Anniversary: Sugar Plum Coffee Shop
Where Everybody Knows Your Name (Updated January 2018) In 2016, Sugar Plum Restaurant Celebrated Ray Rosenblatt’s 20th Anniversary. The restaurant celebrated Ray Rosenblatt. Many people will work at a job…
Journey-Man’s Journal: Wandering to Westport
It’s the dead of winter and El Nino is delivering much needed rain to the Bay Area, but rather than hunker down like Punxsutawney Phil, I’ve decided to take advantage…
Bean There, Done That
Meet Jelly Belly Artist Kirsten Cumings Local Artist has Jelly Belly Fame Some people land unique careers or jobs that are just really cool. Kristen Cumings is one of those…
Diablo Gazette February 2016
Click HERE to read the February issue Jelly Belly Art of Kristen Cumings. 3rd Annual East Bay Comic Con photos from Concord Hilton, Contra Costa Wine Club’s 38th Annual Winetasting,…
New Year’s Resolution: Skydiving
By John Cooper I’ve always loved this time of year, not so much for the holidays, but because it’s a great time for reflection; it’s a chance to look back…
Diablo Gazette January 2016
Inside: Would You Invite Two Master Chefs Into Your Kitchen? Resolution: Skydiving — 5 Local Restaurants to Try in 2016 — Double Feature Movie Review “The Big Short” and “Concussion”…
DECEMBER 2015 Diablo Gazette
In this issue, it’s full of Holiday stories, shows, decorating and recipe ideas. Tips on how to stop snoring, your dentist can help. The Deadhorse Adventure to Deadhorse, Alaska. Two…
From Dollhouse to aRt Cottage
Tucked away just a few blocks from downtown Concord is a quaint Art Gallery that proudly displays local artists works, some for sale, and offers a quiet studio for artists…
From Concord to the North Pole
Journeyman’s Journal: The Deadhorse Adventure by John Cooper The late Frank Zappa said it best, “If you end up with a boring miserable life because you listened to your mom,…
Welcome to Night Vale
Welcome to Night Vale – by Joseph Fink and Jeffrey Cranor Reviewed by Chadwick H. Saxelid If you listen to “Welcome to Night Vale”, you know people are not allowed…
Clayton’s Chisel-It Ice Sculptures Headed to Superbowl 50
Clayton’s Robert Chislett of Chisel-It Ice Creates Ice Masterpieces (updated January 2018) by David King Neither San Francisco 49ers nor the Oakland Raiders made it to Superbowl 50. But Clayton’s…