Community Corner

šŸŒ± Patch AM: Concordā€™s Scrubs & Beyond store is closingā€”see what that means locally.

Make time for BayArea's Grand Ganesh Festival 2026 - Ganpati Bappa Morya! Join East Bay Ka Raja in San Ramon on the Concord Patch calendar

Patch AM Team's profile picture
Patch AM Team, Patch StaffVerified Patch Staff Badge
Wednesday September 16th Patch AM
Wednesday September 16th Patch AM (Patch graphic)

Hello again Concord! We're bringing you the latest town highlights. Don't miss out, keep going! ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Concord's Scrubs & Beyond store is closing—see what that means locally.
  • Where De La Salle and Clayton Valley stand in new rankings

Also on today's calendar: BayArea's Grand Ganesh Festival 2026 - Ganpati Bappa Morya! Join East Bay Ka Raja in San Ramon and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is the difference between black eyed peas and chick peas? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Breezy at times, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 80, low: 56.
  • Friday: Sunny, with a high of 87 and low of 58 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

• Popular Retailer Closing Over 100 Stores, Including 9 In CA (patch.com) — Scrubs & Beyond is shutting down all its physical stores, including its Concord location, as part of more than 100 nationwide closures. Nine California shops will close, though the company hasn't explained the decision or detailed how many workers will be affected. Concord healthcare workers and students may now need to shop online or travel farther for uniforms.
   

• High school football top 10: Two teams crack into Chronicle's rankings this week (sfchronicle.com) — Two Concord powerhouses, De La Salle and Clayton Valley Charter, loom large in this week's Bay Area high school football rankings, with De La Salle firmly at No. 1 after another blowout win. Clayton Valley Charter took a tough loss to San Ramon Valley, while other regional teams shuffled spots in a competitive early season that Concord fans will want to follow closely.
   

📸 Around Concord

Show off your photography skills and the sights around town! Click here to submit your Photo of the Day to Patch AM!

🗓 Upcoming Events in Concord

Add your event to our calendar and newsletter!

★ Featured events ★

Want to see your event featured? Click here!

Other local events

📣 Concord Shout Outs!

Want to say something great about someone in town? Click here to submit your Shout Out to Patch AM! It's free!

Have we missed something on our calendar? Add an event yourself! As always, before attending confirm event details to ensure accuracy.

 

Thank you 👏👏👏 to these businesses for making Concord PatchAM possible:

Click here to show your appreciation! 💚

Want to see your business here? Click here to connect with local customers.

💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Bella has been found and is safely at home.
    Thank you everyone! Lost dog. Anyone seen her? Her name is Bella and she loves food. (Nextdoor Rose Glenn)
  • Gorgeous approximately 7 month old Rottweiler mix female puppy needs a home!
    She was found hiding under a table at Antioch Markley Park. Her foster says she's super sweet and potty trained. She appears dog friendly and kid… (Nextdoor Ayers)
  • MyJobsCorner posted a job opening for Caregiver Jobs: Hiring Immediately! Full Time / Part Time - $20-$37/Hr in Concord. Apply here.
  • Public Storage posted a job opening for Customer Service - Self Storage Manager in Concord. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Concord here.

🗞 Nearby News

Pleasant Hill

  • PowerSight adds remote monitoring for military power studies (militaryaerospace.com)
  • Downtown Pleasant Hill 'Forever land' Michael Jackson Tribute Summer Concert Series (funcheap.com)
  • Three more fall out of top 10 (on3.com)

Clayton

  • Clayton Voters To Consider Sales Tax, Parcel Tax Extension (claycord.com)

Walnut Creek

  • Meeting Tomorrow For Senior Living Facility at 1350 Montego Way, Walnut Creek (sfyimby.com)
  • Walnut Creek company forms strategic partnership to advance technology-driven athlete development (contracostaherald.com)

Ok Concord! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Black eyed peas can sing us a song but chick peas can only hummus one. (Thank you Bev H. for sending it in!)
Got a good riddle for PatchAM? Submit it here!

👉 Help make Patch AM better

We use a combination of real people and machines to tell you what's happening around town. Learn more about Patch AM.

Share to NextDoor     Share to Facebook

Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.

More from Concord