About Lamorinda Weekly
The Lamorinda Weekly is an award-winning free, full-color newspaper written for and by the citizens of Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda. We provide timely, comprehensive, and uniquely relevant coverage—including local sports and municipal news, detailed school reporting, and features on life in Lamorinda.
As a community newspaper, Lamorinda Weekly is also a forum for public discussions and debates. Published by Andy and Wendy Scheck, the paper is delivered to every home and most businesses in Lafayette, Moraga, and Orinda on a bi-weekly cadence.
Recognition
- First Place, Profile Story 2022 - Jon Kingdon, Reporter
- 2nd place, Photo essay 2022 – Jeff Heymen, Photographer
- 2nd place, News Photo 2021 – Sora O’Doughty, Photographer
- 2nd place, Coverage of Protests and Racial Justice-News or Feature, 2020 - Pippa Fisher and Sophie Braccini
- 2nd place, News Photo 2017 - Tod Fierner
- 3rd place, Artistic Photo 2017 – Andy Scheck
- 3rd place, Sports Photo 2017 – Gint Federas
- 5th place, General Excellence 2017 – Weekly Category
- First place, Education Coverage 2015 - Uma Unni
- First place, Artistic Photo 2013 - Ohlen Alexander
- First Place, Sports Photo 2011 - Doug Kohen
- 2016 Lafayette Business Persons of the Year - Andy and Wendy Scheck
Contact
Mailing Address
Lamorinda Weekly
1480 Moraga Road STE C #202
Moraga, CA 94556
Email: info@lamorindaweekly.com
Phone: (925) 377-0977
Write to the editor
We value your input on Lamorinda topics and encourage you to write to us. By submitting text to Lamorinda Weekly you grant permission to publish your text, in full or in part, in both the print and online editions. Only text with the sender's name and address will be considered for publication.
Email: letters@lamorindaweekly.com
Our team
- Publisher — Andy Scheck — andy@lamorindaweekly.com — (925) 330-7916
- Associate Publisher / Sales — Wendy Wuerth-Scheck — wendy@lamorindaweekly.com — (925) 330-1983
- Editor — Jaya Griggs — jaya@lamorindaweekly.com
- Sports Reporter — Jon Kingdon — sportsdesk@lamorindaweekly.com
- Lafayette Reporter — Elaine Borden Chandler — lamorindaweekly.ebc@gmail.com
- Moraga Reporter — Vera Kochan — vera@lamorindaweekly.com
- Orinda Reporter — Sora O'Doherty — sora@lamorindaweekly.com
Submit your work
Submit pictures to pictures@lamorindaweekly.com.
Submit a story or a story idea to storydesk@lamorindaweekly.com.
By submitting content to Lamorinda Weekly, you give us permission to publish your text or picture, in full or in part, in both the print and online editions. Only content with the sender's name and address will be considered for publication.
Pick up a copy
Newsstands and partner locations include:
- Lafayette: Elmwood Stationers and Ware Design (between Diablo Foods and Trader Joe's)
- Lafayette: 251 Lafayette Circle next to the FEDEX box
- Lafayette: Right of McCaulous store
- Orinda: Orinda Theatre Square at roundabout
- Orinda: Inside McCaulou's Department Store
- Moraga: Moraga Center between Terzetto’s and Bianca’s
- Moraga: 329 Rheem Blvd bottom floor of the Town Offices (copies of the last three issues)
- Libraries in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda
- Chamber of Commerce, Lafayette
- Orinda City Hall
- Papillon, Lafayette
- SiSi's Cafe, Moraga
- Lafayette Car Wash, Lafayette