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Geraldine Burchell passed away peacefully Wednesday, August 10, at her Martinez home, surrounded by her loving daughter, grandchildren, great grandchildren, and caregivers. She touched many lives with her warm smile, friendly manner and open arms. Gerry is survived by her loving and devoted daughter, Rene Cain (John). Gerry’s legacy is …

BY DANIEL GLUSKOTER Reunited and returning to the stage of Berkeley’s Greek Theatre for the first time since 2008, rock legend Robert Plant and the wildly diverse Alison Krauss put on a performance to remember Sunday evening. Touring in support of last fall’s Raise the Roof, a belated follow-up to …

BY RICK PORCARO The A’s slowed the Mariners push for their first postseason appearance since 2001 with a 5-3 win at the Coliseum Sunday afternoon, taking the rubber match of the three game weekend series against a Seattle team that had beaten them ten straight times at the Coliseum prior …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON Music auteur Jack White’s newest album Entering Heaven Alive is a stripped-down folk record that sits in remarkable contrast to the distorted and crunchy Fear of the Dawn he released earlier this year. Throughout his career with The White Stripes to his prolific solo work, White’s aesthetic …

BY KAYLA BEIRNE Professional sports are rife with exciting triumphs and the hardest of falls. Here are a few of the worst professional sports injuries of all time. Professional sports provide a lot of entertainment for fans, seeing the high highs as well as the low lows. Sports injuries always …

BY XAVIER JOHNSON Since its formation in 1992, Collective Soul carved out its place in rock music’s canon during the 90’s post-grunge movement that combined their weighty tones and unpredictable sound with more familiar, melodic mainstream rock sensibilities. The groundwork laid by groups like Pearl Jam, Collective Soul, and Bush …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ The Minnesota Twins made the playoffs in three of the past five seasons, and won the American League Central in both 2019 and 2020 before their nightmarish 2021 campaign. During that ill-fated season, the Twins finished last, 20 games back of the division winning White Sox. This …

BY RICK PORCARO Who are the NFL’s all-time best offensive players? Sports are a huge part of life around the city of Martinez and the whole East Bay area in San Francisco. In fact, the whole state of California is mad about sports and has many awesome teams to support. …

BY KAYLA BEIRNE Do you want to do something special and different for your grandparents’ upcoming anniversary? We can help with that with our list of celebration ideas! Do your grandparents have a significant anniversary coming up? Are you not sure how to honor the occasion? Let us help with …

BY J.A. SCHWARTZ In his first season as manager of the Padres, Bob Melvin recently had the very delicate task of navigating a major league locker room full of players fraught with anxiety as the trade deadline approached. General Manager A. J. Preller, who is among the most driven and …