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Built for state senator, Antioch’s 1894 Belshaw Mansion up for sale
The historic 14-room property was originally home to one of the city's most prominent families 130 years ago.
Pappas, 94, was Army veteran, longtime Walnut Creek dance teacher
The beloved instructor of Argentine tango and other genres led an extraordinary life right up until he passed away in April.
Monte Vista High alum bikes thousands of miles to fight breast cancer
The Danville campus graduate who will soon be a doctor began Pedal4Pink to raise awareness in honor of his late grandmother.
White Pony Express food rescue group moving to better Concord location
The new facility is about the same size as their current Pleasant Hill one, but its configuration more preferably suits their needs.
Walnut Creek’s Arts + Rec expanding its adaptive and inclusive programs
With extra funding from the Regional Center of the East Bay, the city's department is facilitating more access to those with developmental disabilities.
Brentwood man’s homemade smash burgers an instant success
The city took a different initial view, though, so sales from his garage on are hiatus pending proper licensing.
Walnut Creek families set to host exchange students from Italy, Hungary
The eighth-graders will visit March 22-30 after their East Bay counterparts went to the Europeans' homes last fall for a sister cities program.
Reading to kids a labor of love for Walnut Creek’s ‘GG’ Proctor
At 88, she shows no sign of slowing down in her volunteer work or other interests.
Walnut Creek sixth-grader performing in Broadway show touring China
Keenan Moran is playing Friedrich Von Trapp in a production of Rodgers and Hammerstein's 1959 classic "The Sound of Music."
East Bay Iranian-American author, mom’s kids book recently published
Jafarzadeh's illustrated novel "The Orange Blossom" tells a poetic and metaphoric story of the similarities in our diversity.