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DIABLO VALLEY LITERACY COUNCIL
Martinez Patch Announcements
Jan 31Volunteer English Tutors Needed You can change a life! English need not be your first language-no teaching experience is required-we will teach you to be a tutor! For some people who cannot effectively speak English simple tasks like reading product ... »
A Dragon Entertains A Library Full Of Kids And Parents
Martinez Patch
Jan 30While President Obama was giving his State of the Union Address, about 100 kids and parents came to the Martinez Library Tuesday, Jan. 24 to watch the White Crane Lion Dancers from Oakland. The event was a celebration of Chinese New Year, which this ye... »
Nightlife Might Not Be The Good Life For Martinez
Martinez Patch
Jan 30Far be it from me to be judgmental or provincial. Martinez has a reputation for being a scrappy, rough little town. We have lots of choppers parked in front of some of our nighttime establishments downtown, and we’ve been known to host a liquor-fueled ... »
Lamorinda Soccer Club Tryouts - U8 - U14 boys and girls
Martinez Patch Announcements
Jan 29The Lamorinda Soccer Club is holding open tryouts for its competitive soccer program for boys and girls in the U8-U14 age groups. Open tryouts for the U15 and up programs will be held in early spring and will be announced separately. Tryout Dates For ... »
Patch Poll: Do You Think This Map Is Funny Or Offensive?
Martinez Patch
Jan 29The Bay Area is many things to many people. To the makers of this map, it is a big joke. The trouble is, hundreds of thousands of people live where the map makers are being something less than kind. For instance, it's not accurate to say that Contra Co... »
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Food Writer Ruth Reichl on Tweeting, Baking, Writing, and Too Much Drinking
7x7 Feed
Jan 05If anyone has rolled with the food-writing times, it’s Ruth Reichl. From her stint as the food editor of the Los Angeles Times in the ’80s to her celebrated tenure as restaurant critic for The New York Times in the ’90s, to her 10-year post as the fina... »
The New And Improved Moss Room: Resto To Reopen With A Famous New Chef
HuffPost San Francisco
Jan 03According to the restaurant's website, The Moss Room at the California Academy of Sciences has closed until further notice. In what the San Francisco Chronicle... »
A few vignettes with Mom
40 Going On 28
Dec 28Vignette 1: We are at lunch at Slanted Door. Mom asks the busboy who is filling our water glasses "What country are you from?" After initially looking somewhat surprised, he says "Mexico" and smiles and walks away. Mom says, "I would have expected him ... »
Dogpatch's Sutton Cellars Introduces Holiday Hard Apple Cider
7x7 Feed
Dec 19Carl Sutton has been making wine since 1996 and vermouth since 2008, but his company's newest offering is its first to deviate from the grape. Unpasteurized, unfiltered, and made with fresh Sonoma County apples, Sutton Cellars' hard apple cider is a re... »
Wo Hing general store Restaurant Review, San Francisco
FoodNut.com
Dec 05Why did we dine here? – Wo Hing general store is the latest restaurant from the Slanted Door and Heaven’s Dog folks. We had to give this new restaurant a visit. The food here is focused on Chinese street food. Insider Tip – Make reservations. Be caref... »