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Kobe gets Antioch oriented to flavor
by Charlotte Cusack
Sep 13, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Kobe Seafood & Steakhouse celebrated its grand opening in Antioch last Friday, following its soft opening celebration on Aug. 29. The trendy Antioch location marks the fifth site for the growing ch...
Blue Mass at St. Ignatius
Sep 10, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Blue Mass, a venerable Catholic tradition honoring those serving in law enforcement and public safety agencies, will be held on the Feast of the Guardian Angels – Tuesday, Oct. 2 at 10:30 a.m. ...
9/11 remembered
Sep 09, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
East County Military Families hosts a Remembering 9/11 Memorial Ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 11 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at Waldie Plaza in downtown Antioch. The event includes a patriotic performance ...
Twin tunnels project churns controversy
by Ruth Roberts
Sep 06, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
When Gov. Jerry Brown revealed his recent support for a multi-billion dollar plan to construct twin tunnels under the Delta to route water south, local residents and officials raised their collecti...
Viral video spurs generous acts
by Kyle Szymanski
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
When Brittney Gougeon decided to post a video of an Antioch resident’s car being broken into on the Facebook page of the community organization she founded, she expected it to garner about 100 like...
Cleanup radiates community pride
by Kyle Szymanski
Sep 06, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
As Crime Prevention Commissioner Bill Cook picked up a candy wrapper an hour after the start of the 38th installment of the Neighborhood Cleanup Program last Saturday in Antioch, he realized the ar...
Volunteer does what she can, often
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 30, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
There are volunteers, and then there is 72-year-old Antioch resident Barbara Herendeen. Visitors to her house can’t make it 10 feet without seeing – or smelling – evidence of one of her charitable ...
Closing the Circle
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 29, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Winner’s Circle opened up its doors in East County in 1975 as a small western-wear shop, but after 37 years of serving the community, it will close later this year. “I’m heartbroken,” said customer...
Bring on the blues
Aug 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Swamp blues master Kenny Neal will be among the headliners at Antioch’s 14th annual Delta Blue Festival on Saturday, Sept. 15. This year’s free event features some of the industry’s premiere blues ...
Marsh students get first-day surprise
by Samie Hartley
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The first day of school always radiates an aura of excitement, but for the students at Marsh Elementary School, the exhilaration was magnified by electric smiles charged by the generosity of a loca...
Three arrested for child porn possession
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Three East County residents were arrested on charges of possessing child pornography Aug. 15 after police served search warrants in Antioch, Brentwood and Discovery Bay, Brentwood Police Sgt. Tim H...
New cops coming to Antioch force
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A breath of fresh air is blowing through the Antioch Police Department these days. The department is now accepting applications to fill 10 full-time police officer positions. “Absolutely we are exc...
Dogs delight in Antioch Bark For Life
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 23, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The day went to the dogs Saturday at Bark For Life in Antioch, but attendees couldn’t have been happier, as 34 dogs and their owners packed Marina Plaza at the foot of L Street to raise money for t...
Kite event helps keep butterflies on the wing
Aug 22, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Antioch families and friends recently came together at City Park to show their support for the critically endangered Lange’s Metalmark Butterfly. The butterfly lives exclusively at the nearby Antio...
Back to class
Aug 20, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Jack London Elementary School teacher Karen Colgan addresses one of her students on the first day of school last Wednesday. Wednesday was the first day of class for Antioch’s 19,000 students in 25 ...
From the Dais: American Avenue traffic fix set
by Press Staff Reports
Aug 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Antioch, Brentwood, Discovery Bay and Oakley, runs every other week in The Press. Antioch At its Tuesday mee...
Dogs to take a bite out of cancer
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 16, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
When 710 participants packed the track at Los Medanos College for Antioch’s Relay For Life event, something was missing – dogs. Now, the furry friends will have their day tomorrow at the foot of L ...
Races set for November election
Aug 16, 2012 | 2 2 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
Updated: 8-17-12 10:50 a.m. The candidate filing period for this year’s November election closed Wednesday.
Press honored
Aug 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Press & Publishing Corporation won four awards in the National Newspaper Association’s recent 2012 Better Newspapers Competition. Ger Erickson won first place for “Old Dogs Enter Gold...
Curtain goes up for ‘Gypsy’
Aug 14, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The award-winning Broadway musical “Gypsy” runs for two weekends beginning Friday, Aug. 17 at the Nick Rodriguez Community Center, 213 F St. in Antioch. Directed by Bryan Anthony and choreographed ...