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GGMA by chokwadi

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ALICE
by martha cinader mims

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The Trapped Doorway Within by jan bianchi

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A Bundle Of Nerves by christopher barnes

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My Mess by jonathan stroud

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It wasn�t long ago that Halloween dominated stores in October. Thanksgiving was solemnly displayed on the shelves in November. And we all waited until Thanksgiving to see the lovely Christmas displays in the downtown department stores. So when I went to the local drugstore in the middle of October and saw the [...]

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La Tapatia Market and Deli
601 Broadway
Vallejo
707 551-4890
La Tapatia is much more than a place to grab a quick lunch, although you can do that here. The market is a great source for all sorts of groceries from the exotic to the everyday. On one visit, I was fascinated by the packaged herbs. [...]

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I would like to welcome you to the Month of November. On October 23rd the Sun moved into the constellation of Scorpio. I would like to wish all those intense Scorpios out there a happy Earthday. The rejuvenating Sun is now in your sector of the Zodiac, and it�s your time to shine [...]

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A lot of people I know won�t eat okra. They have difficulty dealing with the internal liquid of the okra. I�ve never had this problem and when okra is in season, it becomes one of the staples of my diet. I�ve experimented with a number of different ways of preparing it. [...]

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Listen & Be Heard Arts, Culture and Entertainment Magazine, is all about homespun ingenuity. There is such a thing, and it is still possible to employ it whenever you put your mind to it. Sometimes, that�s all any particular situation really needs.
Months ago, a woman came into the caf� asking me about the monthly [...]

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Setting the Record Straight
I, Mark F. Homayoonnejad-Walker also known as Mark Nejad am writing this as a matter of public record. I hereby resign as member of the executive board of Darkroom Productions. Here are the facts:
In the fall of 1994 I was asked to leave the Solano College Theater, Actor�s Training Program, [...]

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Babatunde Lea will give a Vallejo Concert November 18, on the Third Anniversary of Listen & Be Heard Arts, Culture and Entertainment Magazine, at Listen & Be Heard Poetry Caf�. He will be accompanied by Glen Pearson on piano and a musician to be announded on upright bass.
818 Marin Street.
Phone: 707-554-4840
Web:listenandbeheard.net
World renowned jazz percussionist Babatunde [...]

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photos and slideshow by sn jacobson
Whether or not they are part of an officially sanctioned Art District in Vallejo, the old-timers and the new residents of Marin Street certainly have the fence leaning all the way to Florida Street. Local building owner BJ Conrad is actually the owner of the name �Vallejo Art District�,her intention [...]

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Along with establishing a tradition of annual Listen & Be Heard Awards from the very first anniversary, we established the Goodie Award, to be presented to a person who we, the publishers, feel has contributed in a big way both to Listen & Be Heard Arts, Culture and Entertainment Magazine, and to the larger arts [...]

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Ozcat Radio 104.9FM brought Reggae music, via the Massagana Tour, to Vallejo last night (Halloween 2006). The crowd was sparse in the beginning, but the band didn�t lack enthusiasm. The party-goers were apparently all on Rasta time because the Elks Lodge on Alabama Street really started rockin� around 11 o�clock. The [...]

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