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Here’s the menu for The Little Pear, Rodney Worth’s new Walnut Creek bistro

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

Rodney Worth, the chef known for his slow-braised lamb shank at Danville’s The Peasant & the Pear, is opening a new restaurant in Walnut Creek called The Little Pear.The location at 1699 North California Blvd. is right by BART and should appeal to commuters wanting a quick bite and those who prefer to sit for a while. “The concept is to be a neighborhood bistro with great specials, happy hours, always having multiple soups, etc.,” says Worth.The menu just got posted and includes starters like cast-iron Mexican white prawns in butter-chardonnay sauce, beer-battered broccoli with buttermilk ranch and cheddar fondue with pear. There are soups and salads, including a grilled version of Shrimp Louie, and sandwiches and entrees like braised short ribs and king salmon with cauliflower risotto.There’s something called a “Rodzilla Burger” made with wagyu, crispy onions and barbecue sauce, and of course the chef’s famous lamb shank, braised osso b...

Wish Book at Work: Empowering Students through Reading Partners Silicon Valley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

Sponsored ContentHey there, donors and readers!! We have an exciting update to share with you from Reading Partners Silicon Valley, one of the featured stories for the 2022 Wish Book and a remarkable literacy nonprofit organization making a positive impact on students’ lives. Thanks to the generous support of the Wish Book donors, Reading Partners Silicon Valley has been able to extend its reach and provide invaluable resources to students in need. Let’s dive right into the wonderful initiatives they have undertaken!Supporting Reading Centers:Reading Partners Silicon Valley has utilized the Wish Book grant to bolster their six reading centers, ensuring that students receive the necessary support and resources for their educational journey. One of the key areas where the grant has been instrumental is in equipping students enrolled in the Reading Partners Connects (RPCx) online tutoring programs. The grant has enabled Reading Partners to provide essential equipment, such ...

White supremacist cards found in Holocaust books at Petaluma bookstore

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

(KRON) -- Cards promoting white supremacy were found inside books about the Holocaust, Nazi Germany and civil rights at a bookstore in Petaluma, according to a post from the bookstore's union. This was the second time something like this had happened in three months, according to a Twitter thread from the Copperfield's Books Petaluma Union.The cards were discovered on June 21 at the Petaluma location, which is one of nine Copperfield's locations around the Bay Area. The incident was first reported by the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. San Jose smash-and-grab spree caught on video "The Petaluma store has several employees who are POC and/or LGBTQ+," read one of the union's tweets. "The cards were meant to make us feel threatened at our workplace and were also aimed at the general community as customers bought these books and took them home."One tweet showed a picture of one of the cards that was found with the name of the organization blocked out. "We do not want to promote this organi...

Actor Julian Sands' remains found on Mt. Baldy

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

(KRON) -- Remains found on Mt. Baldy in Southern California last week have been confirmed as belonging to actor Julian Sands, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff. Sands, 65, disappeared earlier this year while hiking on the mountain.On Saturday, hikers discovered human remains in the Mt. Baldy wilderness. San Bernardino Sheriff's Department Deputies responded to the scene. The remains were transported to the coroner's office, pending positive identification. White supremacist cards found in Holocaust books at Petaluma bookstore On Tuesday, the sheriff's department confirmed that they had been "positively identified as 65-year-old Julian Sands." Police said the manner of Sands' death is still under investigation."We would like to extend our gratitude to all the volunteers that worked tirelessly to locate Mr. Sands," the sheriff's department said.Julian Sands moviesSands, a North Hollywood resident, was a prolific film actor whose long list of credits included "A Room wit...

U.S. arrests four more people in the deaths of 53 migrants who were left in a hot tractor trailer last year

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

SAN ANTONIO (AP) — U.S. arrests four more people in the deaths of 53 migrants who were left in a hot tractor trailer last year.Source

NASCAR great Jimmie Johnson’s in-laws found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Oklahoma

