10 Must-See Livermore Stories: Weekly Digest (Sun., Aug 29)

Happy Sunday, Livermore. It's your Livermore Patch Editor Courtney Teague here. *Drum roll, please*

Welcome to our first weekly digest newsletter! Here, you'll find a roundup of top headlines from the week and upcoming events for the day.

A quick matter of housekeeping: Have any thoughts on this format? Drop me an email with the subject "Weekly Digest" so I can share your feedback with my colleagues.

But before we get into the news, today's forecast: It's expected to be slightly cooler than we've seen in days past, but that's not saying much. Clear throughout the day. High: 98 Low: 61. Stay hydrated!

Take a break from the news this week? No worries. We've got you covered.

Here are 10 of the week's top stories in Livermore and Tri-Valley:

1. Livermore Grew This Much Over The Past Decade (Livermore Patch)
2. Shadow Puppet Brewing Company Takes 3 Awards At USA Beer Ratings (Livermore Patch)
3. Dublin/Pleasanton BART Station Garage To Close (Livermore Patch)
4. LLNL, NNSA and elected officials celebrate opening of Livermore Valley Open Campus expansion (llnl.gov)
5. Fatal I-580 Crash Reported Thursday Morning (Livermore Patch via Bay City News)
6. Pleasanton City Council Addresses Public Concerns over Livermore Municipal Airport Noise (Livermore Independent)
7. Choking Baby In Livermore Saved By Off-Duty Officer: Report (Livermore Patch)
8. Turnkey Livermore Ranch-Style Home: $750K (Livermore Patch)
9. Livermore wine grape harvest tradition begins (KRON4)
10. Good Bites: Livermore’s Wingen Bakery is on the rise (East Bay Express)

Today in Livermore

• Small Business Sunday Market (9:00 AM)
• Goodness Village Spaghetti Dinner Fundraiser (5:00 PM)

Livermore Patch Notebook

• Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory: "Using autonomous rafts, camera boxes and drones, an LLNL team successfully captured data from a recent test launch of an unarmed Air Force Global Strike Command Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) launched from Vanden..." (Facebook)
• City of Livermore, CA - Government: "Welcome home! Chestnut Square Family is complete and joins Chestnut Square Senior Housing to create this intergenerational community." (Facebook)
• Livermore Area Recreation and Park District - LARPD: "Step back in time and join us for a fun Victorian summer afternoon. The Ice Cream Social is held this Sunday from 12-4 at the Ravenswood Historic Site 2674 Arroyo Road. Admission Free, Ice Cream and Refreshments available for purchase. T..." (Facebook)
• City of Livermore City Hall: "Today, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration announced full approval of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine for people 16 and older. If you’re not yet vaccinated, you can find a vaccine site near you at www.vaccines.gov. There are many ..." (Facebook)
• Livermore Public Library: "Celebrate Women's Equality Day by reading these inspiring books about the intelligent, steadfastly determined women who fought and continue to fight for equal rights and shaped and continue to shape the struggles of women to be recognize..." (Facebook)

Cooking with Courtney

Spending some time in the kitchen this week? My latest recipe (and video tutorial) for Livermore's finest home cooks: Peaches N' Cream Yogurt Loaf Cake.

You need seven ingredients (plus a pinch of salt). Honey-flavored Greek yogurt keeps this peach cake hydrated and gives it a decadent texture. This is probably my favorite baked goods recipe that I've written because it's pretty much impossible to screw up. If you give it a try, let me know what you think.

Don't forget to submit your original or family recipe to be featured on Cooking with Courtney!

Looking for more inspiration? View more of my recipes on my website or check out all of my Cooking with Courtney columns on Patch.

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Alrighty, you're all set for this lovely Sunday. I'll see you around! If you're feeling these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

— Courtney Teague

About me: Courtney has covered the East Bay's Tri-Valley community and Santa Cruz County as a Patch field editor since 2019. She previously reported for nonprofit news site Honoulu Civil Beat, The Washington Post and community newspaper Napa Valley Register, where she wrote about the nexus of housing and health as a fellow with the University of Southern California’s Center for Health Journalism. Courtney was born and raised in the Los Angeles area and received degrees in English and philosophy from the University of Hawai`i at Manoa, where she caught the journalism bug while serving as an editor of her college newspaper. She publishes weekly recipes at feedthesoulblog.com. You can also catch her recipes on social media @FeedTheSoulBlog and in her weekly Patch column, Cooking with Courtney, which also features reader recipe submissions. You can reach her at courtney.teague@patch.com and follow her reporting on Twitter @courtneynteague.

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Livermore Daily? Reach out anytime to courtney.teague@patch.com.