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New Restaurant To Open On Main
By Greta Mart
Staff Reporter
Thursday May 17, 2012
Marty Ochoa is edging ever closer to realizing his "almighty" dream – to own and operate a brick and mortar restaurant, he said this week. Although he's been in the food business for nearly 20 years, it's always been as a caterer, working out of commercial kitchens and concessionaire stands.
Local Artist Utilizes Waterfront Glass
Thursday May 17, 2012
Martinez News-Gazette
Tony Kalfos can see beauty where most people might just see trash.
A regular sight along the Martinez waterfront, he's been fishing there since 1960. But it wasn't until recently that he began noticing the many different pieces of colored glass littering the water's edge.
Farmers Market In Pilot Stage
By Greta Mart
Staff Reporter
Thursday May 17, 2012
The market is being held from 3 to 7 p.m. each Tuesday through May 29. Vendor booths are set up along the circular path in front of the main hospital building, and the market is open to the public as well as patients and medical staff.
Alhambra High Students Hit A High Note
Thursday May 17, 2012
Martinez News-Gazette
The Contra Costa Chamber Orchestra, led by music director and conductor Timothy M. Smith, will join forces with the Alhambra High School String Orchestra, Friday, May 18, for the first evening of "Triple Play," the Chamber Orchestra's three-performance season finale. Smith, an Emeritus Professor of Music from California State University-East Bay, said the impetus of the collaboration was the energy from the students during the Chamber Orchestra's last performance at Alhambra High School.
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