Contracostatimes.com: April 15, 2016
Car. Carriage. Bike. Balloon. There are lots of ways to tour the Napa Wine region. I prefer to kayak, dock my boat in downtown Napa and walk to the tasting rooms. It’s easy with a tidal river that actually pushes you forward if you time the tides right. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: April 15, 2016
Move over, Pacific Grove. Montclair is the newest butterfly-friendly destination in Northern California. Only these butterflies are on the new Gateway Mural on Mountain Boulevard near Park Boulevard. Continue reading
HILLS NEWSPAPERS: March 7, 2016
March has come in like a lion. That’s welcome news in the Sierra, where at this rate, ski season could last through July. We’re talking Tahoe, but also Mammoth — the monster mountain that ranks in the top 10 of most skiable acres in North America. Continue reading
Actor Henry Winkler (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP)
MONTCLARION: March 4, 2016
One of Hollywood’s hotties is coming to Montclair. No, it’s not Leonardo DiCaprio, George Clooney or even Kevin Costner. Think back to the 1970s and the hunk with the black leather jacket. Continue reading
Move over, Pet Rocks. Seven-year-old Alia Hsu is about to ‘one-up’ the once popular gag gift with her own crafty offering – the Rainbow Rock Project. The Corpus Christi School first grader has sold well over 700 rocks in her first two weeks of business. Her mission? To spread happiness throughout the land. Continue reading
MONTCLARION: February 5, 2016
It’s not often the mayor of Montclair speaks out. Yet this is no time for our top cat to sit on his paw pads, especially when Montclair is going to the dogs. Stomper the cat has issued a plea asking dog owners to clean up the poop. This is no small matter. Here’s part of a letter that came to authorities last month: Continue reading
INSIDEBAYAREA.COM: January 14, 2016
It’s not easy being 100. The sheer number of well wishers can be — well — overwhelming. That’s undoubtedly what we’ll see with our national parks as they turn 100 in 2016. Luckily, a slick new publication can help you navigate the best of California’s national parks, trails, monuments, seashores and historic sites. It’s the full-color, 128-page magazine put out by San Francisco’s Bay Area Travel Writers (batw.org). Continue reading
MONTCLARION: January 13, 2016
It’s the dead of winter. The holidays are history and tax season doesn’t exactly inspire joy. Thankfully, Oakland Restaurant Week is underway (this Thursday through Jan. 24) with 100 of the city’s best eateries offering prix fixe lunch and dinner deals.
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MONTCLARION: January 8, 2016
It starts with a low rumble…as if thunder is building in a distant rain cloud. Then it gathers steam until the decibels ever-so-gently rattle the bed. This new East Bay wake-up call is annoying enough, but the scenario repeats itself dozens of times a day. Continue reading
This show aired on Tom Wilmer’s NPR radio show ‘Journeys of Discovery’.
