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...
“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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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 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...
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 ...