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  67 posts

  Sep 10, 2024

Why are there so many vacant buildings in Vallejo?

Vallejo is sprinkled with vacant storefronts, with no explanation of why they sit empty year after year....

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  Aug 30, 2024

Photos: LaRussell performs in downtown Vallejo

LaRussell was obviously thrilled to be performing at the August Summer Nights event in his hometown....

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  Aug 27, 2024

7 from the 707: Vallejo’s hottest rappers

Some of them are fresh to the scene and some have been at it for years....

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  Aug 19, 2024

Paragliders soar over Vallejo’s Blue Rock Springs

Paragliders have been flying from Blue Rock Ridge since 2009....

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  Jul 01, 2024

Vallejo’s Bay Area Stage Productions thrives on passion and community support

Their current production, “Alice by Heart,” brings an injection of youth to the company....

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  Jun 25, 2024

Downtown Vallejo’s Autonomous Gallery aspires to be new community hub

Autonomous Gallery is teeming with art created by its founder, Zachary Seth Greer....

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  May 31, 2024

Vallejo’s Little Mexico offers culture, tradition, and delectable treats

Little Mexico's family-run businesses bring authentic Mexican traditions to Vallejo....

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  Apr 26, 2024

LaRussell: Live from his Vallejo backyard

The Pergola is an all-age festival wrapped into the yard of a one-story, mid-sized bungalow....

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  Apr 24, 2024

New Vallejo Museum board president brought theater to Vallejo’s youth. Now she wants to bring youth to the museum

Maria Stats is co-founder of On the Fringe Visual and Performing Arts, where for the last nine years she has sought to provide education in theater to Vallejo students....

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  Mar 26, 2024

The Joint rises from the ashes in downtown Vallejo

When an arson fire damaged The Joint in May 2022, owner Stephanie Brown thought she would never reopen....

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  Mar 21, 2024

Fiestas Primavera cultural festival comes to Benicia

The festival will carry a message of inclusion and tolerance to counter the dangerous “La Migra” game played by Benicia High School Students....

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  Mar 18, 2024

Vallejo native DJ Gutta Butta puts his own spin on ‘hyphy’

For Gutta Butta – aka north Vallejo native Essix Dixon – hyphy just means “hype.”...

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