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