Holiday Arts and Craft Show at aRt Cottage
By Frogard For November and December, aRt Cottage is featuring crafts and original art made by local artists. These items are high quality, handcrafted, and one of a kind. This…
Change Things Up With Chinese Broccoli
Thanksgiving means family and friends around a table laden with traditional food and drink. What about surprising them with some new and interesting recipes using Asian vegetables. They’ll fit right…
VEGAS
Ruby Dooby Do to the Rescue Each month a hard to place dog in foster care will be featured to give them extra exposure to find their forever home. Vegas,…
“Heart of the Home” Show Aids Quadraplegic Teen
By David King In June 2018, Kyle McClay of American Kitchen Company (AKC) in Concord, launched a TV show concept called “Heart of the Home”, a kitchen remodeling program which…
Who Knew Eagles Liked Nuts?
Scheibel Says… Lydia Lim is very competitive, to say the least. In 2016, she arrived at Clayton Valley Charter High School as our new band director. She instantly loved how…
Tales from the Trail: Shoulder Season Camping at Lake Sonoma
By Scott Feuer Summer is over, the kids are back in school, but don’t put those backpacks, camping gear, and fishing poles in storage yet. There is still time to…
The End to School Gun Violence Begins with a Promise and “Hello”
by Nik Wojcik Over 160 people comprised of predominantly school administrators, and a handful of law enforcement and PTA representatives, gathered at Pleasant Hill Community Center on October 24 for…
What Type of Parent Are You?
By Dr. Dan Peters Do you think about how you parent or are you more in “auto-pilot”? Do you approach parenting in a way that feels natural to you? Do…
Colorful, Cultural Dia de los Muertos Exhibit
Día de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is not a Mexican version of Halloween. Though related, the two annual events differ greatly in traditions and tone. Although the…
OUT to LUNCH: The Culinary Delights of Oktoberfest
By Richard Eber Oktoberfest is one the best times for local fairgoers. This German celebration goes back over 200 years to the marriage of King Ludwig I in 1810. It…
FIRST MAN
Movie Review by Sandie Angulo Chen, Common Sense Media 4/5 STARS FIRST MAN is Academy Award-winning Damien Chazelle’s biopic about Neil Armstrong (Ryan Gosling). It takes place between 1961 and 1969, the years…
The Orphan’s Tale
book review Bookends by Jill hedgecock The Orphan’s Tale (2017, MIRA, 368 pages, $7.57) by Pam Jenoff provides fascinating insights into the lives of German traveling circus performers under Nazi…