Missing Lemur Found | Bay Area Pumpkin Patches: Saturday Smiles

Need a break from all of the bad news? We have twelve stories that will make you smile.

'Tiger King' Pumpkin Weighing 2,350 Pounds Wins CA Contest

• Travis Gienger hauled his 2,350 pound pumpkin from Minnesota to California this week to win Half Moon Bay's 2020 pumpkin weighing contest.

Dublin Student Gets Warriors' Help In Celebrating Diversity

• Proceeds from the sale of "Our Dublin" shirts will go toward a new student scholarship program.

Livermore Brewers Fundraise To Give Kids In Need Bikes

• Tune in to Saturday's auction and raffle to help equip underserved East Bay kids with bikes to get to school and work.

San Francisco Woman Continues To Feed Homeless

• Andrea Carla Michaels has been feeding the homeless for years, but COVID has changed her tactics.

WATCH: Badger Caught On Camera Near Mt. Diablo In Rare Sighting

• Sightings of the American badger have been reported near the mountain only a handful of times since the 1970s but never captured on video.

Marin Art Show Captures Artists' Response To Coronavirus Pandemic

• "I was so impressed by the work our local teaching artists created in quarantine, and am excited to share it with our community."

North Bay Bakery's Pain Doughlorian Exhibit Goes Viral

• The life-size creations are replicas of characters from Disney+’s hit Star Wars TV show “The Mandalorian” — but with a culinary twist.

Emeryville Artist's Painting Chosen For deYoung Exhibit

• "It made me feel recognized as an artist," Andrea McCoy Harvey said of her selection.

Found: Endangered Lemur Stolen From San Francisco Zoo

• The zoo offered a reward for the safe return of Maki, a 21-year-old ring-tailed lemur. Maki is back home at the zoo.

Halloween Haunts, Fun & Pumpkin Patches 2020: SF Bay Area Guide

• Halloween is still on the calendar! Check out nearby events, corn mazes & trick-or-treating for this most spook-tacular time of the year.

Halloween Fair Food Drive-Thru Spooktacular Coming To Marin

• Families can safely celebrate the spooky holiday by visiting the Halloween Fair Food Drive-Thru Spooktacular at Marin Center in San Rafael.

10 Bay Area Haunts To Visit This October

• Take a socially distanced walk around some of these famed Bay Area haunted houses, parks and landmarks this spooky season.

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