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 ...
If you suffer from chronic headaches, neck pain, ear congestion or tingling in your fingertips, a trip to the dentist might be exactly what the doctor ordered.
According to experts, nearly 10 milli...
Lorey Amaro is like the hummingbird logo of her Joyful Vibrations Wellness Center and Spa – energetic, bright and always in motion.
“I do have a lot of energy,” laughed the Discovery Bay resident a...
Our feet aren’t usually the focus of our health routines, but masseuses and alternative therapists such as Ken Ye, manager of Happy Feet Massage in Brentwood, suggest you start giving your feet the...
As summer heat sets in, forcing us to wear skimpier attire, our thoughts turn to getting into shape – if not for the beach or pool, at least for the neighborhood barbecue. Yet mental blocks and sch...
The latest business to enjoy an official ribbon-cutting welcome from the Brentwood Chamber of Commerce might be one of the city’s cheesiest establishments – and that’s a good thing.
Last Friday, th...
“This is so much fun. It’s like a toy store to me,” said Man Cave Consignment owner Dave Mengel as he gestured enthusiastically to the variety of wares that fill his Brentwood store. The small reta...