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Over the many years I have lived in the Bay Area, I have overlooked the East Bay. I viewed the Amador Valley, the San Ramon Valley, and the Livermore Valley simply as corridors leading to the Sierra and other destinations beyond. But a recent visit to Las Trampas Regional Preserve chipped another bit of ignorance away and further opened my eyes to the East Bay's hidden gems.

The long rolls of turf to the left of this house are about to become the green lawn of Hollister resident Kathy Provost’s dreams. But the grass is not the kind Provost thought she would cultivate on the family’s country property.

Elizabeth Sandoval on Friday won a Great Grocery Giveaway contest through Hollister Super and was awarded “groceries for a year”—in this case a $5,200 card for use at the store.

Starting May 20, local Starbucks patrons won’t have to get out of their vehicles to pick up drinks.

Despite a city code that forbids dogs at the Downtown Hollister Certified Farmers’ Market, event organizers for years have had issues with patrons bringing their pooches to the weekly gatherings from May through September.

The Old Mission San Juan Bautista parish has canceled the annual Mission Fiesta event, which had been scheduled for late June.

A few years back, I found myself wanting more in life and community. So I became pregnant. However, that was not quite what I had in mind as a changing agent. Luckily, it has all worked out (so far). I am married to an amazing artist, work full time and have two rambunctious little boys. Although I still have a wanderlust spirit, we spend our down time locally. Our children are young, and long trips are exhausting and overwhelming.

Grant Grundler was a first-time visitor to the Western States Blacksmith Conference held at Bolado Park two weekends ago. As a beginner participating in the blacksmithing trade, Grundler was wide eyed at a vast array of displays, demonstrations and resources unavailable to an everyday novice like himself.

After Diego Leon completed his freshman season on the Hartnell College men’s cross-country team, Panthers coach Chris Zepeda said Leon could go down as one of the school’s all-time greats, and perhaps the best ever.

More than 100 square miles near Hollister have been placed under quarantine for the Asian citrus psyllid, a pest that can be a carrier of a disease that is devastating to citrus trees.