It’s their 20th Championship in the event’s 50 years of competition. Concord’s national pride and joy, The Blue Devils, have done it again. On August 11-14 in Indianapolis, Indiana, they…
By Jill Hedgecock Back in the early 20th Century, playwright Eugene O’Neill’s name was as recognizable to the public as film director Stephen Spielberg’s is today. O’Neill’s genius in bringing…
By Fran Cain I used to hesitate to travel to L.A., all that traffic and driving through the Grapevine, but the discoveries I have made there make it worth the…
By Frogard artcottage.info Our current show at the aRt Cottage celebrates rates the outdoors with art from the Contra Costa Plein Air Group It continues through August 26.There are many…
By Terrylynn Fisher, Broker Associate With Interest rates at about 5.5% and rising, will there be any buyers who want to buy? Will this change pricing? Will your home sell?…
Mother nature has blessed us with (mostly!) milder summer temperatures so far, but more hot days are likely. Vegetable and landscape plants may wilt during the intense heat of mid-day…
On August 20, 2022, from 5:00 pm-7:00pm, public is invited to Walnut Creek for a summer garden party to celebrate the Gardens at Heather Farms 50th anniversary.Walk through The Gardens…
When you hear the term: local races, do you think about election races or the population races? There is an interface between both that can be looked at, but as…
By David King Meet Ruby, a Doberman, smart and mellow, just like her Grand Champion parents. In 2015, Concord’s Alaina Lindsey, then 13, started posting pictures of her new 8-week…
Movie review by Colleen Gonzalez Recent widow Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson) has an unusual bucket list. Since her sex life with her now deceased husband was unsatisfying, she decides to…
Book review by Jill Hedgecock, author, jillhedgecock.com The Maid (Ballantine Books, hardcover, $16.90) by Nita Prose is one part cozy mystery, one part romance, and 100% endearing character-driven book.Twenty-five-year-old Molly…
By Colleen Gonzalez Watching a Baz Luhrmann movie is like going to the circus. Bright lights, color overload and the frenetic pace are to be expected at both venues. So,…