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Glad to be desserted on Yogurt Island
by Samie Hartley
Mar 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
As the weather gets warmer, more people are escaping to Yogurt Island in Oakley, where refreshing, tasty treats transport your taste buds into dessert euphoria. However, some don’t realize that a s...
Upholstery shop has all the bases covered
by Dave Roberts
Mar 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
Whether you need just a simple repair of a ripped car seat or are looking to totally restore the interior of your ’50s hot rod to “like new” condition, Daryn and Tonya Cordua have Got U Covered. ...
When it’s time for a new set of wheels
by Ruth Roberts
Mar 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
So you’re shopping for a car. When it comes to life’s least pleasant experiences, some feel that purchasing a car rates right up there with public speaking and root canals. But with a few simple ...
Grandpa’s Grub takes barbecue to the next level
by Samie Hartley
Mar 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 16 16 recommendations | email to a friend
His restaurant doesn’t open for another two hours, but David Ross has the smoker fired up, ready for another day of cooking up Antioch’s best barbecue. Ross, known as Grandpa, is the owner of Grand...
Pizza taken to the Extreme
by Samie Hartley
Mar 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Broccoli might not seem like an appealing pizza topping, but Steve Johnson insists it works. Potatoes, celery and walnuts also make excellent toppings at Extreme Pizza, the latest pizza parlor to o...
Sampling the beguiling barrel
Mar 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Hannah Nicole Vineyards invites the public to visit the vineyard for its fifth annual Barrel Tasting and sample some of the finest local wines around. “It’s just a casual, kick-back, relax, bring-y...
Brentwood Golf, Nines get new owners
by Ruth Roberts
Mar 03, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Changes are underway at the Brentwood Golf Club and Nines Restaurant, but according to those in charge of the change, the only difference customers will see will be for the better. BRV Corporation,...
It’s A Bride’s Day Out
by Ruth Roberts
Feb 25, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
Planning a wedding can be stressful. Trips to the caterer, photographer and dress shop, not to mention the thousands of details to be considered, can leave a bride and her family feeling flustered....
City seeks Downtown Plan input
by Samie Hartley
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
After 10 years of planning, the Oakley City Council will finally be presented with the Downtown Specific Plan during a public hearing at its meeting next Tuesday. Oakley has been working on the Dow...
Oakley studio opening soon
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Longtime Oakley residents and artists Alan and Lynn Peterson will reopen Peterson Studios to the public this spring. The event will be celebrated with an art exhibit entitled “Let in the Light,” fe...
Brentwood offers promotional grants
Feb 18, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Brentwood will be accepting applications for the Business License Tax City Grant Program starting Feb. 22. The program allows for 20 percent of the business license tax collected by the...
Goodwill does good things
by Ruth Roberts
Feb 09, 2010 | 1 1 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
The sign out front says “Goodwill” and the merchandise inside offers the varied selection you’d expect from the popular thrift shops. But that’s where the similarities end, because this shiny new f...
Citizen, Business of the Year honored
by Samie Hartley
Feb 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
When you’re Citizen of the Year, you can do pretty much whatever you want, including interrupting your own celebration to take a phone call. That’s what 2010 Brentwood Citizen of the Year Rick Lemy...
Bloomfield/Co. Co. bash goes back to the Futures
by Peggie Schuitemaker
Feb 04, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
On a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon, downtown Brentwood’s Co. Co. County Wine Company hosted Bloomfield Vineyards’ first Futures Release Party. The event was the first of its kind in East Contra C...
Set sail for Renee’s Asian Island
by Samie Hartley
Jan 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Kenny Zhao always wanted to open his own restaurant, but he waited until he found the perfect location. He found perfection in Oakley, where Renee’s Asian Island dropped anchor last November. “I dr...
National firm embraces Brentwood
by Samie Hartley
Jan 28, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Curran & Connors, a national advertising and marketing firm, has offices in New York City, Atlanta, Denver and Brentwood – not Hollywood suburb Brentwood, but far East County Brentwood, home of a r...
Diamonds are forever: get the right rings
by Ruth Roberts
Jan 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 21 21 recommendations | email to a friend
Wedding trends come and go, but one constant in the nuptials equation remains – the rings. “You can do without a lot of things when planning a wedding, but if you’re getting married you need rings...
Making photos a snap
Jan 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
Weddings take months to plan, but when the big day comes, it all goes by in a flash. Years after the nuptials are over, the most important reminders of that whirlwind day will be photographs, so i...
Brentwood wines win national competition
by Samie Hartley
Jan 21, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 29 29 recommendations | email to a friend
When it’s toasting time at your wedding reception, you want your guests to savor the celebration with something flavorful and unique. But you don’t need to look far to find the perfect wines to ser...
Regional bank relishes community role
by Ruth Roberts
Jan 14, 2010 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Given the recent headlines surrounding Wall Street executives and their gaudy bonuses, it’s not much of a stretch to suppose that the general public trusts big banking business about as much as Mar...