Toy show lightens up Memorial Day weekend

05/30/11 share: digg facebook twitter The solemnity surrounding Memorial Day is an American tradition that honors our country's fallen soldiers. Even so, organizers of the fifth annual Texas Toy Soldier Show at the Menger Hotel still tried to introduce a bit of fun to this holiday weekend.

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Holmes, 93, was church elder and volunteer

05/29/11 share: digg facebook twitter Josephine Bredouw Holmes, a 60-year member of Alamo Heights Presbyterian Church who was a deacon and elder, died May 19 of pneumonia. The longtime volunteer at Christian Assistance Ministries was 93.

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Travel advice: At a dead end over US toll roads

05/27/11 Gill Charlton offers advice on touring the US in a rental car; and suggests how to see Albanian's cultural sites.

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Economic Outlook: Who's thinking jobs?

05/27/11 By ANTHONY HALL United Press International Remember the Alamo! Remember the Maine! Remember the unemployed!

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Community Digest: Memorial Day events in Antioch, Brentwood

05/25/11 SALUTE THEM: The public is invited to pay its respects to servicemen and women who died in battle with a Memorial Day event that includes a 21-gun salute and the release of winged symbols of peace.

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Cameron Elston wins all-around cowboy at Ramona Rodeo

05/25/11 Ramonas 31st annual rodeo was an overwhelming success, with Ramonan Cameron Elston winning all-around cowboy honors in the three-day Professional Rodeo Cowboys Association event. The weekend also brought the return of the Main Street Parade. We may have big names come into town, but our local boy won it, and we couldnt be prouder, Joani Georgeson, rodeo director, said of Elston. He won the ...

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Museum of the San Ramon Valley exhibit to focus on suffrage centennial

05/19/11 DANVILLE -- The Museum of the San Ramon Valley's new exhibit details the state suffrage election and showcases the evolving role of women and government.

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Sidewalk chalk art masterpieces and art for sale at Danville Fine Arts Faire

05/19/11 The 20th annual Danville Fine Arts Faire will be held June 18 and 19 in downtown Danville.

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OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing report, May 19

05/18/11      The fish report is weekly. Its accuracy depends on marina operators, tackle shops and local fishermen we contact. Anglers catching large fish should send the information to Outdoor News Service, P.O. Box 9007, San Bernardino, CA 92427, or telephone 909-887-3444, so it can be included in this report. Faxes can be sent to 909-887-8180. Email messages or fishing reports can also be posted to ...

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Good Neighbor: Diablo Women's Chorale sings out to spring in 69th annual concert

05/17/11 While Central County residents are always busy raising money or reaching out to help others, they still seem to find time to sing, dance and generally have fun. This week's column is filled with individuals and groups that are having a good time.

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Pirates of the Caribbean Opening in Record 402 IMAX Theaters

05/17/11 IMAX announced today that Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will open in a record 402 IMAX theaters globally.

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Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides Confirmed to Open in a Record-Breaking 402 IMAX(R) Theatres Globally

05/17/11 LOS ANGELES -- IMAX Corporation and The Walt Disney Studios announced today that the action fantasy adventure Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides will be released in the immersive IMAX 3D format to a record number of theatres worldwide this Friday, May 20th.

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Real Housewives of Orange County: Forget the Alamo [Video]

05/16/11 # recaps Yee haw! Last night's episode was a rootin', tootin', vaguely sapphic adventure to River Walk City. Well, for some of the ladies. For the other ones, it was more of the same pallid misery of home. More »

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36 Hours in San Francisco

05/14/11 SAN FRANCISCO typically wows visitors with its heights or its sights. The hills sear themselves into memory after a few up-and-down-and-up-again cable car rides or punishing walks. Then there are the vistas: the sweeping views of the city, the postcard-ready Victorians below Alamo Square Park. But surrounding all of that is the waterfront: miles of Pacific Ocean coastline and the expansive ...

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Capitol protests highlight frustrations

05/13/11 SACRAMENTO -- Teaching was a calling for Jennifer Teguia. She says the long hours she spends grading papers, writing exams and calling parents are worth it to help young minds thrive.But as she has seen her 9th and 10th grade English classes balloon from 20 students to 36 or 38, she and her

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Sandoval is 30th Nevada governor, not 29th elected

05/13/11 Brian Sandoval takes the oath as Nevada's new governor on Jan. 3 in an oath administered by Michael Douglas, chief justice of the Nevada Supreme Court, on the front steps of the capitol in Carson City. His wife, Kathleen, holds the Bible.

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36 Hours in San Francisco

05/12/11 From left; Joggers head to Crissy Field, with the Golden Gate beyond; dining room at Forbes Island, moored off Pier 39; Danny Hess, an artisan at the Woodshop, a workspace and showroom.

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East Bay gets grayer along with region, census shows

05/12/11 Census statistics released Thursday reveal a portrait of a rapidly maturing Bay Area, where the proportion of children is declining and the median age is rising faster than it is statewide.

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Herhold: Complications in the drive to bring a ballpark to San Jose

05/11/11 In a famous song written for his son, John Lennon once wrote, "Life is what happens to you while you're busy making other plans.

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OUTDOORS: Weekly fishing report, May 12

05/11/11 The fish report is weekly. Its accuracy depends on marina operators, tackle shops and local fishermen we contact. Anglers catching large fish should send the information to Outdoor News Service, P.O. Box 9007, San Bernardino, CA 92427, or telephone 909-887-3444, so it can be included in this report. Faxes can be sent to 909-887-8180. E-Mail messages or fishing reports can also be posted to Jim ...

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