Last Week in Danville and Alamo: Search for Missing Fishermen Continues, Cello Champion and Earthquakes

Need to catch up on last week's local news? Here are some of the top stories we covered.

We gave you the latest retail and restaurant news in our Sprouts and Shutters column. Read about a new beauty supply store in Blackhawk Plaza, a new candy store in San Ramon, and other new businesses, as well as some that are closing.

An earthquake hit the East Bay, centered near San Leandro Sunday night. The quake was a magnitude 3.2 and was centered three miles northeast of San Leandro. . .

We told you about an upcoming garage sale fund-raiser to support the ongoing search for seven Bay Area men who went missing after a July fishing trip in Mexico. San Ramon resident Don Lee is among the missing and his daughters are helping to raise money to fund the search effort. . 

We told you the story of how a Sept. 11 memorial at Sycamore Valley Park came to be. Kevin Rasted of Danville, who was not yet 16-years-old at the time he thought up the idea for the memorial, created it as his final Eagle Scout project with the Boy Scouts of America. .

We talked to a Danville artist whose work is part of an internationally touring exhibit. Kevin Davidson went from working as a banker, to a janitor, to an internationally featured artist whose work was recently shown to Pope Benedict XVI. .

San Ramon Valley High senior, Faithlina Chan, had her first solo cello performance Saturday. Chan performed with the Diablo Valley College philharmonic. .