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| Daughter Kylie (left) and Mother Kim Berry at their new Lafayette store. Photo Renee Sweeney |
| White Barn Home opens on Lafayette Circle |
| By Jenn Freedman |
| White Barn Home opened on March 16, taking over the former Farmyard Darlings space on Lafayette Circle across from Lafayette Square. Former Farmyard Darlings co-owner, Kim Berry, is teaming up with her daughter, Kylie, on this new venture to bring modern country living to Lamorinda.
"Our goal is to make your home your favorite place to be ... your happy place," Kim Berry says. The ...read |
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| A group of Moraga residents at their weekly cul-de-sac cocktails gathering.
Pahoto Katherine Choi |
| Some pandemic perks have staying power |
| By Diane Claytor |
| Every Friday at 5 p.m., neighbors - now friends - grab their outdoor chair, beverage and glass, snack, mask and sweater, and head up the hill to the end of their Moraga street. Chairs are placed in a socially ...read |
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| A package with a preprinted Lafayette address label delivered to a Saranap location had the city crossed out and the city of Walnut Creek written in pen by hand.
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| Saranap address change causes confusion among some residents |
| By John T. Miller |
| In a surprise move by the U.S. Post Office, many residents of the unincorporated area of Saranap have had their Walnut Creek address changed to Lafayette. The zip code for them, at least so far, remains the ...read |
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| Miramonte girls golf team Photo provided |
| Short but sweet seasons for the Lamorinda golf teams |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| Golf, like all other sports, had to make their concessions and adjustments due to the coronavirus. This year, the girls and boys shared the spring season. It was more of an adjustment for the girls, ...read |
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| The hillside is lush with weeds, poppies, calendulas, geraniums, and other plants.
Photo Cynthia Brian |
| Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian |
| By Cynthia Brian |
"You may know the world is a magical place when Mother Nature creates her own jewelry." ~ Maya Angelou
Spring is the most ...read |
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Orinda Not Responsible for Creek Oversight
The letter from Bob Stoops (published
Mar. 31) mischaracterizes the role of
Orinda as alleged "floodplain manager."
Contrary to his letter, the city is NOT
responsible "for ensuring adequate flood
protection for our downtown." I have
confirmed with Orinda's Public Works
Director that Orinda currently has no
legal responsibility to do any study or
do anything else regarding the creek.
Moreover ...
Housing Element challenges ahead
Every eight years, a state initiative
known as the Regional Housing Needs
Allocation requires California's cities
to plan for more housing. From 2013 to
2021, the state instructed Lafayette to
plan for the development of 400 new
units. From...
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Some pandemic perks have staying power
Saranap address change causes confusion among some residents
City of Lafayette pays legal fees award following Brown Act violation
Orchard Nursery celebrates 75 years of community involvement
PG&E work continues in downtown Lafayette
LLLC offers lectures and author discussions online
Continuation of Canyon Road Bridge replacement begins this month
Town council gives staff a thumbs up on Laguna Creek's early design stage
Free carwash in Moraga helps chase away the COVID blues
Monarch Butterfly Habitat construction begins
Library extends feature to Orinda Community Park pending reopening
Registration opens for Lamorinda Idol 2021
Creativity required for LAC's SuperShorts movie competition
After 15-year hiatus, Orinda Garden Club plant sale is back
Orinda police chief reports that cameras have led to arrests, convictions
Letters to the editor
Lafayette Police Blotter
Moraga Police Blotter
Orinda Police Blotter
White Barn Home opens on Lafayette Circle
80 years growing, an Orinda garden hosted generations of one family
Dates, maple and pecans make this bar a perfect pick-me-up
GCCP Season Finale focuses on interconnectedness of cultures
Lynn's Top Five
What's in a name?
Seven simple ways to go greener at home (and save green too!)
Moraga Art Gallery revives popular tradition
Wagner Ranch fifth-graders place first in creative competition
Troop 204 honors 2021 Eagle Scouts
Summer Camps 2021
Short but sweet seasons for the Lamorinda golf teams
The Campo connection at UCLA
Digging Deep with Goddess Gardener, Cynthia Brian
Lamorinda home sales recorded
The Real Estate Quarter in Review
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| What's in a name? |
| By Vera Kochan |
| What's in a name? The phrase comes from Shakespeare's play, "Romeo and Juliet" - "What's in a name? That which we call a rose by any other name would smell as sweet." A name is an arbitrary label, but when it ...read |
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| Wagner Ranch fifth-graders place first in creative competition |
| Submitted by Regina Gordon and Ritu Goel |
| The Fifth Grade Team at Wagner Ranch Elementary in Orinda rose to the challenge amidst a pandemic year and placed first in their division at the Odyssey of the Mind SF Bay Regional Competition held in a ...read |
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| Short but sweet seasons for the Lamorinda golf teams |
| By Jon Kingdon |
| Golf, like all other sports, had to make their concessions and adjustments due to the coronavirus. This year, the girls and boys shared the spring season. It was more of an adjustment for the girls, ...read |
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| The Campo connection at UCLA |
| Submitted by Moon Pak and Nadine Smith |
| Two Campolindo High School graduates, Audrey Pak and Sabrina Smith, closed out the winning match point for the UCLA women's volleyball team March 29. It was the last home match of the season and senior night ...read |
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| Lynn's Top Five |
| By Lynn Ballou CFPr |
| Well, we made it to another tax season, and "surprise," it's still not quite business as usual. Let's review five things you may want to consider before filing your returns this year, and as you get set up ...read |
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