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The Brentwood Art Society invites the public to attend a monthly gathering of artists, art advocates and friends of the arts. Held the second Wednesday of the month at The Gallery On Second, 741 Se...
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Devotees of the written and spoken word are invited to this month’s Open Mic, held Thursday, Jan. 10 at 6:30 p.m. in The Gallery On Second, 741 Second St. in Brentwood.
All short work – poetry, sho...
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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 ...
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Brentwood’s Harvest Park Bowl hosts its 13th annual crab feed Saturday, Jan. 19 at 6 p.m. in Veterans Hall, 757 First St. in Brentwood. Tickets are $38.
The event, which includes dinner, raffles an...
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Derek Bell and Santa take a few moments reviewing Derek’s holiday wish list. Thanks to Derek’s modified iPad, the special-needs student was able for the first time to communicate with Santa himself...
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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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The Friends of the Oakley Library recently mailed a survey to 500 randomly selected Oakley Disposal customers. The survey is intended to gauge public opinion and potential support for a parcel tax ...
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Next July, Ray and Henrietta Fontes will celebrate the 53rd year of their journey through life together, and as always, the emphasis will be on “together.”
“We do everything together – always have,...
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The chill air was no match for the warmed hearts of Friends of Oakley volunteers who distributed food and toys to 350 families Sunday as part of the Friends’ annual Christmas Basket program.
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The Discovery Bay Community Services District (CSD) Board invites the public to participate in the ongoing work of creating, building and sustaining the town’s new community center.
“I’m likening i...
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In an effort to support the Oakley First Program and local businesses, the Oakley City Council spread holiday cheer by adopting an Oakley family in need. Each council member was assigned the name a...
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For more than four decades, the Brentwood Regional Community Chest’s Christmas Basket Program has distributed food, toys and turkey dinners to local families.
In 2012, those families totaled more ...
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“In Mt. Diablo’s Shadow, Volume II,” an anthology of the work of local writers, is now available. This year’s edition is packed with fiction and non-fiction, both humorous and serious, and poetry.
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It was a dark and stormy night, but nothing could dampen the spirits of the participants – including Snoopy atop his locomotive – at the annual Willow Lake Boat Parade.
More than 14 boats and coun...
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Dozens of Oakley children spent some personal time with the Man in Red during Black Bear Diner’s annual Brunch With Santa earlier this month.
Santa schmoozed while families enjoyed a hearty pancak...
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As we enter into the week before Christmas, the mayor of Brentwood would ask that we look deep into our hearts and look at those around us within our communities and think how blessed it is to have...
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Discovery Bay Lions Club member Jim Mattison and Chamber President Rita Caruso, center, presented Kaleidoscope representative Jan Paige with a check for $400 during the chamber’s annual holiday mix...
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For the last six years, the Heritage High School varsity football and cheer teams have spread Christmas spirit by visiting Shepherd’s Gate, a shelter for battered and homeless women and children in...
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A special event was held recently in Veterans Hall in Brentwood. Zumba with Karina attracted more than 110 participants to a class themed Zumba Angels.
In addition to promoting good health through...
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Pat Anderson, Oakley’s first mayor, stepped down from her seat on the Oakley City Council Tuesday after serving the community since 1999.
Dozens of well-wishers gathered at Oakley City Hall prior t...