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Local entrepreneurs customize organic products
by Charlotte Cusack
Aug 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Since the spring of 2010, business partners Teri Ennis and David Fitzpatrick have been building Green Soap Inc. from the ground up. The Brentwood business has focused on creating USDA Certified Org...
Prego stokes the passion for pizza
by Charlotte Cusack
Aug 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
“We loved the meaning of ‘prego,’ which means ‘welcome,” said Fatoum Alwareeth, a quiet, positive force amid the chatter and bustle of Prego Pizzeria, the restaurant owned by her and husband Nasser...
Diamond Hills offers Lean Up fitness program
Aug 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Lean Up, a free wellness program in its fourth season, is being offered to East County residents who struggle to be fit and healthy. It’s a life-changing program for those who need it most. The pro...
Flavors of Afghanistan entice East County
by Michelle Mista
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Siblings Mezhggan Aryen, Nazanin “Naz” Fazil and Abudullah Fazil all shared the same dream: to work together and own a restaurant. While they all had extensive experience in the food and hospitalit...
Dehydrated can still be delicious
by Charlotte Cusack
Aug 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
When you imagine freeze-dried food, you’re probably thinking about what people stock up on for emergency purposes, what soldiers eat on the field of battle or what those intrepid NASA astronauts en...
Digging in for The Groves
Aug 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The official groundbreaking was held recently for the new affordable-housing apartments at The Groves at Sunset Court in Brentwood. The 54 units – designed by local architects SDG and built by Met...
There’s nothing ordinary about The Commons
by Ruth Roberts
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
When the time came for Larry Lucas to think about downsizing, the 74-year-old Antioch resident knew he wanted to live alone, but still needed assistance. “I wanted to be as independent as I could b...
New bakery a sweet dream come true
by Amy Claire
Jul 24, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Home-based cake baker Barbara Trujillo had her heart set on a full-fledged bakery. She began by providing cupcakes and other baked goodies out of her home, at least until word got out about her dre...
Digital age hits Rock Bottom
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Ever since 1974, Richard Armstrong has had his finger on the pulse of the music industry to keep Rock Bottom Records in Antioch afloat. Starting 10 years ago, the Internet and changing customer nee...
Fudge for Troops sends sweet message
Jul 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory, located at The Streets of Brentwood, is promoting its third Fudge for Troops campaign through the month of July. For every pound of fudge purchased, Rocky Mountain...
Local search site finds lost pets – Toto, too
by Ruth Roberts
Jul 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The array of online flyers read like a Who’s Who of missing milk carton children – sweet-faced photographs of family members taken in happier times. “Shy, but sweet,” reads one caption. “Is motivat...
Sutter Delta wound care center lauded
Jul 05, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Compression therapy, debridement and bioengineering skin substitutes were a few highly skilled treatments performed in 2011 on an estimated 300 wounds at the Sutter Delta Advanced Wound Care and Hy...
Businesses can get recycling assistance
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
California’s commercial sector generates nearly three-fourths of the state’s landfill waste. Much of this waste is easily and economically recyclable. With the passage of the mandatory commercial r...
Happy couples captured in Reflections
by Michelle Mista
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Few big events in our lives have as many moving parts as a wedding, from the people to the setting to the myriad details required to bring off the ceremony, reception and honeymoon. When the wedd...
Foord adds skills for Farmers
Jun 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Randy Foord of Antioch recently completed the Career Agents Course at the University of Farmers training facility in Agoura Hills, Calif. According to Farmers CEO Robert Woudstra, the university is...
Racing for a Miracle
Jun 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The No. 9 Stanley Ford Fusion piloted by Richard Petty Motorsports driver Marcos Ambrose will make a special appearance at the Brentwood Ace Hardware store Saturday, June 30 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m....
Newberrys create wedding venue of effortless elegance
by Charlotte Cusack
Jun 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
Former football star Jeremy Newberry and Sabrina Rippie were married last Saturday in a breezy outdoor wedding ceremony set against the backdrop of a cloudless sky and Mt. Diablo. The event not onl...
Lumpy’s – All-American quality expressly delivered
by Michelle Mista
Jun 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Sometimes you’re in the mood for a quick burger but crave the quality of a diner-style burger. Fans of local favorite Lumpy’s Diner will be happy to hear that their favorite diner has opened a new ...
Prudential acquires Amaral & Associates
Jun 21, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Prudential California Realty, the fast-growing Northern California real estate brokerage, announced today the acquisition of Coldwell Banker Amaral & Associates. The merger between the two real est...
CrossFit breaks the training mold
by Charlotte Cusack
Jun 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
When you arrive on location at Delta CrossFit, don’t let the outdoor pull-up bars, weight-lifting stations or aerobics equipment surprise you. Just walk on through toward the small office building ...