Starting his second stint as Walnut Creek’s mayor, Kevin Wilk sees a greater bond between the city and Rossmoor, a community he’s known for much of his life. “I love that in the last 10 years, Rossmoor has become more integrated within the city,” Wilk said during a recent interview with this newspaper. “In decades past, Rossmoor was sort of an isla...

Fewer-than-anticipated Rossmoor home sales in 2025 will mean a smaller capital projects budget for 2026, which may prompt deferring a planned project or two. This possibility was discussed by the RWC Planning Committee on Thursday at its final meeting of the year. RWC General Manager Jeff Matheson told the Planning Committee that forecasts of money...

Riley the Australian shepherd keeps the geese moving on, and off, the golf course The geese that cluster on Rossmoor’s golf courses aren’t fazed by the golfers that stroll from fairway to fairway all day long, six days a week. They stand around, pick insects and seeds from the turf, and leave stinky calling cards as if the golfers and their carts w...

Aticket to Rossmoor’s New Year’s concert is one of the hottest around town. Blink your eyes and you might miss out. That event has grown in recent years to two shows at the Event Center. Both of those, featuring Rossmoor favorite Top Shelf and its “Motown and More” repertoire, sold out rather quickly this year. Tickets for the early show at 7:30 p....

The Confederate “rebel yell ” – documented by authors, filmmakers and rocker Billy Idol in a hit song – apparently can’t be accurately described by mere words. A hearty set of lungs helps. Wayne Emrich discussed a book about the Battle of Gettysburg at Monday’s third annual “Cookies and Conversation” event at the Rossmoor Library. “The Confederate ...

Rodney Worth set to launch ‘The Pear at Rossmoor’ Rodney Worth has a lot of plans for the future of food service in Rossmoor, and expects that one of the most popular ones will be rolling in soon, looking kind of retro. “The coffee cart will look like a 1970s travel trailer, and we’re going to park it right near the (golf course) driving range,” sa...

String Orchestra gears up for Holiday Concert It started in 2016 with four musicians. Nine years later, the Rossmoor String Orchestra boasts 24 players. Can this ensemble keep growing indefinitely? It depends. “We need enough of each instrument to balance things out,” said Nancy Castille, a violinist with the orchestra. “If we were suddenly swamped...

After some tweaking by the Policy Committee, the Rossmoor Walnut Creek Board on Thursday gave a preliminary go-ahead of adjustments to Rossmoor’s harassment policy and two related policies governing enforcement of various rules at Rossmoor facilities and hearings for accused rule violators. This was the second time these adjusted policies came to t...

A fire in a manor in the 3200 block of Terra Granada Drive was quickly extinguished last week by Contra Costa Fire Protection District firefighters. ConFire responded Dec. 2 at 1:13 p.m. to a fire in a condominium in a 16-unit building. The fire was contained to the area where it originated, FIRE: Cause of Dec. 2 blaze currently under investigation...

Gedeons built beloved dining destination inside the gate Valentine’s Day 2007 was a fitting debut for what would become Creekside Grill and Bar. It heralded a nearly 20year love affair between owners Stan and Ann Gedeon, their staff and the Rossmoor community. “We invited everyone for free champagne and appetizers,” Stan Gedeon recalled during a re...