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King Cook-off rocks Super Bowl Sunday
by Samie Hartley
Jan 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The pit masters who compete in Sunday’s 12th annual Brentwood PAL BBQ King Cook-off won’t be roasting raven – let’s leave that to the San Francisco 49ers – but they’ll be serving up enough succulen...
Poetry rings Out Loud and clear
Jan 29, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Independence High School recently held its fifth annual Poetry Out Loud Competition. The event included 10 participating students, four local judges and was attended by Contra Costa County Poetry O...
BUSD meeting Tuesday
Jan 28, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The Brentwood Union School District Board of Trustees will be holding a special meeting Tuesday, Jan. 29 at 4 p.m. in the District Service Center, 255 Guthrie Lane.
Brentwood Cop Log: Dec. 28-Jan.1
Jan 28, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Dec. 28, 8:20 a.m. Two unidentified subjects threw rocks at the lobby window of a business on Balfour Road, breaking the window. Dec. 28, 8:20 a.m. An unidentified person entered the backyard of ...
Parents lash out at school district officials in abuse case
by Ruth Roberts
Jan 24, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
A parade of angry and tearful parents converged on the Brentwood Union School District (BUSD) meeting Wednesday night, demanding an explanation from the district’s superintendent and board of trust...
Gas pipeline project underway in Brentwood
by Rick Lemyre
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
PG&E has begun work to replace about four miles of gas transmission line in Brentwood, a project that will impact traffic in the city until fall. PG&E spokesman Tom Guarino said the project is part...
Frazier gearing up to represent East County
by Samie Hartley
Jan 24, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Like many East County residents’ commute, Jim Frazier’s begins before the sun rises. He leaves his Oakley home around 6 a.m. to represent East County residents in Sacramento as the newly elected st...
Liberty Athletic Boosters throw crab bash
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Liberty Athletic Boosters’ fourth annual Crab Feed will be held Saturday, Feb. 2 from 6 to 11 p.m. at the Brentwood Community Center, 150 City Park Way. All proceeds go to the Liberty High Scho...
Figure-sketching workshop
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Discover Art League hosts a figure-sketching workshop Monday, Feb. 4 from 6 to 9 p.m. at CR Framing, 700 Harvest Park Drive in Brentwood. The group meets Monday evenings on a varying schedule. ...
His & Hers Formal Wear: The perfect fit
by Charlotte Cusack
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Wedding dresses are more than just yards and yards of gorgeous fabric: The elegant garments ignite myriad emotions as well. Prior to opening His & Hers Formal Wear, Susanne Larson and Annette Becks...
Gems that are the Cre’me of the crop
by Charlotte Cusack
Jan 24, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Before there’s a wedding to plan, you need a proposal. And in order to wow her into accepting your proposal, you’ll need an engagement ring worthy of your bride-to-be. Enter Donna Ross, owner of Cr...
Home of the Season
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Hale Dukes is the winner of the Brentwood Advisory Neighborhood Committee (BANC) Home of the Season. Hale’s grandson, Joey, did the bulk of the work. Joey used a hot glue gun to get the strings of...
October 2012 Home of the Month
Jan 22, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
Marc Bowden’s meticulously maintained yard earned him the Brentwood Advisory Neighborhood Committee (BANC) award for Home of the Month for October of 2012. A bountiful supply of colorful begonias,...
Four teens shot in drive-by
Jan 22, 2013 | 2 2 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood police are investigating a drive-by shooting that left four juveniles wounded Monday evening. The wounds were not considered life threatening. Police were called to the 1100 block of Bret...
Playground grand opening
Jan 21, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Brentwood will celebrate the grand opening of the new pirate-themed universal abilities playground at Veterans Park, 3841 Balfour Road, with a ribbon cutting on Friday, Feb. 1 at 4 p.m....
Painting the town
Jan 21, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 2 2 recommendations | email to a friend
The Liberty High School Arts and Humanities Academy has begun painting agricultural-themed murals on five utility boxes in the downtown Brentwood area. Students will be working on the murals from 1...
Rare salmon sightings stir excitement
by Kyle Szymanski
Jan 17, 2013 | 1 1 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Naturalist James Frank is accustomed to seeing animals, but when he witnessed a video of one of the first salmon seen in Marsh Creek in 54 years, it filled him with excitement. “The video is really...
Skimming scammers out to swipe your cash
by Samie Hartley
Jan 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Protecting your personal information comes with the territory of living in the digital age of the 21st century. We guard our passwords and shred our mail to keep our private information undisclosed...
Brentwood boys raise funds for Toys For Tots
Jan 17, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Brentwood residents and Loma Vista Elementary fourth-graders Devon Cardoza and Jason Tastard made the recent holidays brighter for children in need. The entrepreneurial 9-year-olds took a school pr...
Encouraging signs for real estate
by Ruth Roberts
Jan 16, 2013 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
After suffering through the greatest loss since the Great Depression, the housing market appears to be on the rise . In the past three to six months, residential listings are up, building permits ...