1920 Barbershop
Brothers Ricky and Isaias Huerta are examples of the American dream. They have opened a new barbershop called the 1920 Barbershop at 2045 Mt. Diablo…
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Andrew’s Little Free Library
by David King (Updated) Andrew Drynkin, 8, of Clayton will be attending 3rd grade this fall at Mt. Diablo Elementary and yet, he has launched…
Ingrid Hempell Life in Postwar East Germany (revisited)
Ingrid Hempell March 8, 2019 -- I happened across Ingrid Hempell in the Clayton Post Office, earlier this week. I haven’t seen Ingrid since we…
“The Story” Returns to NorthCreek Church
Christmas presentations such as “The Nutcracker”, “A Christmas Story” or “A Christmas Carol”, and a few others are offered by a number of ballet and…
To Whom to Donate
by Nik Wojcik The holidays give us a chance to be our best selves to lend some love to our fellow man and woman.…
Ice Sculptures Are Just Plain Cool
Move over Frosty the Snowman, Concord has Mr. Robert Chislett, our renowned ice sculptor of Chisel It Ice. He’s one of the best in the…
White Pony Express Sends Ready-to-Eat Meals, Cash to Paradise Fire Victims. Mobile Showers Next.
Pleasant Hill – Since November 14, White Pony Express (WPE), began sending a refrigerated truck with perishable ready-to-eat food and envelopes of donated cash…
Walnut Creek Sufi Temple Built to Serve 700 Years
Amid the booming and chaotic development of Contra Costa County, an unexpectedly tranquil and nurturing new sanctuary has been quietly completed in Walnut Creek in…
Perkins and Reid – Teachers of the Year
The annual Contra Costa County Teachers of the Year (TOY) Dinner Gala on September 27 was filled with radiant inspiration, as 22 deserving county school…
Evicted Tenants Seek Council Help
Concordian C CONCORD MAYOR, Edi Birsan The emotions and pain that come because of the sudden instability caused by receipt of a notice of termination of…
Five Days of Chaos, Concord Prevails for Now
By Nik Wojcik They say the city of Concord is “Where Families Come First”. The U.S. Department of Navy put that commitment to the test.…
Sneak Peek: Pacheco Clay Portrait Sculpture
Update June 10: The Don Salvio Pacheco bronze statue is now complete and is waiting to be installed. It remains in a studio in Berkeley…