High School Memorials Project Honors Our Fallen Warriors
The Contra Costa Blue Star Moms Chapter 20 High School Memorial Project is near completion. The project’s goal is to place a granite memorial at each local high school in…
Pay in peanuts, you get monkeys
By David King On KRON-TV you may have seen the recent TV commercial for American Kitchen Company (AKC) in Concord featuring a familiar monkey. That monkey is Crystal. You may…
Relentless Samaritans
From time to time, we all do good deeds such as offer a helping hand, show kindness to a strangers, or maybe volunteer in an organization. However, there are those…
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…
Hope Before Court – Martinez Courtside Ministries
By Justin Barker – Take a walk downtown Martinez on any weekday morning, and you will see firsthand the American justice system at work. Attorney’s briskly walking from one meeting…
Water Awareness Youth Art Calendar Contest
Here’s a fun project for the kids if they’re getting bored with being sheltered in place. Have them enter the Contra Costa Water District youth art calendar contest. There will…
City of Concord providing relief resources online
May 2, 2020 — Over the past few weeks we have heard a lot of information from federal leaders, Governor Newsom, and our own Contra Costa County Health officer, who…