AROUND TOWN
County in CRISIS
Contra Costa in Crisis:
What’s Ahead as the County Cuts Back
What will be cut-- or cut again? Childcare? Healthcare? Older Adult Services? Transportation? In-home Ca... |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 9:44 am by Community Courtesy, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Town readies for return of 'hero'
Danville residents are invited to turn out this weekend to celebrate the return of Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger III, dubbed "The Hero of the Hudson" following his miraculous l... |
Editor |
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on Feb 12, 2009 at 1:56 am by Trevor Wayne, a resident of the Walnut Creek neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Weekly recommendations for Alamo election
The time has come for the Town of Alamo to become a reality. The community has the resources - both financial and in its talented residents - for it to come into its own as an... |
Editor |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:32 pm by Mike, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Monte Vista junior wins 'Poetry Out Loud'
In its first year participating in the nationwide Poetry Out Loud competition, Monte Vista High School put in a strong showing, sending one student on to compete at the statew... |
Editor |
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on Feb 11, 2009 at 11:19 am by B. Lynn Goodwin, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Waste authority improves rate increases
Trash pickup in Danville is going to cost a bit more starting next month, following action by the Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority. At its Jan. 29 meeting, the CCSWA approve... |
Editor |
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on Feb 10, 2009 at 9:40 pm by Leonard Vinci, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Big turnout for Alamo Candidates' Faire
The Alamo Women's Club was jam packed Thursday night as more than 200 Alamo residents turned out to meet with the 15 people who have thrown their hats into the ring to be on t... |
Editor |
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on Feb 10, 2009 at 8:54 pm by Tana Gummere, CPA, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Everything Indian
Don Phelps received a depiction of Custer's last stand from a friend for his 10th birthday.
Read the full story here Web Link pos... |
Editor |
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on Feb 9, 2009 at 12:00 pm by Stacy Tegner, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
AROUND TOWN
Danville party plans are final
Danville has finalized plans for the community celebration tomorrow to welcome home Capt. Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger. Festivities will begin at 1 p.m. on the Town Green on F... |
Editor |
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on Feb 9, 2009 at 2:40 am by Shanta Bulkin, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Super Sully
Danville's hero US Airways pilot Chesley "Sully" Sullenberger will be honored by the NFL at the Super Bowl on Sunday before the start, along with other members of the crew fro... |
Editor |
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 6:03 pm by Marty Wehner, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
BOOKS & MOVIES
Mark Curtis Holds Book Signing at Rakestraw Books
Danville, California
Forget Congress! We launched our own economic stimulus package Friday night, February 6th. It's called a book sale! It was our first official in-store ... |
Mark Curtis |
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 12:55 pm by Mark Curtis, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
Student lucks out with Sully interview
When Danville's hero pilot Capt. Chesley Sullenberger III and his wife Lorrie granted their first interview to Katie Couric of CBS, they invited along a student journalist fro... |
Editor |
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on Feb 8, 2009 at 3:53 am by Ernie, a resident of another community |
FROM THE INAUGURATION
Inauguration Dispatch!
I just bought my books for the new semester at Bryn Mawr college, and am about to head to the train station into Philadelphia, where, like Obama, I will begin my trip to the i... |
Melanie Bowman |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 6:16 pm by Mouse, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Chicken pox invade County Jail
Officials with Contra Costa Health Services were called to the Martinez Detention Facility in late January after sheriff's officers spotted a suspected case of chicken pox.
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Editor |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 4:30 pm by Kim, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
RESTAURANTS
Have Hope for Valentine's Day
With Valentine's Day coming, I have been trying to think of a gift my wife would appreciate on many levels. It is all too easy for me to buy flowers, chocolates or perfume. I ... |
Editor |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 1:11 pm by Kamie Johnson, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Alamo Yardbirds closing
Alamo was all smiles when Yardbirds reopened in May 2007 but now Home Depot has announced it is planning to close the store as part of a large scale restructuring. File photo/... |
Editor |
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on Feb 6, 2009 at 10:20 am by Ron, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Crime reporting goes high tech
In an effort to maintain services amid widespread county cutbacks and as a means of keeping up with today's cyber lifestyle, the Contra Costa Sheriff's Office has instituted a... |
Editor |
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on Feb 4, 2009 at 6:04 pm by armand, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Alamo voting begins
Alamo's incorporation vote started today - since balloting-by-mail is the preferred method of 78 percent of its residents. The March 3 election is a historic one, in that resi... |
Editor |
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on Feb 4, 2009 at 4:41 pm by The First YET, a resident of another community |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Crabby Alamo Chamber lauds Sharon Schuyler
Sharon Schuyler of Celebrations on the Bay was given the special President's Award at the first Alamo Chamber of Commerce Crab Feed held at the Alamo Women's Club on Friday ni... |
Editor |
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on Feb 2, 2009 at 5:35 pm by Billie Cronen, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Welcome home, Capt. Sully
Capt. Chesley Sullenberger (right) and his wife Lorrie, along with U.S. Rep. Jerry McNerney (D.,11th) applaud the musical performance of the San Ramon High School Marching Ban... |
Editor |
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on Jan 31, 2009 at 10:27 pm by B Lynn Goodwin, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
DIABLO VIEWS
Mastodons in my office
Whatever happened to the mastodons? people may soon be asking. Those would be the mastodons in the large image - more than 8 feet wide - that has hung in the Museum of the San... |
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on Jan 31, 2009 at 8:42 pm by Dolores Ciardelli, editor of Danville Express |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Got cellulite?
Commonly known as "cottage cheese thighs," the unsightly, lumpy and dimpled skin on the thighs and buttocks known as cellulite is what women try to hide. It is caused by fiber... |
Editor |
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on Jan 31, 2009 at 8:30 pm by Dolores, editor, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Spaghetti dinner demands red wine
2005 Beringer, Founders Estate, Merlot
Read the full story here Web Link posted Friday, December 12, 2008, 12:00 AM |
Editor |
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on Jan 31, 2009 at 1:32 pm by Gregory Peebles, a resident of the San Ramon neighborhood |
COMMENTS ON STORIES
Engaged Alamo talks to candidates
The Alamo Women's Club was jam packed Thursday night last week as more than 200 Alamo residents turned out to meet with the 15 people who have thrown their hats into the ring ... |
Editor |
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on Jan 31, 2009 at 12:32 pm by Nancy, a resident of the Alamo neighborhood |
SCHOOLS & KIDS
School parcel tax going to the vote
In an effort to combat expected cutbacks in state funding and protect current programs, members of the San Ramon Valley Unified School District Board of Trustees on Tuesday ap... |
Editor |
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on Jan 30, 2009 at 6:28 pm by Todd, a resident of the Danville neighborhood |
CRIMES & INCIDENTS
Services set for slain Danville teen
Funeral services are tomorrow for 17-year-old Rylan Fuchs, the San Ramon Valley High School senior who was shot and killed in front of his home last week.
Read the full story... |
Editor |
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on Jan 30, 2009 at 10:00 am by withheld, a resident of another community |
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