Freshest Cargo food truck now also delivers to downtown Antioch and the water park on Tuesdays.

According to the latest weekly report by Antioch City Manager Steve Duran, [city] staff has been working to bring a farmers market to Rivertown. The City now has an agreement in place with The Mobile Farmers Market, also known as Freshest Cargo, for a “pilot” program to bring fresh fruits and vegetables via mobile truck to our downtown and water park sites. In inaugural event was this past Tuesday. Freshest Cargo helps promote healthy living by providing organic and locally grown fruits and vegetables to an area that may normally not have access. The mobile truck is a great easy convenient way to get your organic local vegetables and fruits.

They now have three stops in Antioch on Tuesdays Stop by at any on the locations listed below and buy some of the great produce:

ANTIOCH SENIOR CITIZENS CENTER

415 West 2nd Street Antioch, CA

9:30am-10:30 am

THE COMMONS AT DALLAS RANCH

4751 Dallas Ranch Road Antioch CA

11:00am- 12:30pm

PREWETT FAMILY WATER PARK

4701 Lone Tree Way Antioch CA

2:00pm-3pm

For more information visit http://freshapproach.org/freshestcargo/. Like them on Facebook.

According to the latest weekly report from Antioch City Manager Steve Duran, the California Automobile Association, also known as AAA, will soon be relocating their Auto Center Drive offices to Slatten Ranch Shopping Center. They will totally renovate the Johnny Carino’s building, which closed some months ago.

“In recent years, AAA has been locating their retail facilities in shopping centers with mayor anchors to get better public visibility and higher traffic counts,” Duran’s report states. “Slatten Ranch accomplishes this objective for AAA and provides a destination use that will compliment the adjacent retail and restaurant uses. They plan on opening the new facility by year’s end.”

Speed Clean Laundry is located on East 18th Street in the former Kentucky Fried Chicken restaurant building across from Pinky’s Klassy Kar Wash.

By Allen Payton

Antioch has a new laundromat may not sound too exciting. But, Speed Clean Laundry is different, offering a variety of new features not seen in another laundromat in town, before.

Not only are their washing machines and dryers all new and state of the art, they accept payment by credit and debit cards, and even Google Wallet and Apple Pay for the tech-savy individuals among us.

But, even more fantastic is Speed Clean offers pick-up, delivery and drop-off laundry service, as well.

Now, that’s exciting.

Then there’s the fact they have flat screen TV’s inside to keep you entertained, should you need to stay up on the latest news or your favorite talk show and of course, free WiFi to keep up with your social media and web surfing.

Owner Paul Spangenberg

“We are here all the time which differentiates us from everyone else,” said owner Paul Spangenberg.

He and his wife Georgia, who, with their 16-year-old son and 13-year-old daughter, moved to Antioch in 2012, all work in the business.

The family participated in this year’s Antioch July 4th Parade with an entry promoting their new business, which included bubbles blowing out the back of the truck.

“I can’t do this without them,” Paul shared.

They opened the doors in the former Kentucky Fried Chicken location, at 317 East 18^th Street, on Friday, July 24, the same day they obtained their final city approvals.

“I was literally signing off the papers with the inspector to open and we had people walking in to do their laundry,” he said with a laugh.

This is their first laundromat. But, even with the professional look to the place, it’s not a franchise.
“We’ve been praying about this for months,” said Paul. “I’ve been asking God ‘please provide and He is.’”

It was jam packed full on Monday. So, it’s a good thing they have extra parking in their lot, across Noia Avenue.

“It’s been fun meeting our customers,” he shared. “They’re telling me what they like and what they don’t like. So far the customers are pretty happy.”

One of those customers was Candice Ireland.

“I have a love of laundromats,” she stated. “The machines are all brand new and so large, you can do all your laundry in one load. You can swipe your card, no fumbling with quarters.

“And their dryers work,” Ireland added. “I started coming to the laundromat because of the drought.”

That’s another aspect of Speed Clean. They’re eco-friendly.

“We use up to 50-80% less water than the average home machine,” Paul stated.

Speed Clean Laundry is open Open 7 Days A Week from 6 AM – 10 PM with the Last Wash at 9 PM. For more information, stop by, call (925) 529-1121 or visit their website at www.speedcleanlaundry.com.

Friday, July 3 is the busiest day of the year for Smart & Final. Last year, the company sold 621% more private label hamburger patties, 470% more hot dog buns and 300% more red cups on that day alone.

