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Jennifer Jost keeps the wine flowing as Paul Wren enjoys the evening ambience at Hannah Nicole Vineyards’ brand-new winery in Brentwood last Saturday. The members-only event – which featured tours,...
Aug 27, 2009 | 0 | 9 |
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While most of Brentwood is settling into the quiet of a Monday evening, the Red Door Dance Studio is coming to life, as rhythmic drum music floods through the red doors onto First Street as 12 wome...
Aug 27, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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Jeannette Hemenway sets high standards for the quality of items she sells at her consignment shop Tummies to Tots in Brentwood, so don’t get freaked out if she smells the clothes you’re trying to s...
Aug 26, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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When you walk into Sports Bar & Steakhouse in Discovery Bay, you have two options: to your right is a casual dining area lined with 17 plasma TVs broadcasting the best of professional sports; just ...
Aug 26, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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The best ideas are usually the simplest, but it helps to be creative, too. Luckily for Oakley residents Ron and Cheryl Clark, their line of eco-friendly paper products is both, and if early sales a...
Aug 20, 2009 | 0 | 16 |
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It took a year to build it and only six days to tear it down, but you’d never know by looking at the crumbling remains of Antioch’s Best Western Heritage Inn that the 1,700 tons of popping metal, c...
Aug 20, 2009 | 0 | 6 |
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Most people like to take time off when they retire, but for Niel Ruggiero, retirement was the beginning of a new business opportunity. After 30 loyal years working for a phone company, Ruggiero swi...
Aug 20, 2009 | 0 | 10 |
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Hannah Nicole Vineyards – East County’s first winery – is set to open its doors to the public next month, ushering in what many believe to be a new era of destination locations on a par with the ce...
Aug 19, 2009 | 0 | 9 |
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It’s taken six years and $3 million, but Terry Karp has finally opened Bases Loaded restaurant that he and the city officials who gave him $300,000 to help make it a reality hope will be a walk-off...
Aug 17, 2009 | 0 | 10 |
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The John Marsh Historic Trust’s Art and Wine Gala held at Brentwood’s Co. Co. County Wine Company this month raised several thousand dollars for the stabilization and restoration of the John Marsh ...
Aug 13, 2009 | 0 | 10 |
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Despite receiving a petition signed by approximately 60 citizens and local business owners urging a postponement of the decision, the Oakley City Council voted on Tuesday night to adopt an ordinanc...
Aug 13, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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Freedom High’s girls golf team will be driving, chipping and putting on the Bethel Island Golf Course this season instead of at the Shadow Lakes course after Shadow Lakes decided to charge the team...
Aug 12, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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If you’re looking for Chapala Mexican Restaurant in Brentwood, it’s moved to a new location on Balfour Road. No, not the new location at Balfour Village near Safeway –the new new Balfour location a...
Aug 11, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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The Rotary Club of Brentwood partnered with Kohl’s Department Store for the club’s recent Back to School shopping spree.
This annual event provides children from the Village Drive Resource Center ...
Aug 06, 2009 | 0 | 12 |
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Marketing a business, especially in today’s economic climate, is often as critical to the success of a company as the product itself. Just ask Elaine and Paris Piche, owners of Carol Joyce Cosmetic...
Aug 06, 2009 | 0 | 8 |
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East County locals looking for a fun dining experience don’t need to travel over the hill for the excitement of teppanyaki-style cooking now that Shirasoni has opened in Brentwood.
Much like the po...
Jul 30, 2009 | 0 | 5 |
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A group of frustrated Oakley business owners gathered in the City Council chambers this week to discuss with staff the proposed sign ordinance that will go before the council for a vote next month....
Jul 30, 2009 | 1 | 26 |
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Wouldn’t it be nice to go on a cruise? The idea of a pleasure trip has never been more inviting than in the troubled waters of the tsunami that is our economy, but who can afford that?
Most people ...
Jul 23, 2009 | 0 | 15 |
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What do sciatica, plantar fasciitis, tennis elbow, and Achilles tendonitis all have in common? They’re all conditions that Dr. Michael Pound says could be caused by a syndrome he calls “sticky musc...
Jul 21, 2009 | 0 | 7 |
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Ice cream and frozen yogurt are delicious treats on a warm summer day, but Yelena Tolstov has something else in mind for the people of Oakley.
Tolstov serves up icy gelato and coffee at her aptly n...