Gretchen Zimmermann

Gretchen Zimmermann

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Gretchen Zimmermann founded the Vallejo Arts & Entertainment website, joined the Vallejo Sun to cover event listings and arts and culture, and has since expanded into investigative reporting.

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  Jul 06, 2023

Local historian Dorothy Lazard to visit Vallejo’s Alibi Bookshop Saturday

Popular Oakland historian and librarian has a new memoir: “What You Don’t Know Will Make a Whole New World.”...

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  Jul 05, 2023

Upcoming Vallejo Events – Blues legend to perform, roller derby tournament

Longtime Oakland History Center librarian Dorothy Lazard will give an author talk about her new memoir, “What You Don’t Know Will Create a Whole New World,” at Alibi Bookshop on Saturday....

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  Jun 30, 2023

New Vallejo youth center vandalized with racial slur

The glass doors and surrounding facade were coated with thick beige and red paint. Old tires, a mattress and other garbage were piled in front of the door....

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  Jun 28, 2023

Upcoming Vallejo Events – Activities for the long July 4 weekend

Vallejo will begin Independence Day celebrations with a parade on Tuesday....

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  Jun 26, 2023

Vallejo’s Townhouse Cocktail Lounge proud to be Solano County’s only gay bar

Owners Jeff Linn and Andrew Pembroke will celebrate the second anniversary of the Townhouse reopening on July 3....

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  Jun 21, 2023

Vallejo veterinarian leaving town after assault and police non-response

Following a public beating and being served a restraining order, Sonia Amador says, ‘Vallejo has kicked my ass for the last time.’...

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  Jun 15, 2023

Vallejo-based film festival seeks submissions for September Art Walk screening

The biannual event celebrates the local filmmaker community....

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  Jun 06, 2023

Paintings by Scott Hewitt on display at Temple Arts Loft Gallery during Vallejo Art Walk

The paintings on display this week represent a new phase in Hewitt’s work....

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  Jun 02, 2023

Rainbow flags fly at Vallejo Museum for first time during Pride Month

“It’s the people’s museum, and we are inclusive,” Museum Director Trevor Allen said....

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  May 31, 2023

Here’s what’s going on in Vallejo during Pride month

A “Night of Divas and Salsa” drag show fundraiser for Solano Aids Coalition will be held from Saturday at Bambino’s Restaurant....

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  May 11, 2023

Cruise along the banks of Vallejo's Mare Island and the Napa River for Mother Nature’s finest

Boat tour of one of the largest marshes in California is an attraction for birders....

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  May 03, 2023

One-of-a-kind goth festival arrives in Vallejo this Saturday

Third annual World Goth Day Festival is an immersion in dark art and music....

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