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Mega Millions ticket worth $800,000 sold in California
LOS ANGELES - As the nation awaits the winner of Mega Millions' $162 million lottery winner, someone in California may be $800,000 richer. According to California Lottery's website late Tuesday night, a ticket worth $810,362 was sold at a Chevron gas station on Diablo Road in Danville, California. The news...
Antioch Animal Services Announces Empty the Shelters Event
Antioch Animal Services announced that they were participating in BISSELL Pet Foundation’s Summer National Empty the Shelters™ reduced-fee adoption event, taking place from July 8th to July 31st. This event aims to find loving homes for deserving pets by offering reduced adoption fees and promoting pet adoptions. As...
Dinner and a Movie: Burgers Around Benicia!
Funny how when life gets complicated, sometimes we just need a burger! What’s your pleasure? How would you like it? With cheese, bacon, chili, mushrooms, pineapple, grilled onions? So much to choose from! The following spots offer some of the best burgers around:. 131 First Street, Benicia: Delicious dogs,...
Top Tickets: July 4-10
Through 8/3 Maria SantoStefano’s paintings, on display now at Walnut Creek’s Valley Art Gallery, depict stunning, vibrant regional landscapes, including those as close to home as Lafayette, Alameda, and Moraga. SantoStefano, a lifelong artist who trained with local experts, uses oil paint. valleyartgallery.org. Museum. Textures of Remembrance. Through...
New Vendors Join Alamo, California Farmer’s Market
The Alamo Farmer’s Market welcomed several new vendors on Sunday at the Plaza Shopping Center. Manager Heather announced that the new additions include Brioche de Paris, Floresco Farms, Pizza Shop 209, and Vasquez Mexican Kitchen. These vendors are expected to continue at the market. Floresco Farms will offer a...
FRONT PORCH MUSIC FESTIVAL To Light Up Town Hall Theatre
Front Porch Music Festival will return with a fresh roster of folk and bluegrass music entertainment in its quarterly folk music series in partnership with Town Hall Theatre Co in Lafayette. This one-night-only local music festival is an exciting collaboration that brings together local acoustic musicians and performers to showcase talent for the local community.
Diablo Dish: The Bourbon Pear Headed for Livermore
With the Peasant and the Pear in Danville, the Little Pear in Walnut Creek, and the Peasant’s Courtyard in Alamo, Rodney Worth has bounced back after the pandemic—and bounced back so successfully that this fall a fourth restaurant, the Bourbon Pear, will open in Livermore. According to a...
Kitten rescued from side of freeway in Castro Valley extricated from under dashboard
(KRON) — A kitten that was rescued from the side of a freeway in San Ramon was successfully extricated from under the dashboard of a car after being stuck there. Natalie Borton was driving along I-580 in Castro Valley Friday morning when she noticed the feline on a fence near the BART tracks. Borton stopped […]
Festival Opera Doubles the Drama This Summer
Call it the little opera company that could. Festival Opera, founded in 1991 with a mission to “educate, enlighten, and entertain” as well as preserve and advance the operatic art form, went through some rough times recently, COVID-19 included. But the Walnut Creek-based company is continuing to thrive thanks to Zachary Gordin, who has helped reshape the organization, first as artistic advisor, then as artistic director, and finally as general director since 2020. The company recently launched its 2024 season with two free Opera in the Park concerts for the community.
Concord’s Corner Kitchen delivers quality at a reasonable price
CONCORD, CA (July 2, 2024) — Despite what some politicians might tell us about the effects of inflation, dining in restaurants is much pricier than several years ago. To economize, some families share entrees, avoid alcohol purchases and patronize restaurants where you can escape in the $15-$20 range per person.
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