Close Encounters with ‘A-list’ Celebrities
Sometimes, you don’t know who you’ve met, even after you’ve met them. In early August 2000, I was detailed to The First Family in Martha’s Vineyard where the Clinton’s were…
Tip-of-the Hat to Clayton’s Robert Chislett of Chisel-It Ice
2016 was a grand year for Chisel-It Ice. He was called upon to sculpt ice structures for the trifecta of championship events; SuperBowl 50, the NBA Finals, and the NHL…
City of Concord wins Helen Putnam Award for Family Justice Center
A representative from the League of California Cities presented the Concord City Council with a Helen Putnam Award of Excellence at its meeting on October 11. The City won the…
Cuba is Rich….in Culture
– by Kelly Hedgecock Kelly Hedgecock ,25, grew up in Walnut Creek, is the daughter of our own Diablo Gazette’s Bookends columnist Jill Hedgecock and works at a San Francisco…
Unforgettable: Taking the Controls of a Boeing 767
Insider the Secret Service
A Modern Day Explorer – Concord to Canada
Journey-man’s Journal by John Cooper Too much work and not enough play I thought to myself as I sat at my desk. The window of opportunity was closing on any…
At the Edge of the Orchard
Review by Jill Hedgecock Program Coordinator, Mount Diablo Branch of the California Writers Club www.jillhedgecock.com In At the Edge of the Orchard by Tracy Chevalier (2016, hardcover, Viking, 289 pages,…
Taro Root – More than Just Poi
by Deb Morris Farmers Market Most everyone knows how taro root is made into Hawaiian poi, a somewhat colorless gray starchy mixture with the texture of pudding. But roasting or…