Black Diamond Mines Forgotten Towns
Journey-man's Journal by Scott Feuer Tales from the Trail -- Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is one of my favorite local destinations nestled in the…
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Tony La Russa and ARF Donors Launch Pets for Veterans Building in Walnut Creek.
On April 2nd, Tony La Russa and wife, Elaine, ARF’s Executive Director, Elena Bicker, President Greg McCoy along with other ARF Board of Directors joined…
California Fish Grill
OUT TO LUNCH by Richard Eber When it comes to sea food, very little exists in the casual dining genre past pre-breaded frozen sandwiches offered…
Nepalese Cyclists World Quest Gets Stalled in Concord
Two Nepalese cyclists who are two years into a 5-year mission that began in Nepal to travel around the globe on bikes found their quest…
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…
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…
No Persons Were Beheaded in the Writing of this Article
Every year in the month of September, leaders from around the world converge on New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Presidents,…
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…
Cal State East Bay, Rising in the East
Cal State East Bay (CSUEB) campus is gaining notoriety in the East Bay and across the US. The Princeton Review (2019) recently named the university…
Patti LaBelle Rocks the Casa
Dan Ashley’s 5th Annual “Rock the Casa” (RTC) concert featuring music icon Patti Labelle sold out and rocked the house once again at the Lesher…