Concord’s Contentious Rent Issues
By Edi Birsan For over three and half years the Concord City Council has refused to take any action on rent issues. Not only have they refused to vote on…
My Historic Protectee at the Historic Blair House
Site of Truman Assassination Attempt Across the street from the White House on Pennsylvania Avenue sits another very historic American home that most Americans aren’t familiar with or haven’t even…
Black Diamond Mines Forgotten Towns
Journey-man’s Journal by Scott Feuer Tales from the Trail — Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve is one of my favorite local destinations nestled in the rolling hills between Clayton and…
California Fish Grill
OUT TO LUNCH by Richard Eber When it comes to sea food, very little exists in the casual dining genre past pre-breaded frozen sandwiches offered by the likes of Mc…
Nepalese Cyclists World Quest Gets Stalled in Concord
Two Nepalese cyclists who are two years into a 5-year mission that began in Nepal to travel around the globe on bikes found their quest temporarily stalled in Concord. Concord…
No Persons Were Beheaded in the Writing of this Article
Every year in the month of September, leaders from around the world converge on New York City to attend the United Nations General Assembly. Presidents, prime ministers, kings and queens,…
Ingrid Hempell Life in Postwar East Germany (revisited)
March 8, 2019 — I happened across Ingrid Hempell in the Clayton Post Office, earlier this week. I haven’t seen Ingrid since we wrote her life story in a three-part…