It has been a long time coming, but the Art and Garden Center at Wilder is taking shape and will open to the public this year. The Center is a 6,600-square-foot building that features a ...

The 60th annual Winter Ball was held Dec. 22 at the Westin St. Francis in San Francisco to raise funds for UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland. Nineteen debutantes were presented as future ...

The Contra Costa County District Attorney's Office filed criminal charges in December against former fire district Battalion Chief Lou Manzo, who was charged with 12 counts of grand theft and ...

Rheem Elementary School is being recognized for their efforts to "go green." Over the past year, students, teachers, parents and administrators have more than met the challenge to do better for the ...

Ryan Cardiff, a St. Perpetua (St. P's) 5th grade CYO basketball player, reaches around the St. Bede (Hayward) defenders John Mondina (#4) and Hunter Schied (#9) to pass the ball in a goodwill rematch ...

Participants in the 2nd Diamon Center Night, sitting in the choice court-level student section, wait for Saint Mary's to take the court against San Jose State. Photo Robin Schoettler Fox With Saint ...

Some of us remember, some of us don't, and some of us recall fondly that which we never lived. The worst of times can also be the best of times - put on hold the more trying events of the 30's and ...

In an announcement on social media, Lafayette's long-established Mexican restaurant shared that it would be closing its doors for good. Although rumors had swirled for several weeks, the owners of El ...

Ken Chew presiding at his first council meeting as Moraga's mayor Photo Sophie Braccini It's probably the first time that Moraga's Mayor will speak fluent Bahasa Malaysia ("Malaysian language"). Ken ...

The Moraga Town Council Dec. 9 quietly recommended a 6.75% garbage collection rate increase for residents starting in March. The recommendation passed unanimously with no council discussion or public ...

I had nearly forgotten all about cauliflower until I recently saw it on a menu in Wisconsin. It was very cold outside and cauliflower-cheddar soup was definitely the perfect meal for that crisp ...

About seven years ago when Vickie and Jeff Martin were remodeling their Moraga home, they thought the odd space that lead to their basement and a furnace could be converted into a wine cellar. By ...