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As readers of Sinclair Lewis’ “Babbitt” can attest, boosterism played a vital role in attracting visitors and settlers to early 20th-century America. The S.B. & Co. postcard publishing company of C...
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The Brentwood Union School District will offer Transitional Kindergarten for the 2012-13 school year. Under the auspices of the Kindergarten Readiness Act (SB 1381), children turning 5 between Nov....
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A disaster is a matter not of if, but when – and preparedness is the key to survival. The fifth annual East County Safety and Emergency Preparedness Fair will be held Saturday, May 12 from 10 a.m....
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The Arts & Cultural Foundation of Antioch showcases the talents of the Antioch Senior Center artists at the Lynn House Gallery in an exhibit that runs June 2 through 23. The artists attend weekly c...
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Antioch, Deer Valley and Dozier-Libbey Medical high school students will display their artwork at the Pegnim & Ivancich Youth Foundation Spring Art Show on Tuesday, May 15 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the l...
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Curves of Brentwood will give a free 30-day membership to any non-member who visits the club during regular operating hours throughout National Women’s Health Week: May 13-19. The annual awareness...
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Jules spent three months in physical therapy recovering from arthritis and a ruptured ligament in her leg – unremarkable except for the fact that Jules isn’t human. The 9-year-old Rottweiler receiv...
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Brentwood Teen Theater Artistic Director Steve Kinsella believes that an actor’s understanding of the life of the character portrayed deepens the authenticity of a performance – and the company’s c...
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Courtney Rundles, 17, was crowned second runner-up in the recent Miss Teen San Francisco Bay Area Pageant, held at Chabot College in Hayward. A junior at Liberty High School, Courtney will compete ...
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Eddie John Orozco, Sr. of Oakley passed away suddenly on Saturday, April 28, 2012, surrounded by his family. Eddie was born March 18, 1964 in Madera, Calif. He was blessed with and survived by his...
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Antioch resident Evan Warnock, 17, will celebrate his promotion to the rank of Eagle Scout at a Court of Honor held May 12 at the Antioch Historical Society. A junior at De La Salle High School, W...
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Pittsburg police have arrested the man fire officials believe started a four-alarm blaze with an illegal firework Tuesday afternoon in Antioch. According to Contra Costa Fire Protection District P...
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East County residents stand up to cancer every year at the American Cancer Society’s Relay For Life fundraisers by walking around a track in teams non-stop for 24 hours to demonstrate that cancer –...
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Pet owners know that a little affection from a loving animal can brighten the gloomiest day. The Pet Hug Pack, a program of Tony La Russa’s Animal Rescue Foundation (ARF), has been arranging for vo...
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Antioch police are still looking for three men who robbed an East County cab driver at gunpoint, forced him into the trunk and drove the taxi to Oakland. The Antioch Police Department recently rele...
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Jimmy and Brenda D’Amico, owners of Black Bear Diner, pass along a $1,000 check to Tobie Meyer, chair of the recent Oakley Relay For Life event. The donation was made possible by Black Bear patrons...
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Rick and Barbara Stirrat, founders of Delta Animals Safe Haven (DASH), are on a mission: Pull dogs from the overcrowded and underfunded Antioch Animal Shelter and successfully adopt them out, and r...
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Brentwood’s Twin Tigers Academy of Self Defense recently put its fighting prowess to good use in a fundraiser for the Brentwood Police Activities League (PAL). The event brought together 130 young ...
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Oakley’s 2012 Relay For Life is in the history books, but the community’s effort to raise money for the American Cancer Society is just getting started. “We’ve completed our Relay, but there is st...
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We’ve all seen them: firefighters aboard engines roaring past, lights flashing and sirens blaring, or on TV news, fighting fires, prying open wrecked cars or rescuing someone from peril. But while ...