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The Delta Blues Benefit Concert to raise funds for Antioch’s signature music festival is scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 9 at El Campanil Theatre.
Since 1999, the Delta Blues Festival has provided the...
Jan 03, 2013 | 1 | 9 |
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As the threat of a peripheral canal looms, and the deadline for public comment on the Delta Plan Final Draft approaches, Discovery Bay resident Jan McCleery wants residents to know there is still t...
Jan 03, 2013 | 0 | 5 |
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Since few veteran police officers are applying for vacant positions in Antioch, the City Council decided Dec. 27 to give workers hired from other cities increased retirement benefits.
In a 4-1 deci...
Jan 01, 2013 | 0 | 5 |
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We’ve all made the comment (or at least thought it) “If I were king” or “if I were queen” and added how we’d fix the world’s woes. As we say goodbye to 2012 and usher in a new year, we at The Press...
Dec 31, 2012 | 0 | 3 |
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When the Tot Lot at Antioch’s City Park was destroyed by arsonists in September, it lit a fire under community resident Brittney Gougeon.
The founder of Take Back Antioch (TBA) laid the foundation ...
Dec 27, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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As Pastor Harmon Roberts looked around the Visions Christian Center in Antioch Saturday, he saw gifts stacked halfway up the walls.
But the smile on his face had nothing to do with presents. His gr...
Dec 23, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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Students from Vintage Parkway Elementary School in Oakley set sail recently aboard the tall ship Hawaiian Chieftain during its eight-day visit to East County. The crew cast off from Humphrey’s on t...
Dec 22, 2012 | 0 | 4 |
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“Those Christmas lights light up the street; light up the fireworks in me; may all your troubles soon be gone; those Christmas lights keep shinin’ on”
– from Coldplay’s “Christmas Lights”
The co...
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Marina Ferreira was at school when she first heard the news. The Liberty High School senior was sitting in her econ class when her teacher announced there had been a shooting at a Connecticut eleme...
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Tony Tiscareno, a 42-year Antioch resident and retired steelworker, was chosen to fill the vacant seat on the Antioch City Council Tuesday night.
“This was a tough choice,” said Antioch Mayor Wade ...
Dec 20, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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Mercury Insurance and Mike Rose’s Auto Body welcomed the holiday season by donating a restored vehicle to Kayla Walker, a 22-year-old single mother in Vacaville who has never been able to afford a ...
Dec 16, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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’Tis the season for holiday lights, and East County boasts an abundance of magnificent displays. If you know of an especially festive example – such as Nick Howe’s home, located at 4754 Sterling Hi...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 | 9 |
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It happens to everyone eventually: You’ve written out the list of all the people you’d like to give gifts to this year, but when it comes to exactly what you’ll give them, the list has more than a ...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 | 9 |
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When Pleasanton residents Marc Collopy and Drew Wilson say they envision people bouncing off the walls of the old Gottschalks building in Antioch, they mean it literally.
The duo, which currently o...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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On Tuesday, Dec. 18 at 7 p.m., St. John’s Lutheran Church hosts a Quiet Christmas Service devoted to those who have experienced loss or are feeling anxious or sad during this holiday season. All ar...
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Take a break from all that holiday shopping and enjoy some festive events in your neighborhood. The following is a sampling of local holiday events:
DEC. 14
Christmas Concert
Antioch SDA Chur...
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Antioch City Council
New Antioch Mayor Wade Harper announced at Tuesday’s City Council meeting that he intends to create a subcommittee to address crime around the Sycamore Drive neighborhood.
“I...
Dec 13, 2012 | 0 | 5 |
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Antioch Wesleyan Church invites the public to a lively, 15-minute interactive, Bible-era drama and marketplace featuring crafts, food and music. Attendees will travel back in time, led by shepherds...
Dec 09, 2012 | 0 | 7 |
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Antioch resident Kay Lynne Virgin will sign copies of her new book, “Ember the Dragon: Hero of the Day,” on Saturday, Dec. 15 from 1 to 3 p.m. at Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, 2530 Sand Creek Road in Br...
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’Tis the season for holiday lights, and East County boasts an abundance of magnificent displays. If you know of an especially festive example – maybe right in your own front yard – let us know abou...