Month: May 2020

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…

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…

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…

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…

Each Spring on May 1st, high school seniors around the country commit to their next steps after 12th grade. Due to the shelter in place, this year Clayton Valley Charter…

By Richard Eber If ever there was needed a call for help during the current COVID-19 Pandemic, it is from local restaurants who have seen their business dwindle with no…

It will now be possible for storefront cannabis businesses, locally based marijuana delivery businesses and cannabis cultivation operations of less than 10,000 square feet to set up shop in Concord,…

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…

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…

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…

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…