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Lit Crawl, Phase 3: 8:30-9:30 pm — Thu Sep 09 07:28:36 UTC 2010
Bawdy in the Alley: Real People Share Their Bona Fide Sexual Exploits in Ten Minutes or less. BawdyStorytelling.com Clarion… more
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A's update: Eric Chavez helps DVC players

A's update: Eric Chavez helps DVC players — Thu Sep 09 03:59:38 UTC 2010
Chavez gets coaching bug during stint helping DVCEric Chavez isn't healthy enough to play, but he's stayed involved on the baseball diamond.The six-time Gold Glove third baseman spent time earlier this week working as a special instructor with the Diab...
about: Baseball baseman Diablo Valley College Eric Chavez Rawlings Gold Glove Award special instructor Sports Third baseman
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Celebrate Mexican Independence with free tequila, Dos Equis at Diablo's

Celebrate Mexican Independence with free tequila, Dos Equis at Diablo's — Thu Sep 09 01:37:50 UTC 2010
Mexican Independence Day is next week, and you can celebrate with free cocktails and appetizers at Diablo's. Located in front of Monte Carlo, Las Vegas Weekly is sponsoring the free grub in Sept. 16 from 6 to 8 p.m. On hand will be Dark Devil Espolon t...
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Standoff with armed man ends peacefully

Standoff with armed man ends peacefully — Wed Sep 08 11:26:41 UTC 2010
SACRAMENTO - A standoff between Sacramento County sheriff's deputies and an armed man ended peacefully Wednesday morning on Elkhorn Boulevard between Andrea Boulevard and Diablo Drive.
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Datebook for Sept. 9-10

Datebook for Sept. 9-10 — Wed Sep 08 06:50:20 UTC 2010
Upcoming Diablo Women's Chorale -- 6:30 p.m. Sept. 13. For sopranos and altos. Trinity Lutheran Church, 2317 Buena Vista Ave., Walnut Creek. Rehearsals begin 7-9 p.
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BBC checks out Memorial Stadium fault — by chopper

BBC checks out Memorial Stadium fault — by chopper — Wed Sep 08 06:00:02 UTC 2010
A couple of weeks ago — darn, how did we miss this? — the BBC touched down by helicopter at California Memorial Stadium to film a segment for the show Naked Earth. According to Andrea Hicklin, who works in media relations at UC, on August 26 about eigh...
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Creek Police Beat: From a Teacher's Stolen Lesson Plan to a Tough-Love Mom to a Case of Arachnophobia

Creek Police Beat: From a Teacher's Stolen Lesson Plan to a Tough-Love Mom to a Case of Arachnophobia — Wed Sep 08 05:40:00 UTC 2010
Patch's ace Police Beat writer reads WCPD's bulletin every day--so you don't have to. Here she summarizes a week's worth of crime trends, as well as the sometimes bad, sad, annoying and silly things that keep officers busy. 10:40am Here is what people ...
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Meetings Scheduled to discuss Seismic Concerns at Power Plant

Meetings Scheduled to discuss Seismic Concerns at Power Plant — Wed Sep 08 02:21:06 UTC 2010
Federal officials plan to hold meetings today and Thursday to discuss concerns over seismic activity at the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant.
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Contra Costa school leaders endorse Aceves

Contra Costa school leaders endorse Aceves — Tue Sep 07 10:51:52 UTC 2010
Contra Costa County Superintendent of Schools Joe Ovick and more than a dozen other area school superintendents have endorsed Larry Aceves for state Superintendent of Public Instruction over local candidate and state Assemblyman Tom Torlakson. The list...
about: 2010 election Assemblyman Contra Costa Contra Costa County California Contra Costa County Superintendent Counties education Education Joe Ovick Larry Aceves local candidate Mount Diablo San Ramon Valley state Superintendent of Public Instruction state superintendent of schools Tom Torlakson
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Next meetup Bitches! I'm trying, but you're not biting. Please come bite me!!!

Next meetup Bitches! I'm trying, but you're not biting. Please come bite me!!! — Mon Sep 06 08:13:49 UTC 2010
Fri Sep 17 21:00:00 EDT 2010September 17th is the return of Technoir at Diablo. 517 Washington Street. Doors at 9pm until 4am, with a $3.00 cover. DJ'S: N3WT, Soma, Acheron, Blackout, rainbow kandicaine. C'mon people, get off the couch and go ask Mamma...
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Next meetup Bitches! I'm trying, but you're not biting. Please come bite me!!!

PhotoCentral: Fall Classes

PhotoCentral: Fall Classes — Mon Sep 06 05:12:42 UTC 2010
Learn Photography at PhotoCentral So many classes and exciting opportunities to learn! PhotoCentral has a four week printing class starting on 9/16. What a great time to come into the cool darkroom to learn to make prints by hand and to process your ow...
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Get Sinfully 80's at Diablo's Cantina with Highwire!

