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By Ken Isaacs The Hiddenbrooke Community Garage Sale is coming up fast — Saturday, May 16th from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. — and we need YOU to make it a success. Right now, only 24 homes are registered. When you register, your address appears on an interactive map that gets shared with shoppers across …

Hiddenbrooke Plaza’s newest business, Butter Chicken Blockbuster Indo-American Cusine, opens Friday, April 17, 2026 from 11:30 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. in the location formerly occupied by The Loft. The owner, Sand, wants this to be a place for neighbors to get together. He says the restaurant will open on Friday and the bar will open …

Recology Vallejo offers free organic compost to Vallejo and American Canyon residential customers, typically providing two free bags per household while supplies last. Customers can pick up compost at 2021 Broadway in Vallejo on Thursday – Saturday from 8 AM – 3:30 PM.  This location also accepts old hazardous waste, including paint cans, batteries, bulbs, …

UPDATE on April 16, 2026: Hiddenbrooke residents have donated over 21,000 pounds of food to the Solano County Food Bank since the project started! The next food pick-up will be Saturday, May 2nd. If you would like to participate in this very needed, on-going project, you must email Nancy Foo at nfoo@sbcglobal.net or text 707-319-6356 before April 25th …

UPDATED on April 16, 2026: Elkhorn Peak is adding a vineyard patio and has published a schedule of vineyard experiences for 2026 that you can see at https://www.elkhornpeak.com/visit/. The expansion is due to a new California law that allows small, family-run wineries like theirs to host up to 36 small vineyard events annually. _______ (Published …

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 …

UPDATE: Obsidian has moved its tasting room to downtown Sonoma right on the square, and they are still waiving the tasting fee for Hiddenbrooke neighbors on certain days. See details in our article below. ——— There are alot of stuffy wineries around us that don’t make me feel welcome.  But I’ve discovered a few that …

UPDATE on April 19, 2025: Last year’s CRITTEROCK 2024 event raised over $12,000 that was split between last year’s rescue groups.  CRITTEROCK 2025 will be held at the Empress Theatre in downtown Vallejo on Sunday, July 13, 2025.  The Sunday afternoon fun of rock music and furry friends to benefit two beloved animal rescues: Ripple …

By Brenda Plechaty We all can acknowledge that crime is an issue here in Vallejo and keeping ourselves and our community safe is important. The Vallejo Police Department is re-starting the Neighborhood Watch program. Below is an email from Officer Hollis about an upcoming meeting for our Hiddenbrooke neighborhood and the entire District 1. If …

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 …