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• Walnut Creek's December half-marathon causes headache for drivers

  January 22nd, 2012
  San Jose Mercury News By Elisabeth Nardi A first-of-its-kind half-marathon in Walnut Creek drove thousands of runners toward the finish line but also hundreds of drivers to anger. The route for the Walnut Creek Half-Marathon closed down two of the three eastbound lanes of ...

• Review: Cello soloist Joshua Roman stands out in excellent California Symphony ...

  January 23rd, 2012
  San Jose Mercury News By Richard Scheinin Cellist Joshua Roman was the guest soloist for the California Symphony's Sunday afternoon concert at the Lesher Center in Walnut Creek. Photo courtesy of Jeremy Sawatzky. The public relations crews won't need to work overly hard at ...

• Family rallies around 1-year-old boy with rare, incurable disease

  January 23rd, 2012
  San Jose Mercury News By Theresa Harrington Logan Terborg, 1, lays on his side as he breathes with the help of a respiratory while his mother Danielle Terborg, of Walnut Creek, talks to him on Friday, Jan. 20, 2012 in Walnut Creek, Calif. Logan has a rare and incurable ...

• Review: Company C scores one for four in Walnut Creek

  January 24th, 2012
  San Jose Mercury News By Ann Murphy David DeSilva/Company C Contemporary Ballet Laura Dunlop and Jackie mcConnell strike a back-arching pose in artistic director Charles Anderson's "Akimbo." When East Bay native Charles Anderson launched his chamber ballet company 10 years ...

• Films by, about and for women: Walnut Creek yoga studio hosts LunaFest

  January 25th, 2012
  San Jose Mercury News By Janice De Jesus Melanie Salvatore-August, teaching a class in the Desert Room at YogaWorks in Walnut Creek. When Jillian Bobowicz practices and teaches yoga, she does so with the mission of helping others achieve peace within themselves, ...

• Walnut Creek considering special tax district to cover service costs for new ...

  January 25th, 2012
  San Jose Mercury News By Elisabeth Nardi The idea of a new tax district to help pay for service demands from an influx of new residents is moving forward. The city hired a consultant to study the strain on city services -- such as police, parks and street maintenance -- new ...

• Food & Wine Events: East Bay & Beyond, Jan. 26-Feb. 10

  January 26th, 2012
  San Jose Mercury News Brunello wine tasting. Enjoy an evening of wine tasting with winemaker Vincenzo Abbruzzese and the brunello wines of his famous Valdicava winery. Wine tasting 5:30-7 pm Jan. 27, followed by an optional dinner ($98, limited seating).

• Walnut Creek leaders want to get tough on problem bars

  January 26th, 2012
  San Jose Mercury News By Elisabeth Nardi Worried about public safety and the city's image, Walnut Creek leaders say it's time to crack down on the drunken violence downtown. Considering steps that range from a new ordinance allowing the city more control over all bars and ...

• Project at Walnut Creek's Las Lomas High to memorialize classmates who died

  January 27th, 2012
  San Jose Mercury News By Elisabeth Nardi Las Lomas High School seniors are working to memorialize two friends who died almost one year ago. The Walnut Creek students are working to raise money and in March will start building an outdoor classroom on campus in memory of ...

• Busy Fight Night in Walnut Creek

  January 30th, 2012

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