Get Sinfully 80's at Diablo's Cantina with Highwire! — Mon Aug 30 07:15:00 UTC 2010
Sat Sep 04 22:00:00 PDT 2010[center]Come Rock out with a live band plaing Kick A$$ 80's all night long, hot Dancers and great drink Specials!Show starts at 10pm. No cover before 11pm. $10 after unless you can tell me your coming and I can get you on th...
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Calendar - Best of Walnut Creek, Aug. 26 -- Benefit dinner event for Save Mt. Diablo, and the Aquanuts swim their way through the '70s

Calendar - Best of Walnut Creek, Aug. 26 -- Benefit dinner event for Save Mt. Diablo, and the Aquanuts swim their way through the '70s — Wed Aug 25 08:08:09 UTC 2010
Best of Walnut CreekLECTURES Art Lecture -- 6:30 p.m. Sept. 8. Illustrated art lecture on the Legion of Honor's exhibit "Impressionist Paris: City of Light.
about: France Hospitality Recreation Légion d'honneur Legion of Honor Paris Walnut Creek
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Mountains inspire North Cascades art courses

Mountains inspire North Cascades art courses — Fri Jul 23 11:10:00 UTC 2010
DIABLO, Wash. — For their 10th wedding anniversary, Kori Crane's husband handed her a check and told her she could only spend it on an art class.
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Mountains inspire North Cascades art courses

Mountains inspire North Cascades art courses — Fri Jul 23 10:06:00 UTC 2010
DIABLO, Wash. – For their 10th wedding anniversary, Kori Crane's husband handed her a check and told her she could only spend it on an art class.
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Inspiring North Cascades

Inspiring North Cascades — Sun Jul 18 05:17:16 UTC 2010
DIABLO, Wash. — For their 10th wedding anniversary, Kori Crane’s husband handed her a check and told her she could spend it only on an art class. Not just any art class. Crane designed and painted silk scarves in the remote wilderness of North Cascades...
about: 10th wedding anniversary Human Interest Kori Crane North Cascades National Park Silk

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Celebrate Mexican Independence with free tequila, Dos Equis at Diablo's

British (Grocery Store) Invasion Coming to Walnut Creek, Danville

British (Grocery Store) Invasion Coming to Walnut Creek, Danville — Thu Aug 19 07:12:44 UTC 2010
The Ygnacio Plaza Shopping Center, which lost its Albertson's several years ago, will be getting a new food source in the form of the British grocery store chain, Fresh & Easy. By Martha Ross 12:12pm It seems like it's been a long time coming, but a Br...
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Free meals available to low-income children this summer

Free meals available to low-income children this summer — Wed Jun 23 22:03:05 UTC 2010
Low-income children can receive free meals during the summer through a partnership with Mt. Diablo CARES and Mt. Diablo school district's food services department.
about: Education food services department K-12 Mt Diablo CARES Mt Diablo school district Poverty School district

comida no bambas en concord

comida no bambas en concord — Tue Jun 22 07:30:00 UTC 2010
diablo food not bombs has photos and a write up on indybay responding to some of the accusations people on the internets have been throwing awound.One of the most obscene lies being touted is that Diablo Food not Bombs is trying to undermine the farmer...
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Nombe in San Francisco’s Mission

Nombe in San Francisco’s Mission — Tue Jun 22 02:35:00 UTC 2010
Japanese Pub Blends Traditional with Modern2491 Mission St. (at 21st), San FranciscoMission neighborhoodPH: 415.681.7150Open Sun.–Thu., 6 p.m.–midnight (closed Tuesdays); Fri.–Sat., 6 p.m.–2 a.m., weekend brunch, 11 a.m.–2 p.m.Reservations, major credi...
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Nopalito Gets a Tequila Menu

Nopalito Gets a Tequila Menu — Tue May 11 19:14:10 UTC 2010
Nopalito, the Mexican-inspired spinoff of Divisadero's ever-popular Nopa, has almost everything its big sister has: a loyal following, tasty food, great reviews...but for the past year, only Nopa has had access to a full bar. Thanks to the ABC, however...
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at: Nopa Nopalito

Winter Warm Food

Winter Warm Food — Thu Dec 10 17:43:00 UTC 2009
We going through some serious winter chill in the Bay Area. Seriously it even snowed on Mt. Diablo. Last night we discovered a great way to stay warm in our old Victorian home by cooking lots of hearty and hot foods. With some leftover crab and chicken...
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A's update: Eric Chavez helps DVC players

Bowling results

Bowling results — Tue Aug 31 07:31:28 UTC 2010
Diablo Lanes Men's high game/series: Tommy Burlingame, 258/720; Scott Nyhagen, 256/719; Al Torcano, 252/705; Roy Castro, 253/700; Anthony Mastro, 249/698; Kurt Reisinger, 269/679; Claude Schoeder, 235/674; Don Ward, 246/672; Jose Arredando, 236/666; Er...
about: Al Torcano Anthony Mastro Claude Schoeder Dan Rilveria Don Ward Erik Quinn Jose Arredando Kurt Reisinger Roy Castro Scott Nyhagen Sports Tommy Burlingame
at: Diablo Lanes

Orinda man celebrates birthday in unusual way

Orinda man celebrates birthday in unusual way — Mon Aug 30 12:39:18 UTC 2010
Steve Meagher rode to the top of Mount Diablo on a unicycle
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Las Lomas Football Preview: Standout Highlights Ground Attack

Las Lomas Football Preview: Standout Highlights Ground Attack — Mon Aug 30 07:00:00 UTC 2010
Running Back Marquis Waters returns to lead up-and-coming Knights By Jim Mannion August 30, 2010 Head Coach: Doug Longero 2009 Record: 6-6 Returning Starters: Four on Offense; Seven on Defense Top Offensive Players: senior Marquis Waters, RB; senior Br...
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Happy Birthday, Steve Meagher!

Happy Birthday, Steve Meagher! — Mon Aug 30 04:09:48 UTC 2010
What does you do when it's your 47th birthday, and a marathon just doesn't seem to thrill like it used to? Try riding a unicycle to the top of Mount Diablo.… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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