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Mayor Jim Frazier has been campaigning to bring an all-abilities playground to Oakley since he joined the City Council in 2008. Soon, his vision will become reality.
This week the council approved ...
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It wasn’t long ago that Erika Robbins was a single mom living on welfare, struggling to make ends meet, with no real prospects for the future. But then she found Opportunity Junction.
“I desperatel...
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On the day she might have been skipping off to her friend’s birthday party in pigtails and ribbons, 7-year-old Sydney Adamy breezed through the doors of Elements Salon in Discovery Bay and got thos...
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More than a dozen Brentwood neighborhoods gathered recently in observance of National Night Out. The events marshals the efforts of citizens, law enforcement agencies, civic groups, businesses, nei...
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Barbershop music ranks alongside baseball and apple pie as an American tradition, and Dr. Greg Lyne of Brentwood intends to keep it that way. Lyne, who received his 50-year pin from the Barbershop ...
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The Ironhouse Sanitary District will unveil its new Water Recycling Facility to the public on Saturday, Oct. 15, but the treatment plant has already received statewide attention.
Last month, the Ca...
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Tired of hearing about Antioch’s bad reputation, Chamber of Commerce Chairman Sean Wright decided to do something to change it.
Wright announced at a recent Antioch City Council meeting that the ch...
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Services will be held this weekend for Brentwood resident William H. “Bill” Ebbinghaus, who passed away Oct. 3.
Bill touched the lives of many, lived life with verve and will be missed by many. A m...
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The City of Oakley is hosting a free, backyard composting workshop on Wednesday, Oct. 12 from 7 to 9 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 3231 Main St.
Composting yard trimmings and food scraps is ea...
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Brentwood seniors are invited to a spooktacular evening of dancing, hors d’oeuvres and spirits with the Brentwood Senior Citizens Club, Inc. at a Halloween masquerade ball on Friday, Oct. 28 from 6...
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Chuck wagons, stagecoaches and a gunfight à la the O.K. Corral brought the flavor of the Old West to Knightsen last weekend at the popular downtown celebration.
Knightsen Days – hosted by the Knigh...
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Byron’s Chili Cook-Off is scheduled for Oct. 22 from noon to 5 p.m. at the Wild Idol Park. The $15 admission includes chili tasting, a tri-tip barbecue, live entertainment and activities for the ki...
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Kick off your holiday shopping at the Summerset IV Holiday Boutique, scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Summerset IV Orchard View Lodge, 770 Centennial Drive in Brentwood...
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Those looking to support a worthy cause while enjoying some of Antioch’s finest cuisine should mark their calendars for Sunday, Oct. 23 and the Pride of the Delta Restaurant Tour. The self-guided t...
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Quail Lodge Retirement Community residents dance the night away to the strains of a 14-piece band at the recent King and Queen of Hearts Ball. Held at the Antioch retirement home, the event marked ...
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Delta Crossfit is teaming up with Mammograms In Action, a Southern California nonprofit organization, to host a unique athletic competition called Barbells for Boobs – Amazing Grace to raise funds ...
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The Delta Science Center in Oakley is looking for local photographers who would like to have their Sacramento-San Joaquin Delta pictures published in the center’s annual Sacramento-San Joaquin Delt...
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Following the success of the Kids Against Hunger (KAH) meal event in February, Brentwood will once again be the scene of a packaging party to aid the people of Haiti and Africa. This year’s event i...
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Residents of a Brentwood neighborhood held a barbecue last weekend to thank a multi-tasking neighbor with an alert son who snuffed out a fire that threatened a pair of houses.
Rico Tolentino said t...
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Team Just Beat It, which includes Pam Wilkinson of Discovery Bay and Jennifer Eissner of Brentwood, recently walked 60 miles in three days as part of the Susan G. Komen 3-Day for the Cure fundraise...