B & B Kitchen and Wine Bar
MONTCLARION: July 1, 2016
Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka once said: “If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life.” Continue reading
Town Crier: Traffic concerns expressed over new hills preschool plan
HomeBay Area NewsStory Happy Wanderer: S.F. Fisherman’s Wharf is the perfect staycation
MERCURYNEWS.COM: July 1, 2016
It’s been 46 years since the sea lions stormed Pier 39’s West Marina. Drawn by the herring and protected docks, the pinniped population grew to hundreds in just a few months. But these “Sea Lebrities,” as they’re now known, are not the real stars of this famed tourist area. It’s the crustaceans — the crabs. Continue reading
Town Crier: Traffic concerns expressed over new hills preschool plan
MONTCLARION: June 22, 2016
Chicago Bears coach Mike Ditka once said: “If you’re not in the parade, you watch the parade. That’s life.” The steady march of cars commuting down Thornhill Avenue to Mountain Boulevard is a daily drive-time parade that already irritates the masses. Would the addition of another school in the neighborhood exacerbate the problem?
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Town Crier: Montclair women’s club building has new suitor
MONTCLARION: June 10, 2016
The Montclair Women’s Cultural Arts Club has a new suitor. The Kids Speaking Spanish (KSS) immersion school is testing the waters for support after seeing LePort Montessori School meet a tsunami of resistance. Continue reading
Town Crier: Thoughts turn to dads on Father’s Day
MONTCLARION: June 17, 2016
It’s Father’s Day weekend, and thoughts turn to dads, past and present. My own father was a tall, slender man with hazel eyes that seemed to dance when he laughed. A traveling salesman from Chicago who loved a good steak smothered in button mushrooms, he was more than just the breadwinner in our house. He was my pal. Continue reading
Happy Wanderer: For a nearby getaway, try historic Benicia
EASTBAYTIMES.COM: May 27, 2016
There’s nothing like a ghost to make history come alive. Touring the old Fischer-Hanlon House (circa 1850) in Benicia, my husband encountered a specter. And it made quite a spectacle of itself — popping open not one, but two, cabinet doors. Continue reading
Town Crier: Guy Fieri visits Temescal’s Clove and Hoof
MONTCLARION: May 27, 2016
It’s a blow to claustrophobics everywhere. Starbucks won’t be moving out of its cramped Montclair quarters and into the long-empty storefront at Mountain Boulevard and La Salle Avenue. The old Raimondi’s location seemed perfect for a coffee and wine bar — but the two sides reportedly couldn’t agree to terms. Continue reading
Town Crier: Rumors abound about old Montclair firehouse
MONTCLARION: June 3, 2016
The little storybook firehouse: It was one of the first things that drew me to Montclair. Could there finally be some interest in fixing up this wonderful, whimsical structure that’s been closed since the Loma Prieta earthquake? Continue reading
A ‘Pop in’ to Jerry Brown’s Home in the Hills
Interior of the Browns’ home in the Oakland hills. After 10 years, Gov. Jerry Brown and Anne Gust Brown are putting the home up for sale. Its asking price is $2,595,000.
We’ve been neighbors for a decade, and we’re finally getting the nod to come over. Too bad there’s nobody home. Still, it’s fun to pop into Gov. Jerry Brown and Anne Gust Brown’s house on Skyline Boulevard. On the market for almost $2.6 million, four families could live in this four-level home if it weren’t for the parking and zoning.
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Town Crier: Rare painting found behind mirror fetches $39,000
This newly discovered painting by Elliot Daingerfield titled “TwiligHt” was sold at auction Sunday at Oakland’s Clars Auction Gallery for $39,325 — over four times the estimated price.
Montclarion: April 22, 2016
It’s the stuff of movies — a rare painting found hidden behind the backing of a mirror. It happened recently, at Oakland’s Clars Auction Gallery. Continue reading
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