The World Bids Farewell to Ruby
By David King, Publisher It is only fitting that I dedicate this article to our beloved Ruby (Ruby Dooby Do), the Doberman from Concord known the world over. She passed…
BLUE DEVILS WIN DRUM CORPS INTERNATIONAL (DCI) WORLD CLASS NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP!
It’s their 20th Championship in the event’s 50 years of competition. Concord’s national pride and joy, The Blue Devils, have done it again. On August 11-14 in Indianapolis, Indiana, they…
Step Back in Time -Visit Nobel and Pulitzer-Prize Winner Eugene O’Neill’s Danville Tao House
By Jill Hedgecock Back in the early 20th Century, playwright Eugene O’Neill’s name was as recognizable to the public as film director Stephen Spielberg’s is today. O’Neill’s genius in bringing…
THE RIGHT MOVE: Pricing Moves the Market
By Terrylynn Fisher, Broker Associate With Interest rates at about 5.5% and rising, will there be any buyers who want to buy? Will this change pricing? Will your home sell?…
Avoid Sun-Spoiled Fruit and Itching Welts in Hot August
Mother nature has blessed us with (mostly!) milder summer temperatures so far, but more hot days are likely. Vegetable and landscape plants may wilt during the intense heat of mid-day…
Gardens at Heather Farms to Celebrate its 50th Anniversary
On August 20, 2022, from 5:00 pm-7:00pm, public is invited to Walnut Creek for a summer garden party to celebrate the Gardens at Heather Farms 50th anniversary.Walk through The Gardens…
Remembering: Rubydooby_Do, The Making of a Concord Celebrity
By David King Meet Ruby, a Doberman, smart and mellow, just like her Grand Champion parents. In 2015, Concord’s Alaina Lindsey, then 13, started posting pictures of her new 8-week…
SCREENTIME: Good Luck to You, Leo Grande
Movie review by Colleen Gonzalez Recent widow Nancy Stokes (Emma Thompson) has an unusual bucket list. Since her sex life with her now deceased husband was unsatisfying, she decides to…
BOOKENDS: The Maid
Book review by Jill Hedgecock, author, jillhedgecock.com The Maid (Ballantine Books, hardcover, $16.90) by Nita Prose is one part cozy mystery, one part romance, and 100% endearing character-driven book.Twenty-five-year-old Molly…
A WALK THROUGH TIME: All because of a Hat-140 years ago
By Misty Bruns An accident occurred in June 1882 on the line of the Northern Railroad which was almost a tragedy. Thomas Davis was among the passengers on the train…
Poetry With Dad
By Amaris White My father, Trevor White, passed away in July and has lived in the Clayton and Concord area for nearly forty years. He was a frequent patron of…