Smart & Final has affectionately coined the days leading up to the summer holiday weekend as “Engagement Days,” which were all-hands-on-deck, this year with more associates and company executives from all levels chipping in to handle the crowd rush. Even Smart & Final CEO, Dave Hirz—a former bag boy himself— took part in the fun by stocking shelves, ringing up customers, and even gathering all the carts in the parking lot.

On Thursday, July 2, as a way to show appreciation for customers and commitment to their communities, Smart & Final partnered with Feeding America, this year to package and donate food and everyday staples for families in need. Their Antioch store, just opened in May, provided packages for100 families in the Antioch community.

Smart & Final is a value-oriented food and everyday staples retailer for household and business customers. Smart & Final Extra!, one of the company’s newest store concepts, is designed to enhance the household consumer’s shopping experience and also includes changes to benefit business customers. The Extra! Stores are much larger and carry a greatly expanded selection of products in key categories like produce, fresh meat, frozen foods, dairy, deli and grocery basics like cereal, yogurt, bread and snacks. In addition, they have everything that small businesses, clubs and organizations need on a daily basis.

The Antioch Smart & Final Extra! store and is located at 2638 Somersville Road on the outside of the Somersville Towne Center.

Nathan Bingham, owner of Hawaiian Style Rentals & Sales in Honolulu.

Nathan Bingham’s Hawaiian Style Rentals& Sales offers mopeds, scooters, bicycles and more

HONOLULU, HI, June 16, 2015 – When entrepreneur, Nathan Bingham, started his business out of the back of his pick-up truck at the ripe old age of 19, little did he know that it would grow into one of the most popular locally owned and operated activity companies in Hawaii. Established in July 2005 with just a couple of mopeds, Bingham has proudly grown the business slow and steady to a staff of six employees, a fleet of mopeds, bicycles, and the new environmental friendly Scoot Coupes, along with its headquarters now located in the heart of Waikiki.

With a lot of hard work and determination, Bingham and the staff of Hawaiian Style Rentals & Sales (HSRS) are on their way to celebrating their 10-year anniversary on July 4, 2015. As anyone knows, getting to such a successful milestone anniversary is no small feat for any business.

“At HSRS, we have a sense of purpose,” said Bingham. “Most of our customers are first-time riders and visitors to Hawaii. We not only show them how to safely operate their new vehicle, but we also help give them cool suggestions on where to go and what to do for that day. They always have a great time and we receive a number of reviews and compliments about how much fun they had on their rentals.”

Nathan Bingham, front center, with his Hawaiian Style company staff.

The company has also found itself in the position to reach out and give back and have established several partnerships in the community including the Hawaii Food Bank, Parents And Children Together (PACT), and Make-A-Wish Hawaii.

“At the end of 2014, our staff was able to collect 546 lbs. of food consisting of canned goods and bags of rice during the holiday season,” Bingham shared. “In February 2015, we partnered with PACT, and each quarter, will donate a bicycle for an under privileged youth through our Bikes For Tikes program.”

“In April 2015, we worked with our friends from Make-A-Wish Hawaii and donated a portion of proceeds from our brand new blue and white Scoot Coupes (an enclosed three-wheel scooter that seats two people side-by-side) to assist with local wishes,” he added.

With an international clientele of guests, every day at HSRS is exciting and different.

“We connect with people from all around the world and have visitors from U.S., Germany, Australia, Canada, Japan, Korea, Italy, Brazil – the list goes on and on,” stated Bingham. “It is amazing how many cultures we get exposed to and they all come here to for one common purpose, and that is to experience the beauty and culture of Hawaii. Our job is to assist in making that experience come true, two-wheels (and sometimes three-wheels) at a time.”

About Hawaiian Style Rentals & Sales

Hawaiian Style Rentals & Sales is Hawaii’s premier rental specialist for touring Oahu. Whether cruising the bustling streets of Honolulu by bicycle, burning up the highway on a scooter, or zipping up and down coastal roads on top-of-the-line mopeds, many quickly discover that experiencing Hawaii really is better on two wheels. Every Hawaiian Style Rentals & Sales booking includes lessons, maps, helmets, and locks. If you’re in or planning a trip to Honolulu, visiti their website at www.hawaiianstylerentals.com or call 866.91-MOPED (866.916.6733). You can also connect with them through social media via Instagrams: HSRS, Twitter: @HIStyleRentals or Facebook: Hawaiian Style Rentals & Sales.