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When Joe Morin looks you in the eye and says, "I guess you could say I'm a flag nut," there's no reason to doubt.

The focus will be on Italian singers as Vallejo celebrates the grand opening of its new arts and entertainment district on June 1. A "Tribute to Italian Singers" will get under way at 8 p.m. in the Empress Theatre, 330 Virginia St.

About 100 people were gathered as "Christine," a pink fire truck belonging to the Solano Chapter of the Guardians of the Ribbon/Pink Heals was christened.

A self-described 'uneducated kid living in Kentucky,' Aaron Marshall had pitched his smartphone app called Over to anyone who would listen.

"Mate provides counterbalance to malt sweetness like hops do, but it's a softer bitterness and rounder than hops," says MateVeza president Jim Woods, adding that lab tests confirm that caffeine and the medicinal alkaloid theobromine do make it through fermentation.

What's harder to pack than a weekender? A picnic basket. We've gathered our summer essentials that don't require Mario Batali-style skills to master.

With the members of the Fiji Beekeepers Association producing the majority of the country's honey, the Association's President, John Lewis, believes there is great potential for the industry to grow.

The Village Voice, the nation's first and largest alternative weekly newspaper, welcomes esteemed critic and longtime judge of the awards Michael Feingold as Obie chairman for the 58th Annual Village Voice OBIE Awards, replacing former Chairman Brian Parks who has moved on from The Village Voice.

The Foodie Agenda: Our list of this week's culinary to-dos. Take our advice and check out one of these mouthwatering events, your taste buds can thank us later.

Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem.

What has four decades of cutting edge technology? Globally known for powerful grinders? And leaves others green with envy? It's the Muffin Monster of course! The wastewater industry's most popular sewage grinder built by JWC Environmental.

As an international sex symbol, a mother of six, a UN ambassador and a tattooed tabloid target, Angelina Jolie has never been one to shun the spotlight.

Inside Arcadia Ales' brewery, the air is pungent with fermenting beer, and Tim Suprise is talking water .

This March 8, 2012 file photo shows actress Angelina Jolie at the Women in the World Summit in New York.

The Portsmouth Public Education Foundation cooked up big money for local public schools at its seventh annual Hidden Kitchens Tour on Friday.

The so-called "Arab initiative" or "Arab League peace plan" that has been gaining currency in recent months is "a recipe for Israel's suicide," according to Israel's former representative in Washington, DC, Yoram Ettinger.

Business was brisk at today's debut of the Jax Farmers Market in Lafayette, with residents stopping by to check out an array of 20 vendors and the progress on revitalizing the Lafayette Marketplace shopping center.

So as not to bury the lead: J.M. Smith, take a bow -- you're the American-Statesman's Best Backyard Burger Chef.

Spring bedding plants, hanging flower baskets and possibly some early, straight-from-the-garden asparagus will be for sale next week as the Main Street Farmers Market opens its 10th season.

When was the last time you thought, " Chianti would be perfect with tonight's dinner."? The Consorzio Vino Chianti thinks it's been too long, and recently toured New York and LA to say, "Attenzione, America!" At the local trade event, Consorzio Vice President, Ritano Baragli, said he is particularly eager to reach the up-and-coming generation of ... (more)