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

MUSKOGEE, Okla. (AP) — Police in Muskogee, Oklahoma, confirmed Tuesday they are investigating the deaths of three relatives of seven-time NASCAR champion Jimmie Johnson as an apparent murder-suicide.The bodies of Jack Janway, 69; his wife Terry Janway, 68; and their grandson Dalton Janway, 11, were discovered Monday at a home in Muskogee, located about 50 miles (80 kilometers) southeast of Tulsa, Muskogee police spokesperson Lynn Hamlin said. Police responded to the home after a woman called 911 to report a disturbance with a gun before hanging up, Hamlin said.When police arrived on the scene, they found one person near the front door of the home and then heard a gunshot from further inside, where officers later found two other people dead, Hamlin said. She said investigators believe Terry Janway shot and killed her husband and grandson before shooting herself. Hamlin confirmed the three are the parents and nephew of Johnson’s wife, Chandra Janway. Johnson’s race team, Legacy Motor ...

Sudan violence likely to push over 1 million refugees out of the African country by October, UN says

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

CAIRO (AP) — The United Nations said Tuesday the surging violence in Sudan is likely to drive more than 1 million refugees out of the African country by October, as the 10-week conflict shows few signs of easing.Sudan descended into chaos after fighting erupted in mid-April between the military, led by Gen. Abdel-Fattah Burhan, and the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces, commanded by Gen. Mohammed Hamdan Dagalo. Since then, over 3,000 people have been killed, the country’s Health Ministry said, while about 2.5 million people have been displaced, according to the U.N.The violence has been most acute in the capital, Khartoum, but also in the western Darfur region, where RSF and Arab militias are reportedly targeting non-Arab tribes, local rights groups and the U.N. said. Most of those who have escaped have fled east to Chad. “We were talking about 100,000 people in six months (fleeing to) Chad. And now the colleagues in Chad have revised their figures to 245,000,” said Raou...

Heavy storms through DC area: ‘Blinding’ downpours, downed tree limbs

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

Pedestrians dodge rain in Bethesda, Maryland. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)(WTOP/Dave Dildine) Pedestrians dodge rain in Bethesda, Maryland. (WTOP/Dave Dildine)(WTOP/Dave Dildine) Listen to WTOP for weather updates on the 8s.Fast-moving thunderstorms are rolling through parts of the D.C. area Tuesday afternoon, bringing heavy winds, possible hail and “blinding downpours.”A storm sweeping through parts of Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties in Maryland triggered multiple Severe Thunderstorm Warnings from the National Weather Service.One of the warnings will last until 4:45 p.m. The weather service said the storm was located over Crofton, Maryland, moving east at 15 mph.According to the weather service...

Virginia legislative leaders say budget talks break down, future steps uncertain

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Top Virginia legislators said Tuesday that talks in Richmond about the long-running partisan impasse over updates to the state budget have broken down and negotiators have been sent home. Barry Knight, the Republican chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, and George Barker, co-chair of the Senate Finance and Appropriations Committee, both confirmed in interviews that further meetings this week had been scuttled. But their accounts about what transpired differed, with Knight saying Democrats had backed away from a previously agreed-upon outline of a deal that would have included both tax cuts and rebates, and Barker saying Republicans were refusing to negotiate. “I don’t know where we go from here,” Knight said. “I have told my conferees to go home. They told their conferees to go home.”Republicans who control the House of Delegates and Democrats who control the Senate have been at odds for months over adjustments to the spending plan signed into law las...

Golden Knights’ banner raising highlights a tripleheader to start the 2023-24 NHL season

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:39:40 GMT

NEW YORK (AP) — The 2023-24 NHL season opens on Oct. 10 with a tripleheader headlined by the Vegas Golden Knights raising their first Stanley Cup banner.The league and its 32 clubs released the 1,312-game regular-season schedule Tuesday.The puck drops again with the Nashville Predators facing off against the Tampa Bay Lightning, followed by the potential debut of presumptive No. 1 pick Connor Bedard when he and the Chicago Blackhawks visit Sidney Crosby and the Pittsburgh Penguins. One-hundred-twenty days after winning the Cup, the Golden Knights will begin their title defense against the Seattle Kraken in a preview of the Winter Classic.The schedule also includes just the second-16 game day in league history on Oct. 24. Games will be staggered throughout the night from 6 p.m. Eastern on, March Madness-style.April 18 is the last scheduled day of the regular season, with the traditional 16-team playoff tournament to follow.___AP NHL: https://apnews.com/hub/nhl and https://twitter.com...