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High Holy Days coming
Sep 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Congregation B’nai Torah of Antioch is offering complimentary admission for its High Holy Day services. Services are open to everyone – congregation members, prospective members, family and friends...
Tips to green your kitchen every day
Sep 08, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
The mantra of the green earth movement – reduce, reuse, recycle – can easily be adapted in your kitchen. No need to redo your entire kitchen with bamboo floors, the newest energy-efficient applianc...
Barbecue benefits local history museum
Sep 06, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
The East Contra Costa Historical Society Museum’s annual barbecue is set for Sunday, Sept. 11 from 2 to 6 p.m. at the Byer-Nail House Museum, 3890 Sellers Ave. (between Sunset and Chestnut streets)...
Oakley to increase Neighborhood Watch
by Samie Hartley
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
More than 100 Oakley residents gathered at City Hall this week to learn more about Neighborhood Watch programs and ways to assist local law enforcement in keeping Oakley safe. Oakley Police Chief B...
Celebrating peace and diversity
by Justin Lafferty
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The response from last year’s International Day of Peace celebration in Antioch was so great, organizers said, that the event has been expanded into an 11-day period of reflection and learning thro...
Idols shine in downtown Brentwood
by Samie Hartley
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
This year’s Brentwood Idol competition proved you needn’t sing a current hit to become an idol, but it doesn’t hurt to go with something “Popular.” Brentwood resident Charlotte Kinsella, 12, was na...
Delta gates projects still on the boards
by Ruth Roberts
Sep 01, 2011 | 1 1 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Despite fears from some local residents that the installation of fish gates along False River and Threemile Slough in the Delta will be up and running by the end of next year, officials at the Fede...
Memorial Walk remembers 9/11
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The fifth annual Remember 9/11 Memorial Walk, marking the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks, will be held in Antioch on Sunday, Sept. 11 at 4 p.m. in the Somersville Towne Center’s par...
Ben Toasted ready to celebrate
by Ruth Roberts
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
When Ben Toasted makes his appearance at the 22nd annual Almond Festival Sept. 9, 10 and 11 at O’Hara Park in Oakley, he’ll be celebrating the city’s diversity of cultures and traditions. Remarking...
Dentist gives back patients’ smiles
by Cher Grace
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Long after their bruises heal, victims of domestic violence suffer the humiliation of broken or missing teeth. The National Coalition Against Domestic Violence estimates that 1.5 million Americans ...
Tournament honors local hero
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
U.S. Army Spc. Joseph A. Graves, a Discovery Bay resident and 2003 graduate of Liberty High School, was killed in July of 2006 while serving his country in Iraq. The community is invited to honor G...
Lions saturate Saturday with fun
Sep 01, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The Discovery Bay Lions Club has targeted Saturday, Sept. 17 for a trio of fun events, from a car shows to concerts to poker runs. Car Show The Car Show will be held at the Discovery Bay Yacht Ha...
Run For Fun’ds returns
by Samie Hartley
Aug 31, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
After raising more than $15,000 for local schools during the inaugural Run For Fun’ds last year, Brentwood Union Elementary School District parents are rallying to host a second fundraiser to suppo...
Community supports mom’s cancer fight
by Justin Lafferty
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
As Trina Coy’s medical bills piled up, her spirit was wearing down. Coy, 36, was diagnosed in December with cancer for the second time in her life. The Antioch mother of three defeated cervical can...
Oakley killings spur community workshop
by Samie Hartley
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
In response to the recent gang-related shootings and deaths in Oakley, the city will host an informational workshop to address residents’ concerns and educate the community about how to work with l...
New era at La Paloma
by Samie Hartley
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
There’s no question about it: the new La Paloma High School campus is a huge improvement over the collection of modular buildings the students once called home. As guests toured the campus on Ghigg...
Pelican patrol
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
On a recent trip out on the Delta, avid outdoorsman Bob Hansen and his son, Alex, came across a brown pelican in trouble. The bird was entangled in hooks and fishing line, and couldn’t walk, fly or...
Bowling for Boobies
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Cancer patient Malayni Wilkinson shows some style during Team Beat It’s Bowling for Boobies July fundraiser for the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure event. The 60-mile walkathon will be held Sept....
Brentwood seeks youth commission advisors
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The City of Brentwood is currently seeking adults to serve in the volunteer capacity of Adult Advisor for the Brentwood Youth Commission. Applicants must reside in the city limits of Brentwood. The...
American Legion gets new commander
Aug 25, 2011 | 0 0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The remodeling of Veterans Hall under its belt, American Legion Post 202 in Brentwood plans to ramp up its service to veterans and the community under the direction one of that project’s leaders, M...