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Dinner to honor top Antioch teachers
Aug 03, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Schools Education Foundation hosts its fourth annual Mary Allan Fellows Awards Dinner on Tuesday, Sept. 18 from 5 to 7:30 p.m. at the Lone Tree Golf & Event Center, 4800 Golf Course Roa...
Coffee With the Cops stimulates crime awareness
by Kyle Szymanski
Aug 02, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch Police Department is struggling to combat crime in a city with limited resources, Police Chief Allan Cantando told a standing-room-only crowd of about 100 during a Coffee With the Cops ...
Time travelers mine the riches
by Ger Erickson
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
The mine reveals a past marked by more than veins of coal and fossils of ancient sea creatures imbedded in the tunnel walls. It’s a past echoing with the voices of people.
Sister City group visits Antioch
Aug 02, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
A group of delegates from Chichibu, Japan are currently visiting Antioch as part of the Sister Cities program. Started by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1956, the international nonprofit organiz...
Oakley man stabbed
Jul 31, 2012 | 1 1 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A 20-year-old Oakley man is recovering from multiple stab wounds following an altercation with his 17-year-old friend, possibly over an online game. According to Contra Costa Sheriff’s spokesman Ji...
Oreo Kitty Sale
Jul 28, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Homeless Animals Response Program (HARP) is conducting a sale on black and white kittens – an Oreo Kitty Sale. Beginning Aug. 4, HARP is lowering the adoption fee from $100 to $40 in order to sweet...
That’s Italian
Jul 27, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Sons of Italy President Romano Marchetti, right, accepts the Musical Award trophy from July 4 Parade Co-chairman Walter Ruehlig. The Sons of Italy sponsored several classic cars for the annual Anti...
Water, parks and cops on local agendas
by Press Staff Reports
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Starting this week, The Press will present From the Dais, a wrap-up of the most recent meetings of local government bodies in Brentwood, Oakley, Antioch and Discovery Bay. The column will allow us...
Nonprofit to restore historic Antioch house
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
The Antioch City Council Tuesday cleared the way for a nonprofit organization to take ownership of the Roswell Butler Hard House, built in 1869 by Antioch’s first mayor, and turn it into a public h...
Pizza: the art of having fun
by Rick Lemyre
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s not uncommon for a special evening to include flowers and dinner, but Frank Giovanni takes the classic pairing a step further by providing the flowers for dinner. “I wanted to show you some...
An American welcome
Jul 26, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
A contingent from Chichibu, Japan visited the Antioch City Council Tuesday as part of the Antioch-Chichibu Sister City Organization. The program allows citizens of each city to experience the life ...
Thrift store takes aim on helping veterans
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 25, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Josie and Jeff Monaghan, founders of East County Military Families and Friends, have a new weapon in their arsenal. After starting the organization in 2005 to help veterans and their families, they...
Resident crime-fighters needed
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Volunteer Hans Ho has helped Antioch residents for nine years, and now he’s asking them to return the favor. Ho’s term as the city’s crime prevention coordinator has been up for a year, but h...
Free child ID event at Dallas Ranch
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
According to the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, as many as 800,000 children nationwide are reported missing every year – more than 2,000 children every day. Child ID is an imp...
Election filing period opens
Jul 19, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
Nearly all cities in East County are holding elections Nov. 6 for seats on their town councils and school boards. The application period runs through Aug. 10 except for Antioch city offices, for ...
Antioch holds off on police tax
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 18, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Top-notch groomer
by Randae Bither
Jul 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Congratulations to Heather Wood of Doggie Depot for placing third out of 257 entries in the fourth annual Rags to Riches Ultimate Groomer Contest 2012, conducted by Double K Industries. Heather’s e...
Girl Scouts merit self-defense badge
by Courtesy of Cory Hefner
Jul 17, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
The girls of Scout Troop 31086 can stand up for themselves better this week, having recently completed requirements for the Self Defense Merit Badge at Black Diamond Karate. The Scouts learned how ...
Confire forced to cut assistance
by Rick Lemyre
Jul 12, 2012 | 14 14 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
The Contra Costa Fire Protection District (Confire) will reduce the number of engines that automatically respond to incidents in far East County to avoid depleting resources in Antioch, Pittsburg a...
Digital age hits Rock Bottom
by Kyle Szymanski
Jul 12, 2012 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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...