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Don Douglass is again opening his home studio at 2624 Marshfield Road in Hiddenbrooke for a free, public gallery showing as part of the Vallejo Open Studio event on Saturday and Sunday, November 9 and 10, 2024 from 11am to 5pm both days. No reservations are necessary, but you may contact the studio at rdouglass49@gmail.com …

UPDATE on Oct. 24, 2024: Lisa reports that this event raised $842.50 for the Ripple Effect Animal Project! Hiddenbrooke neighbor Lisa Sikes is hosting a Christmas in October open studio and backyard jewelry party on Sunday, October 20, 2024 from noon until 5:00 p.m. at her home on 2378 Lansdowne Place in Hiddenbrooke. Below are …

Recordings are now available for the Mayor and City Council Candidate Forums presented on Sept. 17 and 18, 2024 by the Hiddenbrooke Property Owners Association. The two online sessions were moderated by Mike Nisperos and produced by Brian Nakamoto. Statements from all the upcoming City of Vallejo election candidates are available at the City website …

UPDATE on Sept. 19, 2024: The next food pick-up will be Saturday, October 19. If you are already on the donation roster, plan to donate this time, and need a green bag……..DO NOTHING!……and a bag will show up on your porch a few days before the pick-up. Fill bag with non-perishable food and put out …

I’ve had four internet service providers since I moved into Hiddenbrooke 12 years ago. When I had a home-based business producing online conferences for up to 500 people, I relied on Xfinity/Comcast’s copper line with my Verizon mobile phone back-up. But now that I’m in retirement mode, I like Verizon Home’s month-to-month contract and the …

The Scotts Valley Band of Pomo Indians proposed in 2016 to build a $700 million, eight-story, 400,000-square-foot casino resort and 24-unit tribal housing project in Vallejo on 160 acres at Interstate 80 and Highway 37 (i.e., Columbus Parkway) next to where the horse boarding facility is now.  The latest update posted on the Solano County …

UPDATE on July 18, 2024: Our friends at Obsidian Wine Company have invited our neighbors to join them on their next sailing adventure aboard the Freda B which is an 80 foot topsail schooner that sails out of Sausalito around the bay on August 11, 2024. They are extending our wine club member price to …

Colin Thomas (no relation) of A1A Garage Door Services in Vallejo did a first-rate job this week upgrading our 24-year-old chain-style garage door opener with a state-of-the-art belt-driven opener that has a bright LED overhead light and built-in camera with remote connectivity to the MyQ app on my phone that is integrated with Amazon Key …

Before we moved to California, my wife and I carefully chose our wine in liquor stores based on the label design. Business travel allowed us to learn about and appreciate the wine selections of others (with larger expense accounts than ours). That’s how we discovered “the best” pinot noir wine was from Oregon, and that …

Hiddenbrooke resident Lisa Sikes has been rescuing animals since she was 4 years old. Then, she would nurse hurt baby birds with her mother’s help. Later, Lisa co-founded an animal rescue organization that she dissolved when her co-founder moved away. Today, Lisa and her husband David have 3 rescued cats, Rocky, Moo and Mia (pictured …