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Taquiza Limon – their home is your home
by Amy Claire
Jan 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Breeze through the doors of Taquiza Limon Mexican Grill in Oakley and you’re struck by the dining room’s attention to detail. The floor tiles bear animal footprints to give the taqueria a rural fla...
A place where wellness is Intuitive
by Amy Claire
Jan 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Quiet music, soothing scents and friendly staff welcome guests at Intuitive Healing Center Antioch. Offering services including massage, acupuncture and aromatherapy, the Center strives to heal cli...
Get Fit with Pilates
by Jennifer Wadsworth
Jan 11, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Skye Wetherbee spent the better part of her 20s pursuing the corporate American dream. It paid off. She earned a business degree, led the personnel department for a major retailer, gained financial...
Winter Walkabout draws hundreds
Dec 29, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Winter might be a time for hibernation, but downtown Brentwood came alive and was wide awake at the first Winter Walkabout. About 400 attended the Downtown Business Coalition event, almost 300 of w...
Community mourns former chamber icon
by Ruth Roberts
Dec 15, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
For years she ran the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce like the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, bringing to the job her consummate leadership skills, pervading sense of humor and abiding passion for the...
The ABCs of last-minute gift giving
Dec 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
You’ve puzzled and puzzled till your puzzler was sore, and still can’t come up with a gift idea for that awesome Aunt Alice or cute Cousin Cory. Fortunately, The Press Holiday Gift Guide’s ABCs of ...
Denizen of the Delta delivers the goods
by Amy Claire
Dec 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Most people who live in or near Antioch have heard of Humphrey’s on the Delta. Named after the famous humpback whale that swam up the Delta in 1985, Humphrey’s has been a local hotspot for fine, fr...
Foundation gives the gift of smiles
by Ruth Roberts
Dec 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
It was a morning of smiles all around, but for seven East County kids, those smiles will now last a lifetime. Sheffield Orthodontics recently placed braces on local teens as part of the Smiles for ...
Holiday swap shopping
Dec 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Little Miss Everything continues its series of Peace, Love, Swap events with a special holiday-themed swap on Saturday, Dec. 3 from 4 to 6 p.m. Peace, Love, Swap personnel will be on hand to help c...
Small businesses bend Assembly candidate’s ear
Dec 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Businesses in downtown Brentwood took advantage of Small Business Saturday to let a State Assembly hopeful know what was on their minds. Oakley Mayor and Assembly candidate Jim Frazier spent Nov. 2...
Black Friday fever
Nov 28, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Thousands of East County shoppers braved the cold weather in order to save big on discounted items during Black Friday sales throughout the area. For video highlights, click here .
Remember: shop Oakley first
by Samie Hartley
Nov 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The holiday shopping season is officially here, but instead of battling shoppers in the malls and outlets, why not do your shopping without even leaving Oakley? Last year, the City of Oakley and th...
Gifts that won’t be re-gifted
by Amy Claire
Nov 24, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
“One thing about a gift from here is you won’t see it in your relative’s garage sale next year,” says one of the signs at Gursky Ranch Country Store. Located on a walnut orchard now surrounded by s...
Hot hardware on the décor scene
by Jennifer Wadsworth
Nov 22, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A shotgun-shell wreath? Sounds like a gag gift, but it’s actually a quick-selling bit of holiday décor at local hardware stores this year. “We have a lot of hunters, outdoorsy types out in the area...
TLCakes brings a sweet tooth to downtown
by Amy Claire
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
As a child, Tena Parish was inspired by the cakes her mother decorated for friends and family. “I loved watching her do it,” she said. Parish took Wilton cake decorating classes when she turned 18 ...
Ready to serve in downtown Brentwood
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
FIRST STREET Amber’s Hair Design 612 First St., 925-513-7411 At Amber’s Hair Design you can get your hair cut, colored, highlighted and straightened. Walk-ins are welcome. Athena’s “The Hair...
Coalition set to rock downtown
by Jennifer Wadsworth
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s been about a year, but the construction dust has cleared and the Downtown Business Coalition is ready to start welcoming customers to the sparkling new streetscape in Brentwood’s traditional d...
Holiday Book Drive
Nov 17, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Barnes & Noble stores across the country invite customers to give the gift of reading to children in need during the company’s annual Holiday Book Drive, held through Jan. 1, 2012. The Barnes & Nob...
Downtown Brentwood: C’mon down!
by Rick Lemyre
Nov 16, 2011 | 2 2 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
The barricades, bulldozers and workers in neon-colored vests are gone, and the sparkling new downtown is ready and open for business. That’s the word from merchants and city officials alike, who la...
HomeLife helps seniors stay independent
Nov 10, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
When Angela and Vinny DiNicola found themselves in the position of providing care for an elderly family member following a stay in the hospital, the couple learned firsthand the importance of quali...