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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductee Yusuf / Cat Stevens, has just announced a fall 2016 North American tour that will feature only his second Bay Area appearance in the past forty years, Monday, October 3rd at Davies Symphony Hall. The iconic 68 year old Yusuf, …

The work of Albert August Schultz II displayed at ARTU4iA, 725 Ward St., Suite C, in downtown Martinez last Saturday. Schultz’s eclectic work was showcased as part of the monthly Martinez Art Beat event, and featured many unusual items like the motorbike pictured above. Several of the items used in …

By RICK HOCKER Special to the Tribune I met Ray at Sunday church. I heard he wanted a ride to the weekly home church that I attended, so I offered. Each week I gave him a ride. Each week I learned more about him. At first sight, one knew he …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Musicians are famous for having side-projects. While Eddie Vedder has taken a pair of hiatuses from Pearl Jam to record solo albums and Jack White balanced fronting The White Stripes with The Raconteurs and The Dead Weather, just to name a pair, the list of established performers …

This immature green heron is one of two fledglings that are now on their own at Hidden Lakes in Martinez. This youngster is poised to strike for his next meal and appears to have learned his lessons well. (WARREN ROSE / Courtesy)

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER The fourth annual BottleRock Napa Valley Music Festival concluded with a bang Sunday night as the Red Hot Chili Peppers brought the Memorial Day weekend event to a raucous close with over 120,000 fans attending the three day event. Touring in advance of releasing their twelfth studio …

MARTINEZ, Calif. – It’s official – beavers have returned to Alhambra Creek. The first sighting took place May 2 when Moses Silva spotted what he thought was a beaver swimming in the creek, according to local beaver advocacy group Worth A Dam. When Silva went for his camera, however, the …

By E. CLARK Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Martinez is one step closer to becoming an art destination with the opening of a new members-only gallery on Main Street this Saturday. Main Street Art, 613 Main St., will host a soft opening from 2-8 p.m. May 14, to showcase to …

UPDATE: Two beavers were filmed by Moses Silva the evening of May 4, 2016. MARTINEZ, Calif. – According to local beaver advocacy group “Worth A Dam,” a possible beaver spotting in Alhambra Creek took place Monday, May 2. The group’s founder, Heidi Perryman, said beaver enthusiast Moses Silva reached for …

By EMILIA ROSALES Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – The aroma of cheeseburgers and franks filled the courtyard of the John Muir House in Martinez, as an unexpected crowd of 3,000 people showed up to celebrate Earth Day, recycling, and the birth of a man who has been dead for almost …