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Gabe Lopez of Oakley will enjoy the use of a shiny new ride as he works his farm this summer and autumn.
Through a random drawing at the World Ag Expo, Lopez won a Massey Ferguson tractor for 200 h...
Jul 15, 2010 | 1 | 11 |
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The City Council unanimously agreed Tuesday to place a half-cent sales tax increase measure on the November ballot, despite objections by business owners and numerous residents. If approved by a ma...
Jul 15, 2010 | 0 | 5 |
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Construction of the city’s new Civic Center might have pushed the 2010 Brentwood CornFest to a new venue a block away, but the annual celebration of food, family and fun still featured a lot of wha...
Jul 15, 2010 | 0 | 5 |
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It wasn’t long ago that the roots of California’s flourishing wine industry were planted exclusively in the lush, fertile soils of Napa County – and more recently in the nearby Livermore Valley.
Bu...
Jul 08, 2010 | 0 | 5 |
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A local business has joined a national effort to help make dreams come true for the members of America’s armed forces. Brides Across America, a nationwide organization dedicated to providing free w...
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Wandering in on the Super Balloons Plus storefront on Sand Creek Road in Brentwood is like walking in on a party. All sorts of festive balloon arrangements are on display for a passerby to gaze at,...
Jul 08, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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Father and son Earl and David Riggs bought the Sugar Barge RV Resort and Marina 15 years ago, and the place has been the center of the Riggs’ family life ever since. While the family has been able ...
Jul 01, 2010 | 0 | 7 |
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Normally freshman sports doesn’t get a lot of notice, especially compared to varsity action. But this summer it’s on the front burner due to the need to raise $48,000 by Aug. 1 to save freshman spo...
Jul 01, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
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Step into Bangkok 101 and you feel you’ve stepped out of Brentwood. The exotic sculptures and blend of bright earth tones at the new Thai restaurant create an ambiance entirely new to far East Coun...
Jun 30, 2010 | 0 | 13 |
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At an event held recently in Sacramento, Assemblymember Joan Buchanan joined other members of the California legislature and the California Small Business Association in honor of Jim Wangeman, owne...
Jun 24, 2010 | 0 | 16 |
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While there are dozens of adjectives to accurately describe the joys of a wedding, another precise description has a less flowery connotation: expensive.
For that one day of bliss, you’re going to...
Jun 24, 2010 | 0 | 16 |
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Kelly Cook loves weddings. As owner of Heaven Scent Florals in Discovery Bay, she’s assembled floral arrangements for more than 400 weddings in the past nine years, but she never tires of making br...
Jun 24, 2010 | 0 | 3 |
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Locals looking for a nearby restaurant, car repair shop or attorney, or maybe a friend whose number has been misplaced, will find just what they need riding along with home-delivered copies of The ...
Jun 15, 2010 | 0 | 15 |
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There are plenty of places to eat in East County, but there is only one restaurant in the area that holds the distinction of being a school as well as a restaurant.
Restaurant 615 in Pittsburg is m...
Jun 10, 2010 | 1 | 10 |
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Once you get your new shiny iPhone 4, pack up your iPod and bring along your iPad when you stop by Brentwood’s latest yogurt shop sensation, iYogurt.
While iYogurt has no affiliation with Apple, ow...
Jun 01, 2010 | 0 | 13 |
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Straw Hat Pizza was the first restaurant to come to Discovery Bay, but now, under the new ownership of Mike Deal and Nick Harrison, the familiar pizza parlor is being infused with new life and it’s...
May 27, 2010 | 0 | 12 |
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The Antioch Planning Commission has unanimously approved the expansion of Walmart to accommodate a grocery store, a decision that was greeted with applause by the many Walmart employees and their f...
May 27, 2010 | 0 | 10 |
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On May 15, members of the Oakley community took part in Community Awareness Day, an event designed to educate residents about the many resources available in town.
The event featured dozens of boo...
May 27, 2010 | 0 | 8 |
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Hector Gonzalez is tired these days, but he’s loving every minute of it as he and his wife, Maribel, own and operate Brentwood’s Silver Skillet Restaurant.
“Running a restaurant is a lot of work, b...
May 20, 2010 | 0 | 11 |
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If you think all you can do to spruce up a bagel is slather it in cream cheese, you’ve never been to Bagel Street Café – where bagels are more than a convenient breakfast food.
Stop by any of the t...