by cynthiapeterson | Feb 11, 2020 | Community Events, Uncategorized
I’m coming off a huge community “high” right now! I just attended the Mayor’s State of the City Breakfast, in Martinez, and am so excited about all the recent developments and plans of great ones coming down the pipe. Having moved to Martinez...
by cynthiapeterson | Feb 4, 2020 | Community Events, Uncategorized
This week our local refinery transferred hands, and from afar it may have look like just that – Shell Oil Refinery transferred to Martinez Refining Company. On a deeper level, it was much more than that! There was a homecoming of sorts of the management,...
by cynthiapeterson | Jan 27, 2020 | Community Events, Uncategorized
This weekend I had the opportunity to meet over one hundred new groups of people! If you haven’t caught on by now, I love meeting new people and creating new connections. Many of these folks I met while hosting an open house in downtown Martinez and most of them...
by cynthiapeterson | Jan 21, 2020 | Community Events, Uncategorized
Earlier this week I met a really lovely gal, who had graduated high school earlier this year. She graduated a year ahead of schedule, after thinking she wasn’t going to be able to graduate at all. I saw a lot of myself in her. I remember thinking having just...
by cynthiapeterson | Jan 14, 2020 | Community Events, Uncategorized
This week, I had the opportunity to create community. I helped friends purchase a home just two houses down from another family who I had recently helped. It felt incredible playing matchmaker to these sweet families! My husband grew up in a similar...
by cynthiapeterson | Jan 7, 2020 | Community Events, Uncategorized
The green grass on the hillsides; the baby cattle who freely roam the Regional Parks; the crisp pages of our new calendars and the fog that has been rolling in have all brought a sense of freshness to our little community. With a new year comes a fresh start and a...
