Stayin’ Alive – Restaurants Struggle for Survival
By Richard Eber Life goin’ nowhere. Somebody help me. Somebody help me, yeah. Life goin’ nowhere. Somebody help me, yeah. I’m Stayin’ alive. – The Bee Gees from Saturday Night…
BOOKENDS: THE SCARLET PLAGUE
The Scarlet Plague is a short novel by Jack London. It was first published in 1912 in “London Magazine” and was picked up by The Macmillan Company in 1915 and…
Ruth Bancroft Garden to re-open
The Garden plans to reopen on May 12th since Contra Costa County eased Covid-19 restrictions to allow retail nurseries and public gardens to reopen. Ruth Bancroft Garden (RBG) has remained…
NAKED GARDENER A Mother’s Gift
My mother loved her garden. She fawned over our stately avocado tree, gathered oranges and lemons during the winter months, and grew a variety of summertime veggies in neat raised…
Can I make a video will?
In the golden age of the smartphone, you are never far from a camera. This has made the sharing of videos and photos easier than ever before. Easy access to…
Walnut Creek hoops Star Ionescu is #1 WNBA draft pick
By Clay Kallum Maybe the journey started at Larkey Park in Walnut Creek. Or maybe it began at Wagner Ranch gym in Orinda. Or maybe the beginning reaches back to…
Water Awareness Youth Art Calendar Contest
Here’s a fun project for the kids if they’re getting bored with being sheltered in place. Have them enter the Contra Costa Water District youth art calendar contest. There will…
City of Concord providing relief resources online
May 2, 2020 — Over the past few weeks we have heard a lot of information from federal leaders, Governor Newsom, and our own Contra Costa County Health officer, who…
Pandemic, Power and Overreach
Faced with the prospects of widespread infection and death Heath Science Officials along with your elected bodies moved to a drastic Shelter-In-Place (SIP) that has not been seen in this…
Concord City Council declines to extend agreement to Lennar
The Concord City Council on met March 24 via video conference to discuss its response to a letter it received in January from Lennar Concord, LLC, the master developer of…