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Scouts recognize Sue Smegal with Silver Beaver award
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Dedicated volunteer has served Piedmont BSA for decades.Family & Kids
Fairyland reopens March 19
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The beloved storybook theme park by Lake Merritt will operate with some limitations until the county hits the Orange Tier.Around Town
High school student trip to Mexico canceled
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Students disappointed as mission experience is lost once again to COVID.Bay Area
Grant puts spotlight on inequities in Black-owned businesses
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Thanks to inequalities in banking, zoning and more, Black-owned businesses operate on thin margins, with limited ability to weather hard times.California
Colleges offer gift cards, outdoor activities in bid to make spring break a staycation
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Universities and colleges across California want students to ditch flights and a vacation week far from home in a bid to keep coronavirus infection numbers on downward trajectory.Arts & Entertainment
Glassblower in Netflix show carves path for Black glass artists
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It’s unusual to ask an artist about their journey and have them talk about other peoples’ work almost as much as they do about their own.Arts & Entertainment
Best Bets: Classical guitar, piano, theater with humor, and more
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The Bay Area is a hub of artistic expression, attracting artists, writers and musicians from around the globe to live, work and create. We highlight some of the offerings here.Arts & Entertainment
Pass the Remote: Cinejoy is a red-carpet film festival online
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Cinejoy, an online version of the premiere Cinequest film festival opens a year after shutting down halfway through its run, just one of many COVID-19 casualties.Around Town
