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…
Relentless Samaritans
From time to time, we all do good deeds such as offer a helping hand, show kindness to a strangers, or maybe volunteer in an organization. However, there are those…
San Ramon nurse appears on “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire!”
DeShae Alcorn, RN, BSN, and an ICU nurse at San Ramon Regional Medical Center, appeared on ABC’s “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire!” on Sunday March 7. This season, the…
10,000 Blossoms for Barbara
Many seniors can look forward to each Valentine’s Day thanks to Linda Karp and her Blossoms for Barbara annual event. This is the 10th year Karp and her network of…
That’s Snow Fun!
Lockdown has been hard on everyone. Chisel-It Ice who thrives making beautiful ice sculpture masterpieces for corporate and professional events says their business was down over 90% in 2020. www.chiselit.comAsk…
“The Queen’s Gambit”: The Local Masters’ Stories
By Jill Hedgecock For many, Netflix’s hit series, “The Queen’s Gambit” may be their first exposure to chess. According to CNN, a record 62 million households watched ”The Queen’s Gambit”…