The Man-of-Steel is Retired in Clayton—Who Knew?
By Michael J. Barrington, MA, MEd, PHD, author We think we know our neighbors. Even though we may have been living in the neighborhood for many years, if we dig…
CEMEX USA in Clayton to donate 101 acres of land to Mount Diablo State Park
CEMEX USA announced that it is donating 101 acres of undeveloped land close to CEMEX’s Clayton Quarry to the State of California which are expected to become part of Mount…
12,000 Gifts of Love
Linda Karp, center in blue, and her committee of volunteers for “Blossom for Barbara” distributed over 1,300 flowering plants throughout the community.
VISIT CONCORD WINS AWARD
FOR CONCORD’S TACO TRAIL PROMOTION (Concord, Calif.) – Visit California awarded Visit Concord the Visit California Poppy Award for its “Best Influencer Campaign” for a destination. Visit Concord received the…
Yoo,14, earns Grandmaster status
Yoo holds up a certificate confirming his 2500 rating, the final step to becoming GM.
Papa Jake is The Luckiest Man in the World
By David King Meet Papa Jake Larson of Martinez. I met him at Richmond’s Rosie the Riveter Museum in December as he and two original Rosies shared their experiences during…
Bread for Blankets
UPDATE 12/17/21 Leena Lamba, Devin Lamba from Lafayette, delivered a mountain of blankets for our homeless neighbors.. Leena & Devin baked sourdough french bread and sold to neighbors and friends…
East Bay Regional Park District and Faria reach agreement over Thurgood Marshall Regional Park and Faria Project
After several months of settlement discussions, the East Bay Regional Park District (EBRPD) and Faria Land Investors, LLC (Faria) reached an agreement to avoid lengthy litigation concerning their respective legal…
Teetering on Success
By David King, Publisher Congratulations to Chuck Walker, Concord, and Michael Hartshorn for setting a new Guinness World Record by teeter-tottering for nine days, July 1-July 10. That is 216…
Who doesn’t love a good beer?
Here’s good news for craft brew lovers: the Contra Costa County Beer Trail has begun, to accompany the early season’s longer, warmer days, running June 1-30.Presented by Visit Concord, the…
Generosity, Hard Work is Formula for Rags to Riches
By David King Manuel Perales’s life story may be one of the best ‘rags to riches’ story you will find in a Concord resident. Perales immigrated to the Los Angeles…
High School Memorials Project Honors Our Fallen Warriors
The Contra Costa Blue Star Moms Chapter 20 High School Memorial Project is near completion. The project’s goal is to place a granite memorial at each local high school in…