The Mayor of Claycord had a fun story Wednesday about a proposal by Oakley resident and devout Christian Art Mijares to change the name of Mount Diablo… Read more “The "Mt. Reagan" proposal: Art Mijares has had his 15 minutes. Can we move on now?”
Author: Crazy in Suburbia
Ladies (and Gents), have you done The Cleanse?
Beyonce’s done it. And Gwyneth Paltrow glows even more in her utter gloriousness because, as she says herself on her website, Goop: “I like to do fasts… Read more “Ladies (and Gents), have you done The Cleanse?”
Police say they are taking “seriously” a Concord middle school girl’s report that she was kidnapped and released unharmed in Walnut Creek
Concord police Lt. Jim Lardieri told the Contra Costa Times that there is “no evidence” to indicate that a 14-year-old girl fabricated her report that she was… Read more “Police say they are taking “seriously” a Concord middle school girl’s report that she was kidnapped and released unharmed in Walnut Creek”
Police concerned about armed robberies
Police sent out this advisory, regarding three separate armed robberies of banks and a drug store that occurred in Walnut Creek during January. Last week, two robberies… Read more “Police concerned about armed robberies”
Walnut Creek district superintendent recommends “no” on Walnut Heights school wireless antenna proposal
Following what was described as a raucous community meeting last Wednesday– crowded with 100 parents and residents, concerned about a proposal to build a wireless antenna near… Read more “Walnut Creek district superintendent recommends “no” on Walnut Heights school wireless antenna proposal”
Ironhorse Trail warning after WCI sixth-grader approached by suspicious man
After a man approached a sixth-grader Monday and asked him to “come with him,” Walnut Creek Intermediate Principal Kevin Collins issued this warning to students (and their… Read more “Ironhorse Trail warning after WCI sixth-grader approached by suspicious man”
Open Carry guys miffed that California Pizza Kitchen doesn’t want them
On the heels of an announcement that CPK won’t allow members of those unconcealed-firearm totin’ guys into their restaurants, members of Open Carry have vowed to boycott… Read more “Open Carry guys miffed that California Pizza Kitchen doesn’t want them”
Writing from the Lafayette library Sunday… If Walnut Creek’s new library is anything like this place …
I might have a new hangout As I write this, it is Sunday afternoon, and I decided to work at the new Lafayette library—or, officially, the Lafayette… Read more “Writing from the Lafayette library Sunday… If Walnut Creek’s new library is anything like this place …”
The variety of our lives: Reunion planned for punks, Goths, Mods, Freaks, and Pretties who dance partied at Heather Farm Park in the ‘80s
Once they were punks… For a time in the mid-1980s, a crew of teens, organized by a San Quentin Prison guard/club deejay, would party at Heather Farm… Read more “The variety of our lives: Reunion planned for punks, Goths, Mods, Freaks, and Pretties who dance partied at Heather Farm Park in the ‘80s”
The variety of our lives: a Commie, a Nazi, and a Warsaw ghetto survivor, right here in Walnut Creek
Over the past couple weeks, I’ve come across current and former residents who have great stories to tell about the wide variety of people who live or once… Read more “The variety of our lives: a Commie, a Nazi, and a Warsaw ghetto survivor, right here in Walnut Creek”
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