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”…
CONCORD HUMANITARIAN JACK FLIEHMANN WINS JEFFERSON AWARD
UPDATE October 27, 2021 Jack Fliehmann honored with prestigous Jefferson Award for his extraordinary humanitarian efforts. click on link to view KPIX expose of Jack. https://sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com/2021/10/27/dream-inspires-concord-minister-to-take-food-clothing-and-scripture-to-homeless-campsites/?fbclid=IwAR2lhXv5O-TM92InT85OY61W2fn_OaT2kySa-jgM35LsScDnnVbShTe1u-Y UPDATE 9/24/2020: Sadly, Lisa…
Concord’s Black-owned Businesses
By Elaine Schroth, CEO Visit Concord – One of the best things about Concord is our wonderfully diverse community. Our welcoming and accepting spirit attracts people from different backgrounds and…
Concord City Council declines to extend agreement to Lennar
The Concord City Council on met March 24 via video conference to discuss its response to a letter it received in January from Lennar Concord, LLC, the master developer of…
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…
Ice Sculptures Are Just Plain Cool
Move over Frosty the Snowman, Concord has Mr. Robert Chislett, our renowned ice sculptor of Chisel It Ice. He’s one of the best in the country, trained and mentored by…
Walnut Creek Sufi Temple Built to Serve 700 Years
Amid the booming and chaotic development of Contra Costa County, an unexpectedly tranquil and nurturing new sanctuary has been quietly completed in Walnut Creek in the Saranap neighborhood. This astonishing…
Five Days of Chaos, Concord Prevails for Now
By Nik Wojcik They say the city of Concord is “Where Families Come First”. The U.S. Department of Navy put that commitment to the test. On June 22, Time published…
Sneak Peek: Pacheco Clay Portrait Sculpture
Update June 10: The Don Salvio Pacheco bronze statue is now complete and is waiting to be installed. It remains in a studio in Berkeley and is planned to be…