BY TYLER HENSON Practical Magic 2 has finally knocked Spider-man from the number one spot. …
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BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Seattle Seahawks won the Super Bowl in February, trouncing a very …
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MARTINEZ, Calif. – The Martinez Chamber of Commerce is pleased to announce they are now accepting letters of nomination for the 2015 Citizen of the Year Awards. The awards are given in the following categories: Man of the Year, Woman of the Year, Young Man of the Year, Young Woman …
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Minor derailment a ‘near miss’ By DANNY YOEONO & HANNAH HATCH Martinez Tribune MARTINEZ, Calif. – Early Wednesday morning, train cars carrying several hundred tons of sulfuric acid derailed near the waterbird preserve just west of the Benicia-Martinez bridge. Francisco J. Castillo Jr. from Union Pacific Railroad told the Tribune …
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BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER A rare tour by singer-songwriter Van Morrison made a stop at Oakland’s Fox Theater on Monday night with the knighted 70-year-old Belfast native delivering a stellar set that delved deep into his half-century-old resume of hits while bridging rock, jazz and soul to provide a performance …
Read More »By LUKE JOHNSON Special to Martinez Tribune Turnovers ended up being costly with a ratio of 37-14 in Dougherty Valley High School’s 55-40 win against host Alhambra last Friday night (Jan. 8) in a Diablo Foothill Athletic League girls’ basketball game. “For our guards, this is the first taste of …
Read More »By LUKE JOHNSON Special to Martinez Tribune The damage had already been done by Dougherty Valley High School senior center Jushan Samra and point guard Gokul Srini as they were able to sit in the fourth quarter and watch their team cruise to a 61-38 victory in the Diablo Foothill …
Read More »By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune Freshman forward Sasha Sadoff cut from the right to the center of the field, broke two defenders in the box, and tapped the ball past the keeper for what would be the game-deciding goal with 10 minutes left in Acalanes High School’s 3-2 …
Read More »Antioch falls short despite having twice as many shots on goal By LUKE JOHNSON Martinez Tribune An errant pass by host Antioch High School that allowed an easy goal for Tim Catalan ended up being a costly mistake in Alhambra’s 2-1 victory during Monday night’s (Jan. 11) non-league boys’ soccer …
Read More »By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune Shiguma Takeuchi’s goal in the opening three minutes of a Diablo Foothill Athletic League boys’ soccer match was all Dougherty Valley High School needed to put away host Alhambra last Wednesday night. The Bulldogs (2-7-2) had many chances, but were shutout, 1-0, after …
Read More »Miramonte High School boys basketball takes easy victory over Bulldogs By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune A tag team effort – 6-foot-5 wing Eddy Ionesco’s 20 points and six rebounds with 6-foot-7 power forward Charlie Hocking’s 15 points and eight rebounds – allowed Miramonte High School boys’ basketball to …
Read More »By LUKE JOHNSON Special to the Tribune To put this into perspective, Miramonte High School girls’ basketball is ranked fifth in the nation on Maxpreps, while Alhambra is ranked 9,524th. Both are in the Diablo Foothill Athletic League. Miramonte coach Kelly Sopak sat his top three players the entire first …
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BY TYLER HENSON Hope (157mins) Promoted ahead of its release as the most expensive and ambitious South Korean production to date, Na Hong-jin’s Hope is one of the most exciting action epics in years. A rowdy mixture of horror and sci-fi, featuring a dazzling array of massive set pieces, Hope …
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For slaughtering the right tools come in handy, especially if you want to be efficient, safe and precise. Slaughtering knives are designed to do certain tasks, requiring sharpness and control — separating meat from bone, skirting or breaking down large cuts. In this article, we will cover knife materials, different …
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