday Smiles

The weekend is finally here and now is the perfect time to catch up on the lighter Northern California news you may have missed.

Read on to learn more about the East Bay baseball players who won the 2022 Little League Intermediate World Series in Livermore and find out where the restaurants with the best brunch can be found.

Watch: Danville Wins Little League Intermediate World Series

• The team beat Seoul 5-2 and emerged undefeated from the series.

19 Best East Bay Brunch Spots: Report

• Eater SF selected 19 restaurants in four East Bay cities worth a try.

2 Bay Area Lotto Tickets Each Worth $8,223

• Have you checked the numbers on your lotto tickets? Someone scored a nice lottery windfall for the weekend.

Toys 'R' Us Opens At Macy's In Walnut Creek

• Macy's started opening in-store Toys "R" Us shops in select locations in late July.

New Restaurant Opens On Webster Street

• There's a new option for sushi in Alameda.

New Grocery Store To Open In Hayward

• The store on Mission Boulevard is expected to open this winter.

Marin Backpack Drive Raises $20K

• The Ritter Center hopes to raise $25,000 to provide some 170 students in need with school supplies.

Water-Free Car Wash A Solution For Permanent-Drought Future

• Normally you rinse a car, wash it then rinse it again. But, in a time of drought, people are looking for new normals.

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.