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San Mateo the new Chinatown? Everyday Beijing slings a mean stir … - San Francisco Bay Guardian
San Francisco Bay Guardian, CA
My latest find: Everyday Beijing Restaurant on the sleepy, sunny end of South B Street, across the way from a newish, cavernous branch of Espetus Churrascaria. A spartan interior in the tradition of no-nonsense Chinese dive restaurants, …
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Personal best: Transplant recipient out to conquer Alcatraz - The San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Examiner, California
When he isn't taking care of Drake, his 5-month-old son with wife Julia, the Colma Fresh Choice restaurant general manager volunteers with the California Transplant Donor Network in an effort to raise public awareness on organ transplantation. …
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Carolyn Livengood: Summer ballroom dancing classes on the way - San Mateo County Times
San Mateo County Times, CA
One grant is helping to keep the doors open at the Millbrae Teen Center, which serves an average of 25 students a day by providing games, arts and crafts. The second grant supports the Millbrae Seniors Brown Bag Program, which is run by seniors and …
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A dream of art - San Mateo Daily Journal
San Mateo Daily Journal, CA
By Heather Murtagh While in public elementary school, Kim began taking extra art classes at an academy to qualify for Yewon Arts Middle School in Korea. The work paid off and Kim was admitted. At Yewon, Kim honed her skills through different mediums …
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Electronic Arts remains at the epicenter - The San Francisco Examiner
The San Francisco Examiner, California
Redwood City-based Electronic Arts Inc. has helped the city of 80000 become an epicenter for video game developers on the West Coast. The firm is the world's second-biggest electronic entertainment company with about 9000 employees and revenue of more …
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San Mateo students help Guatemalans prosper using microloans - San Mateo County Times
San Mateo County Times, CA
The young adults raised money through a taco dinner they hosted at their school with donated food from Mollie Stone's market, writing letters to friends and families requesting support, printing and selling Hillsdale Effect T-shirts, hosting a silent …
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$1.5 million in grants awarded to nonprofits - San Mateo County Times
San Mateo County Times, CA
By Anna Rendall San Mateo County and the Silicon Valley Community Foundation announced earlier this month that they will give $1.5 million in safety-net grants to nonprofit organizations that help local residents with emergency assistance such as food …
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High school grad is a dad - San Mateo Daily Journal
San Mateo Daily Journal, CA
Peninsula High School graduation is 2 pm Thursday, May 28 at the San Mateo Performing Arts Center, 600 N. Delaware St., San Mateo. Heather Murtagh can be reached by e-mail: heather@smdailyjournal.com or by phone: (650) 344-5200 ext. 105.
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Wakuriya, a taste of Japan artfully presented - San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle, USA
Time seems to stop at Wakuriya, a year-old Japanese restaurant in San Mateo's Crystal Springs Shopping Center. Even the simple stone-and-wood decor feels as if it recedes. The subdued atmosphere is imperative because the food is so intricate and …
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Date Lines: News from the Bay Area arts scene - San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle, USA
The 52nd San Francisco International Film Festival will give its directing award to Francis Ford Coppola. The award was created in memory of the festival's founder, Irving M. Levin. "Genius, visionary, iconoclast, Francis Ford Coppola is one of the …
