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| MOFD wood chipper on the job Photo courtesy MOFD |
| MOFD suspends community chipping program |
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| In the face of a passionate outcry from district residents to continue the program, the Moraga-Orinda Fire District board June 17 passed on an opportunity to extend the district's highly acclaimed community chipping program through the summer months, citing the program cost...read |
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| Diners enjoy the extra al fresco dining space on a stretch of Lafayette Circle, closed to traffic June 19. Photo Pippa Fisher |
| Embracing European-style street dining in COVID era |
| By Pippa Fisher |
The Lafayette City Council unanimously backed plans aimed at helping the city's restaurants stay afloat, with a multi-phase approach to expand outdoor dining options.
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| New Food Hall approved for downtown Orinda |
| By Sora O'Doherty |
| A market hall along the lines of Oakland's Rockridge or Napa's Oxbow was unanimously approved by the Orinda planning commission June 9. The project for 25A Orinda Way, a vacant lot across the street from the ...read |
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| Pale pink roses imbue solace in warm weather.
Photo Cynthia Brian |
| Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian |
| By Cynthia Brian |
"I should like to enjoy this summer flower by flower as if it were to be the last one for me." - Andre Gide
Summertime and the ...read |
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Support local businesses
I have had the privilege of serving the
Moraga Chamber of Commerce for 10 years:
seven as Executive Director and, prior
to that, three as its Administrator. On
March 16, 2020, my role changed
dramatically. Essential businesses,
social distancing, no-contact payment,
masks, gloves, innovation and...
A moment of hope
Lafayette, Calif. managed to have a protest on June 5. We borrowed enough black folks from somewhere so that we looked appropriately diverse. It wasn't a big party and everyone went home around 5 p.m.
I have...
Please don't let "I told you so" happen .
Lafayette businesses are so happy to be serving you again. And it's not just because they miss you. They must open if they are going to survive. We have a chance to help them and stay healthy at the same time.
The citizens...
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| Planning Commission vote on Terraces pushed back again |
| By Pippa Fisher |
The continuation of a very long May 18 Lafayette Planning Commission meeting to decide the fate of the 315-unit Terraces project has once again been pushed back.
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| Lafayette starts conversation about racism |
| By Pippa Fisher |
| The city of Lafayette is opening dialogue to address racism within the community and among the first steps was a public safety subcommittee meeting attended by several dozen residents to hear the police ...read |
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| Return of normalcy ... a la goat |
| By Pippa Fisher |
| Hard-working goats were back the week of June 16, doing their part to help prevent fires by chomping their way through the vegetation on the Cancer Support Community's land next to the Lafayette Reser ...read |
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| El Toyonal affected by EBMUD work, parking plan |
| By Sora O'Doherty |
| El Toyonal is a long, narrow, twisty road in north Orinda that runs from Camino Pablo to Wildcat Canyon. The narrow street was made more narrow when the city installed berms to stabilize the road. Recently, ...read |
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| Orinda begins conversation on policing |
| By Sora O'Doherty |
| Emphasizing that this is only the beginning of the conversation, the Orinda city council opened a forum on policing policies in the city in response to numerous communications received from the public. During ...read |
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| New Food Hall approved for downtown Orinda |
| By Sora O'Doherty |
| A market hall along the lines of Oakland's Rockridge or Napa's Oxbow was unanimously approved by the Orinda planning commission June 9. The project for 25A Orinda Way, a vacant lot across the street from the ...read |
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| Current issue June
24, 2020Issue and deadline schedule |
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LAA MEMBER
SHOW at aRt Cottage “Summer Musings
2020”. The Lamorinda Arts Alliance
is looking for members to submit
their entry into the “Summer Musings
2020” show at aRt Cottage. All
mediums and all works will be
accepted.
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Moraga Art Gallery Exhibit “Kaleidoscope” is Now Open for Limited Days
and Hours! Our temporary open hours
will be Tuesdays, Thursdays and
Saturdays from noon to 3 p.m. In
addition, the Moraga Art Gallery’s
“Shelter in Place Virtual Tour”
featuring ... |
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Experience Native Ways: Online Morning Camp. An experiential immersion
into Native name choosing, tool
making, art, and dwelling
“building,” using ... |
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| A crack in the door: 'Live' art returns to Lamorinda
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| By Sophie Braccini |
| Much like in the spring when little flowers start poking their heads out of the ground, art projects are gently sprouting again in Lamorinda. A new painting was installed at the Moraga Commons Park, Jennifer ...read |
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| Local plans for 'virtual' Fourth of July celebration |
| By Vera Kochan |
| Patriotism is alive and well in Lamorinda despite coronavirus restrictions. Moraga's annual family friendly Fourth of July celebration, traditionally held in the Moraga Commons Park has been reconfigured this ...read |
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| Sumptuous potato salad for summer barbecues |
| By Susie Iventosch |
| Summer is my very favorite season because I love warm evenings and the unbridled anticipation of outdoor dining, patio barbecues and picnics in the park. And, when you think of barbecues and picnics, potato ...read |
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA