Attention foodies! I highly recommend you spend a Monday evening in Hayward - specifically the triangle that separates Mission and Foothill off of Jackson. Off the Grid is going to be occupying the space every Monday from 5:30 to 9:00 this Fall and a
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It's that time of year again... the annual California Native Plant Sale is this Saturday in Tilden, just in time for Spring (isn't it amazing how they time that?). Maps & details are at EBRPD's site here, but this is the scoop:
Saturday, April 16
So the sun may have (mostly) abandoned us again, but that means it will be more than bearable this weekend at Jack London Square for major foodie grazing at the Eat Real Festival! Starting today and running through Sunday, this is an opportunity to
Didn't get enough local rodeo action back in May? Rowell Ranch is back with the 48th Annual Junior Rodeo on August 7th & 8th, and better yet, attendance & parking are FREE! More information on some of the key events is on the website at www.rowellran
As you may have realized from the posters dotting shop windows down Castro Valley Boulevard, the annual Rowell Rodeo and its ancillary activities are around the corner!
A few of the events not to be missed:
* Chili Cookoff sponsored by the Rotary C
Although they normally are open sometime in May, our local swim facilities run by the EBPRD will be opening a little later this year. Cull Canyon is scheduled to open at Noon June 20, and Don Castro (which was closed for renovation last year) on July
Weekend Sherpa, which highlights the wonderful outdoor resources available to us lucky Bay Area residents, recently posted about some favorite wildflower walks, including one at Las Trampas over the hill in San Ramon. For this and more East Bay outdo

Birdwatchers of Greenridge, keep an eye out for a rare raptor with the longest migration of any of them: the Swainson's Hawk. The Contra Costa Times reports that these birds which have just fledged, may be most likely spotted in the East County aroun
The 89th Annual Rowell Rodeo is heading our way, right around the corner from us just on the other side of Hwy 580 towards Dublin. Although the official event happens the weekend of May 16th & 17th, there are lots of ancillary activities leading up t