Ginny Prior

1 week ago | eastbaytimes.com | Ginny Prior

A Montclair landmark will observe its 100th anniversary on May 2. The Centennial Celebration at Montclair Elementary School will be a community-wide event, including an invitation to students past and present. The program is called "it takes a village," and indeed, that's the ethos on which the school was built. The Montclair Women's Club, The Montclair Dads Club, Montclair Improvement Club and the Piedmont Avenue School orchestra all participated in the dedication ceremonies in March 1926.

3 weeks ago | eastbaytimes.com | Ginny Prior

April showers bring wildflowers, and they're already starting to show. Hills hikers are being treated to verdant grasses and early blooms at sites in our East Bay Regional Park District. The Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve is one of many stellar spots to see pink-flowering currant, star-like California manroot, delicate pink pallid manzanita and the aromatic canyon gooseberry.

3 weeks ago | batw.org | Ginny Prior

The spring issue of the BATW Travel Writers Magazine is online and ready for a rainy-day (or any day) read. BATW’s intrepid travelers take you on sojourns from Peru to Portugal, exploring the little-known stories behind some of the world’s most wonderful destinations. Enjoy the journey, today, at https://medium.com/batw-travel-stories.

1 month ago | eastbaytimes.com | Ginny Prior

Montclair's Ken Betts Chevron station has reopened for gas in daylight hours only after last week's rash of car-ramming break-ins across Oakland. The early-morning March 11 incident at Betts Chevron - one of the city's five gas station burglaries in three days - knocked out the electrical panel. The car used in the crime also damaged the building when it rammed through the front of the service station.

1 month ago | eastbaytimes.com | Ginny Prior

Budget travel and luxury - the two realities don't often intersect, but when they do it's something to celebrate. Holland America has found the formula with its Pacific Coast cruises at a base price of $389. Cruise fans know that Holland America ships, especially their Pinnacle class of vessels, are architecturally stunning - from the gleaming mahogany accents to the sparkling chandeliers.