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Pouring Alcohol On the Fire: WC Bar Owners Struggle With the After Hours Bar Bill
Lamorinda Patch
Feb 07A group of downtown Walnut Creek bar owners called a press conference Monday evening to present a united front, indicate stability in the community and say they were committed to safety and security improvements.With the backdrop of North Broadway an... »
Review: Bouncy 'Miss Cline' buoys a mixed program from Smuin Ballet
Contra Costa Times Theater
Feb 07Smuin Ballet opened its winter run at Walnut Creek's Lesher Theatre in a program of light, well-executed work that ranged from the sultry to the insouciant. »
Concord woman dies after car rolls over her in driveway
Contra Costa Times Concord
Feb 06CONCORD -- A 69-year-old woman died in her driveway Sunday morning after being trapped underneath a car that rolled over her, police said.Joyce Arendtson died after medical personnel extricated her and took her to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. »
In Photos: Hiking Galvin Ranch With Save Mount Diablo
Walnut Creek Patch
Feb 06A group of approximately 20 hikers joined Save Mount Diablo Saturday morning for the organization's last guided hike of Joseph Galvin Ranch - a property on Morgan Territory Road recently sold to the East Bay Regional Park District. The land, originall... »
Bancroft Garden Marks The Irrigation Winter
Walnut Creek Patch
Feb 05Perhaps it's fitting because this looks like The Irrigation Winter.The Ruth Bancroft Garden is coming into the computerized water-monitoring age with an assist from RainBird. No word on what will happen to the surplus watering cans in the e-bulletin fr... »
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Concord woman dies after car rolls over her in driveway
Contra Costa Times Concord
Feb 06CONCORD -- A 69-year-old woman died in her driveway Sunday morning after being trapped underneath a car that rolled over her, police said.Joyce Arendtson died after medical personnel extricated her and took her to John Muir Medical Center in Walnut Creek. »
Concord Woman Dies – Vehicle Rolled Over Her on Sunday Morning on Pembroke Drive
Claycord.com
Feb 06As we reported earlier today, a woman was pinned under a vehicle on Pembroke Drive after the vehicle rolled over the victim. Unfortunately, the 69-year-old victim has passed away. The following information is from the Concord Police Department: At 1025... »
UPDATE: Helicopter Above the State Streets in Concord (off Pine Hollow Road)
Claycord.com
Feb 04A helicopter is circling above the State Streets in Concord, which is off Ygnacio Valley Road & Pine Hollow. Officers are apparently looking for about 8-10 people at Highlands Elementary. We’ll post more as soon as we get more information. UPDATE: The ... »
New Berkeley winery Urbano Cellars throws opening party
Berkeleyside
Feb 03Urbano Cellars is throwing a grad re-opening party on Feb. 4 to celebrate its move into its near headquarters on Fourth Street in Berkeley. Continue reading » »
Some calling for Walnut Creek to deal with secondhand smoke
Oakland Tribune Top News
Feb 01Some calling for city leaders to toughen rules »