Tamara Gerlach Is On The Air Today

Today is Monday, July 11, 2011. It was a gorgeous weekend, and I hope you had a chance to get out in it. I managed a hike through the Franklin Hills, where the vistas (and the steep trails to the ridgeline) never fail to take my breath away.

Afterwards, I wound up in the , and am pleased to note that the market is going to expand later this month down an additional block. Always glad to see that eggplant, lettuce, tomatoes and strawberries are coming in with a vengeance. Blueberries too, for the moment. The abundance of our local farms is truly amazing, and the fact that we can buy this abundance from the farmers themselves, several times a week, is an embarrassment of riches. It’s such a great place to meet folks, hear some music, and take in the ambience of our Main Street. If you haven’t visited the Sunday market yet, make a point to do it before November comes along and takes it away. It really is worth the trip downtown. While you’re there, take a look at all the other places that are waiting to be discovered. If you haven’t been downtown in a while, you may be surprised at the variety of stores and restaurants.

on Escobar Street will open its doors for lunch beginning today, after serving dinners this past Friday and Saturday to sold-out seatings. Dinners will be served in the near future. Owner Jim Blair has given this city an exciting new establishment with an amazing variety of micro-brews and locally-sourced food. Look to Martinez Patch for a story later this week.

Local author will be on the radio this morning, discussing her best-selling book “Cultivating Radiance” with host Michele Molitor on the show Inspired Business, which you can find on the Internet at vividlife.me. The show airs today at 11 a.m.

WEATHER:

Patchy low clouds in the morning, then sunny. Highs in the mid 70s. Southwest winds 5 to 15 mph increasing to 15 to 20 mph in the afternoon.

POLICE LOG: (note: the following information is taken from the Daily Police Log, edited and reworded by Martinez Patch).

License to Photograph – A man reportedly pulled up behind a car on Marina Vista and Court streets, took a photograph of a woman’s license plate, and drove away.

Theft from Cars – A resident of Olympic Drive reported that someone stole a garage door opener, sets of extra keys and a notebook from an unlocked car.

A Glacier Drive resident reported the theft of a binder from her unlocked car, though some of the information stolen from the binder was later returned.

A Fountainhead Court resident reported the theft of a stereo, and the car was left a mess.

Gun Found – A Regency Plaza Apartments resident reported finding a partially assembled handgun in the creek.

Bike vs. Car – A fight between a cyclist and the driver of a car was reported at the intersection of Arnold Drive and Pacheco Boulevard.

EVENTS:

TODAY IN HISTORY: (from Wikipedia)

1804 - A duel occurs in which the Vice President of the United States Aaron Burr mortally wounds former Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton.

1914 - Babe Ruth makes his debut in Major league baseball.

1960 - To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee is first published.

1972 - The first game of the World Chess Championship 1972 between challenger Bobby Fischer and defending champion Boris Spassky starts.

1977 - Martin Luther King Jr. is posthumously awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom.