Martinez Boys and Girls Club keeps its name after merger; 1,873 served
Boys & Girls Clubs of Contra Costa published its 2025-26 impact report this month: 1,873 young people served, 76 percent from…
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Community
DVC's two free TRIO college-prep programs take students this fall
Diablo Valley College's two federal TRIO programs are taking students this fall.
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Improv, paint night and clay at the Center for Community Arts
An improv jam Wednesday, the last Paint Night of the summer Thursday and a visiting ceramics artist Friday, then fall classes…
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Springfield Montessori marks 35 years, from 5 students to 4 acres
Springfield Montessori opened in May 1990 with five students and four teachers.
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Civic life
County Connection bingo card rewards bus trips to 19 local shops
County Connection is marking Transit Month with a bingo card stamped only at 19 local businesses along its routes, including Up the…
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Eight-story, 104-home building approved for Mt. Diablo Boulevard lot
A surface parking lot and a shuttered auto body shop on Mt.
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Martinez pilots the Bay Area's new standard bus stop signs
Martinez is the pilot city in Contra Costa County for the Metropolitan Transportation Commission's standardized transit signs.
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Business
Pleasant Hill chamber revives Business Person of the Year award
The Pleasant Hill Chamber of Commerce is restoring its Business Person of the Year award at a board dinner Thursday, Aug. 20, at Back…
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Ember Rest rents any board game and a table for $7 a day in Martinez
Ember Rest, the tabletop shop on Main Street in downtown Martinez, charges $7 a person to play any game in its library for as long as…
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