This year has been a time of economic hardship for many families. Money gets even tighter during the holiday season as parents try to balance regular expenses and buy gifts for their children. As the Holiday Season approaches, many of us will enjoy the special pleasure of “giving back.” Volunteering has a meaningful, positive impact …

November has left its mark by painting our valley with warm autumn colors in the shadows of the mighty Mt. Diablo. As autumn has its traditional colors, Danville has its traditional events such as our annual salute to honor our veterans on November 11th, Discover Danville’s Spirit of Danville on November 12th, and the Danville …

Supervisor Mary Piepho has announced that the following Alamo residents have been nominated to serve on the Alamo MAC: David Barclay, Ed Best, David Bowlby, Nancy Dommes, Janet Evans, Michael McDonald and Steve Mick. The Alamo MAC will be an important communications vehicle and will provide Supervisor Piepho as well as the other board members …

The holidays are hectic enough without searching for that elusive parking place. If you’re headed to downtown Walnut Creek, however, relax—help is on the way. City and business leaders are taming the holiday traffic Grinch with a multi-faceted program they’re calling “Stress Free Holiday Parking.” The idea is to make it easier for people to …

Most Americans know at least a bit of the history behind our national holiday of Thanksgiving. Early American settlers in New England—the Pilgrims of Plymouth, Massachusetts—celebrated the blessings of a bountiful harvest, after having suffered through a brutal, severe first winter. That first winter was so severe in fact, that nearly half of the group …

ALIVE & LOOKIN’ GOOD This holiday season it’s all about eyes and sparkle. And you can’t overdue the sparkle – at any age! You just need to find the correct sparkle for you. For eyes, the best powder sparkle I have come across is in the shaker powder form. It does not crease or show …

On September 24 the Giants effectively fell out of the Wild Card race when Brian Wilson gave up a two-run homerun in the ninth inning, directly leading to a 3-2 Giants loss. That loss put the Giants four back of Colorado with nine to play, and ten games back of the Dodgers in the division …

I thought this might be an appropriate time to write about golf gifts and what to avoid when looking for something to give to the golfer in your family, workplace, or community. I grew up in a home with a family of five, three of whom were golfers. You might imagine that the two who …

It’s 2010… well, for automotive model years anyway, and the idea of electric cars is no longer a futuristic vision. With each passing year, the existence of gas-electric and even pure electric vehicles unfolds into our reality, or at least begins to fall onto our list of choices. We are becoming more comfortable with paying …

I heard an insider’s view of the swine flu last week from one of our valley leaders. Ok, he called it H1N1, but names are hard to change, especially abbreviations with no connection to the real world. Dr. Muntu Davis, the Deputy Health Officer & director of Communicable Disease Control and Prevention for the Alameda …