Yes, apparently it’s true. The catty, sneaky, back-stabbing style of “girl world” fighting that’s prevalent in films like Mean Girls and Heathers starts much younger than high school… Read more “So we have Mean Girls, but what about Mean Moms?”
Category: Walnut Creek
Walnut Creek’s Century movie theater the latest cineplex to serve wine, beer
So along with buying popcorn and nachos with that neon orang-y cheese, patrons at the Century Walnut Creek 14 will soon also be able to buy a… Read more “Walnut Creek’s Century movie theater the latest cineplex to serve wine, beer”
PG&E and the Monterey pine that crashed into my back yard
One neighbor described the sound as a big “whoosh.” To me, just rousing myself from sleep at 2:30 a.m., it sounded like something crashing – a… Read more “PG&E and the Monterey pine that crashed into my back yard”
Suicides in Public Places Traumatic to Witnesses
After Eric Hall, his father and two teenage sons rescued a high school girl who had jumped from the Golden Gate Bridge, they continued on their sailboat… Read more “Suicides in Public Places Traumatic to Witnesses”
The Swallows of–no, not of San Juan Capistrano–of Walnut Creek
As I pulled into Trader Joe’s on South California Boulevard mid-day Saturday, I thought I might be walking into a scene of Alfred Hitchcock’s The Birds. The… Read more “The Swallows of–no, not of San Juan Capistrano–of Walnut Creek”
Some news about me–and Walnut Creek
You will soon be able to get even more news about Walnut Creek. I have a new job, editing a new website, WalnutCreekPatch (WalnutCreek.Patch.com), devoted exclusively to… Read more “Some news about me–and Walnut Creek”
Tim Hogan suffered medical emergency prior to deadly car crash into Walnut Creek
“He kind of yelled out and flailed his arms, and he passed out,” recalls Janet Hogan. The 74-year-old Walnut Creek woman is the mother of TIm Hogan… Read more “Tim Hogan suffered medical emergency prior to deadly car crash into Walnut Creek”
With the exception of Rossmoor, Walnut Creek is slacking off on the Census
I filled out our family’s U.S. Census form and mailed it back. What a good citizen I am. I guess. I happen to be a census geek,… Read more “With the exception of Rossmoor, Walnut Creek is slacking off on the Census”
What do you think Walnut Creek’s "brand" should be?
Seriously. OK, I know we could all have fun with this, and I could get snarky. But I’m reading comments on my earlier post about Roger Brooks,… Read more “What do you think Walnut Creek’s "brand" should be?”
Crazy in Suburbia 