From family-run eateries to multiple-location restaurants, here's a snapshot of Tri-Valley dining and drink venues that thrived, transformed and opened in the area amid the health pandemic...

Dublin's end-of-summer festival, Splatter, is returning to Emerald Glen Park this Saturday as the community marks the change of season with a celebration that offers a little bit of everything for the whole family.

The Museum on Main is celebrating community and the Alviso Adobe with its Family Day set for Saturday on the museum's front lawn in the heart of downtown Pleasanton.

Livermore Valley Opera has been honored as the cream of the crop among peers nationwide after winning The American Prize in the Professional Opera Division for its ambitious double-bill production on the eve of the pandemic in 2020.

I am also compelled to write about that day because it needs to stay relevant, and it needs to continually resonate with generation after generation of middle school and high school students. They must never forget.

On Sept. 18, actress and inspirational speaker Faith Alpher will perform 'Got Faith?' an autobiographical docu-styled comedy about humor, hate, race and grace in the form of storytelling at Livermore's Bankhead Theater.

A handful of prolific photographers will make the journey to the San Ramon Valley in the coming months as part of the lineup for a touring National Geographic speaker series being hosted by the Blackhawk Museum.

Ukulele performer Andrew Molina is bringing his musical blend of Hawaiian, pop, rock, Latin and jazz genres -- with his personal style -- to the Bankhead Theater this Friday evening (Sept. 17).

Contra Costa County has issued a countywide health order requiring patrons to show proof of COVID-19 vaccination or a recent negative test in restaurants, gyms, and other indoor businesses where there's elevated risk of spreading COVID.

In preparation ahead of the start of classes, the Livermore Valley Joint Unified School District welcomed several new staff members and bid farewell to some long-time employees.