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Happy St. Patrick's Day!There may be no one more eligible among our elected officials to wish everyone in the Tri-Valley a Happy St. Patrick's Day...
Original post made on Mar. 17, 2010Last comment by hahaha, on Mar 17, 2010 at 7:39 am | 3 comments | 8421 Views
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Pleasanton author pens allergen-conscious cookbookPleasanton resident Christina Gray decided she needed to learn all she could about food allergies, and she spent the next...
Original post made on Jan. 30, 2015Last comment by Lisa C, on Jan 31, 2015 at 12:57 am | 7 comments | 8391 Views
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Livermore Lab's National Ignition Facility earns magazine's awardPhysics World, an international monthly magazine published by the Institute of Physics, has named Livermore National Laboratory's...
Original post made on Dec. 19, 2014Last comment by Tim Hitchcock, on Dec 22, 2014 at 8:25 am | 4 comments | 8339 Views
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Can you dig it?Fresh out of college, Jennifer Less arrived in Israel ready to dig. She was part of an international crew from Italy, France...
Original post made on Sep. 7, 2012Last comment by Jennifer Amiel, on Sep 19, 2012 at 8:49 pm | 7 comments | 8303 Views
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Morning Coffee Chat With NYT Bestselling Author Garth SteinGarth Stein will be reading excerpts and discussing his award-winning novel, "The Art of Racing in the Rain," which is currently...
Original post made on Aug. 13, 2009Last comment by Reader, on Aug 13, 2009 at 6:25 pm | 1 comment | 8025 Views
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Broadway star to shine in 'A Chorus Line'A five-six-seven-eight! Pacific Repertory Theatre opens its production of "A Chorus Line" tonight at the Firehouse Arts Center,...
Original post made on May. 26, 2014Last comment by ellennacey, on May 26, 2014 at 4:12 am | 1 comment | 7899 Views
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Jazzed About PetsJefferson Starship guitarist Craig Chaquico will perform at Valley Humane Society's "Jazzed About Pets," from 7 to 10:30...
Original post made on Feb. 22, 2008Last comment by Funtime, on Mar 2, 2008 at 10:20 pm | 10 comments | 7849 Views
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First deck section of Bay Bridge put into placeConstruction of the Bay Bridge's new self-anchored suspension span reached a milestone today when the first deck section...
Original post made on Feb. 4, 2010Last comment by ruan, on Feb 4, 2010 at 9:31 pm | 2 comments | 7806 Views
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Dumbledore gay? Now what?Dumbledore is gay. What's next??? J.K. Rowling outs Hogwarts character By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer Sat Oct...
Original post made by Dumbledore has been outed on Oct. 20, 2007Last comment by AVHS Dad, on Mar 27, 2009 at 11:34 am | 4 comments | 7767 Views
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See for yourself...2016:Obama's AmericaA new movie opened this past weekend at the Regal Cinemas in Dublin. Buy your tickets early because it sells out quickly!...
Original post made by Paul on Aug. 20, 2012Last comment by Bernie, on Aug 25, 2012 at 2:21 pm | 43 comments | 7675 Views
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Movies in 2009: The year's notables and forgettablesIt was an "Up" year for Pixar and a time of particular praise for "The Hurt Locker" and "A Single Man." But 2009 was also...
Original post made on Jan. 5, 2010There are no comments yet. 7556 Views
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Amy Chua's Tiger Momany thoughts on this book or topic? Also related Lac Su's book about his childhood with parents that made him eat brains...
Original post made by parent on Jan. 19, 2011Last comment by A Neighbor, on Jan 23, 2011 at 11:38 am | 4 comments | 7519 Views
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Why no movie theater in PleasantonWhy does Pleasanton not have a movie theater? It's amazing what Dublin has done yet we can't even support a couple screens?...
Original post made by Bob on Dec. 9, 2009Last comment by Optimistic, on Dec 15, 2009 at 8:52 am | 12 comments | 7491 Views
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Outdoor movie tonight is 'School of Rock'"School of Rock", the ultimate Battle of the Bands movie, will be shown outdoors tonight starting at about 8:30 p.m. in Pleasanton's...
Original post made on Jul. 30, 2009Last comment by Curious, on Jul 30, 2009 at 4:05 pm | 6 comments | 7479 Views
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"War on Kids" documentaryI met a nice young man on Ebay who has been buying up some of my "vinyl" record collection. He is a psychology student in...
Original post made by Paulette on Aug. 6, 2010Last comment by Karen, on Aug 10, 2010 at 4:34 pm | 2 comments | 7455 Views
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Times Book Club Redux - September Reading Selection!We are refugees from Lynn Carey's former Times Book Club. We meet every six to eight weeks at independent bookstores in...
Original post made by Danilo on Aug. 30, 2010There are no comments yet. 7350 Views
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Seeking to Form A Women's GroupI've been wanting to form a casual women's group that can meet once a month or every other week at a member's home in Pleasanton...
Original post made by Pat on Jan. 19, 2010Last comment by Pat, West of Foothill, on Feb 13, 2010 at 8:50 am | 3 comments | 7329 Views
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Alameda County Fair opens at 11 a.m. today with $1 admissionSpend $1 to attend the Alameda County Fair on opening day plus $1 for rides -- which leaves money to spend on corn dogs,...
Original post made on Jun. 19, 2013Last comment by Rosemarie vitalicia, on Jun 19, 2013 at 10:39 am | 2 comments | 7260 Views
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Please let us know what you think of our Social Justice portrayalAny feedback would be amazing! Thank you! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v-qikQriLtk...
Original post made by Michael on Nov. 2, 2010Last comment by joanna, on Nov 17, 2010 at 6:23 pm | 1 comment | 7159 Views
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (movie)... not consistent with the book...My 17 year old owns all the Harry Potter books/movies and viewed and read them all several times. Over the last few weekends...
Original post made by Harry Potter Fans on Jul. 14, 2007Last comment by janice, on Jul 14, 2007 at 3:09 pm | 4 comments | 7157 Views
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