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East Bay Regional Park District and Faria reach agreement over Thurgood Marshall Regional Park and Faria Project

After several months of settlement discussions, the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) and Faria Land Investors, LLC (Faria) reached an agreement to avoid lengthy…

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Love is in the air…for tarantulas

September 16, 2021

By Jill Hedgecock They are big, hairy, and while many people have nightmares about encountering one, I bubbled over with excitement at the prospect of…

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Taco Trail Challenge is Back!

September 2, 2021

Time to break out the stretchy pants The Taco Trail Challenge returns September 15 through October 15, and there is even more to love this…

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Mount Diablo Beekeepers Association is all about the bees

August 3, 2021

By Jill Hedgecock Photos by Diane Walsh Jan Spieth and Jaci Kildare Anyone can become a beekeeper, but it is critical for beginners to find…

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Teetering on Success

August 3, 2021

By David King, Publisher Michael Hartshorn and Chuck Walker, Concord, congratulate each other after breaking the 50 year old teeter-totter record while getting their legs…

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Mount Diablo peregrines stooping their way back from the cliff of extinction

July 21, 2021

By Jill Hedgecock If you ask most people what the fastest animal is, they’ll say the cheetah. And that would be true for land mammals,…

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Journey-man’s Journal: Tales from the Trail that Ales

July 2, 2021

By David King Intrigued by Visit Concord’s Contra Costa Beer Trail, I decided to embark on this expedition of unchartered watering holes to support our…