So, the Occupy movement is supposedly returning to Walnut Creek today. It is scheduled to start at 4 p.m., again in front of Bank of America at… Read more “Vive La Revolution, even if it makes me "too political" or there’s no campaign slogan–yet”
Category: Walnut Creek Patch
Bad news but still trying to drum up subscriptions
So, the East Bay going to lose its local newspapers, including the Contra Costa Times. That was the big news in the media world Monday and Tuesday.… Read more “Bad news but still trying to drum up subscriptions”
A Strange New World: No More Patch, No More Job
I’ve never had panic attacks before, not really, even when news was coming out in the summer of 2001 about my husband having a serious mental and… Read more “A Strange New World: No More Patch, No More Job”
Locating a new In-and-Out on far North Main Street is just–goofy
For the past year, I’ve been following from an unusually objective distance the brouhaha over In-N-Out’s proposal to open one of its drive-through burger restaurants at the… Read more “Locating a new In-and-Out on far North Main Street is just–goofy”
Living with Crazy: Surviving Stigma
Another blogger once chided me for using the probably politically incorrect term “crazy” in the title of my blog, CrazyinSuburbia. He said the term might offend some… Read more “Living with Crazy: Surviving Stigma”
Are You or Someone You Know Among the 2 million Set to Lose Jobless Benefits this month?
You hear the recession over, I read on Walnut Creek Patch, of which I’m editor, that Black Friday retail sales, for example, showed signs that the U.S.… Read more “Are You or Someone You Know Among the 2 million Set to Lose Jobless Benefits this month?”
The Walnut Creek Library: It’s Coming Soon … And other news I’ve been covering on that other site
You can read on Walnut Creek Patch, that other site I edit, a timeline and overview of the construction of the new downtown library, which is set… Read more “The Walnut Creek Library: It’s Coming Soon … And other news I’ve been covering on that other site”
Getting Iced: Son resorts to a drastic measure to keep me awake the night before Walnut Creek Patch launch and during American Idol finale
Wednesday night, I was pretty tired. I have been working days and nights straight to get ready for the launch of Walnut Creek Patch, for which I’m… Read more “Getting Iced: Son resorts to a drastic measure to keep me awake the night before Walnut Creek Patch launch and during American Idol finale”
It’s Alive: Walnut Creek Patch has launched
It’s been a long night of finalizing some stories and attempting some quick fixes, but Walnut Creek Patch, the new daily local news site I’m editing is… Read more “It’s Alive: Walnut Creek Patch has launched”
Crazy in Suburbia 