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Anna's Cool Finds (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
I went out to a movie (The Men Who Stare at Goats) with a friend last week, and heard that Kabob House is a great Persian restaurant with good values. My friend was willing to give it a whirl, so that's were we found ourselves after the movie. When you enter the first thing you notice is the mouth-watering aroma of freshly cooking food. As soon as we ordered, some fresh, hot Persian bread came out....
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William M. Briggs, Statistician & Consultant (Free subscription) | yesterday
... York Times . But it has seeped out into the streets and is now among us. I have here an ad for a Walnut Creek, California restaurant called The Counter (free parking in their own garage). What kind of meal can we expect from this fine establishment? “10 Cheeses. 28 Toppings. 18 Sauces. 03 Buns.” And—you already expected this—”04 Proteins.” Not “4 Proteins”—Walnut Creek is an amalgam...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/04/2009
WALNUT CREEK, CA (MARKET WIRE) American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP), the nation's leading provider of reprographics services and technology, today announced the release of the next generation of Sub-Hub, the Company's online bid communication software. Sub-Hub streamlines the process of obtaining costs for proposed building projects from subcontractors and suppliers. The application provides...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/01/2009
WALNUT CREEK, CA (MARKET WIRE) John Muir Health Foundation, the charitable fundraising organization for all John Muir Health programs and services, announced today that employees of John Muir Health have contributed more than $1.8 million to the Capital Campaign supporting hospital renovation and expansion projects in Walnut Creek and Concord.
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
WALNUT CREEK, CA (MARKET WIRE) American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP), the nation's leading provider of reprographic services and technology, today announced that Jonathan Mather, Chief Financial Officer and Dilo Wijesuriya, Sr. Vice President of National Operations, will participate at the 2nd Annual Oppenheimer Business Services 1-on-1 Conference in New York on Tuesday, December 8, 2009....
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
WALNUT CREEK, CA (MARKET WIRE) American Reprographics Company (NYSE: ARP), the nation's leading provider of reprographic services and technology, today announced that Jonathan Mather, Chief Financial Officer and Dilo Wijesuriya, Sr. Vice President of National Operations, will participate at the 2nd Annual Oppenheimer Business Services 1-on-1 Conference in New York on Tuesday, December 8, 2009....
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San Fransisco Chronicle (Free subscription) | 11/30/2009
Although Michael Smuin's effervescent bauble "The Christmas Ballet" - which led the charge into the holiday season with an opening at Walnut Creek's Lesher Center for the Arts last weekend - pretends no serious disclosures or commentary on the human...
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Motorsports Blog (Free subscription) | 12/03/2009
... (O'Neill Construction). Other possible competitors include national Formula Mazda champion and Walnut Creek native Michael Gausch (Phenom Racing Group); 2005 and 2006 champion Stan Kohls (World Speed Motorsports), who began his racing career at the Jim Russell Racing Drivers School, based at Infineon Raceway; as well as Saratoga's Andy Brown, who drives for the Sonoma-based World Speed Motorsports...
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Poetry Hut Blog (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
... — *** — Cause of Jane Austen’s death not universally acknowledged — *** — In “Honor Thy Sow Bug,” Walnut Creek resident Seaborg shares his opinions on what makes a good poem and the state of contemporary poetry today — *** — How to deal with poets — *** — Dylan. Polka. Christmas song. Nothing more needs to be said — *** — “I love rhyming for rhyming sake. I think that’s an incredible art...
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MLB (Free subscription) | 12/02/2009
Brad Ziegler and Rajai Davis will be the main attractions later this week as the A's 2009 Holiday Caravan kicks off with a parade and tree-lighting ceremony in Walnut Creek, Calif., about 20 miles east of Oakland.
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Hindu (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... 1, Star Prospect (Ashhad Asbar) 2, Ziglar (R. Rupesh) 3, Splendid Knock (S. Carson) 4. Not run: Walnut Creek. 7, 1-1/4 and 2-1/2. 1m 06.50s. Rs.14 (w), 7, 14 & 12 (p), SHP: Rs.57, FP: Rs.240, Q: Rs.184, Tanala: Rs.1,928. Favourite: Yakshagana. Owners: M/s. D. Pratap Chander Reddy & Susheel Kumar Gupta. Trainer: Deshmukh.4. CORDEN ROUGE PLATE (Div. I), (1,100m) — Cat. II, Md. 2-y-o only (Terms):...
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USA Canoe/Kayak (Free subscription) | 11/29/2009
... of: Chelsea Aton (Noblesville, Ind.), Elizabeth Chinoransky (Springfield, Va.), Molly Knight (Walnut Creek, Calif.), Vanessa Calle (Concord, Calif.), Elizabeth Norton (Stillwater, Minn.), Samantha Davis (Boulder, Colo.) Kelsey Smith (Penfield, N.Y.), Alexandra Stensby (Yorba Linda, Calif.), Anna Nelson (Stillwater, Minn.), Lyssa Wallace (San Antonio, Texas) Alyson Haylor (Las Vegas, Nev.)...