Published on January 18th, 2023 New location opens for Ballplayers in Moraga Ballplayers in Moraga has expanded and recently hosted a grand opening for its new location at 1460-A Moraga Rd. in the Moraga Shopping Center. The new space has a batting cage and pitching area as well as an open floor plan for training athletes of all ages and ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on January 18th, 2023 Tom Stack awarded Lafayette's 2023 Business Person of the Year When someone is awarded the distinction of Business Person of the Year, it's obvious they're successful in business. Tom Stack is no exception.
Starting by selling T-shirts out of a ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on December 21st, 2022 Popular Berkeley/Oakland eatery - Sliver Pizzeria - comes to Lafayette With five locations (two in Berkeley, two in Oakland, and one in Danville), Sliver Pizzeria has just opened their latest restaurant in Lafayette's La Fiesta Square at 975 Moraga Road. Taking over the spot previously held by Mangia, Sliver has done a complete interior ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on December 7th, 2022 Chabad of Lamorinda opens Bay Kosher grocery store Rabbi Israel and Tzipora Labkowski have opened a kosher grocery store in Lafayette in the building they acquired for the Chabad Center. Located at 3477 Golden Gate Way, formerly home to the Henderson Nut Factory, the entire front of the building will be devoted to the ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on December 7th, 2022 Regan takes the reins at Lafayette Chamber Sara Regan knew she had big shoes to fill when she took over as executive director of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce.˙ After all, she was replacing the much beloved, much respected Jay Lifson, who had been at the helm of the organization for 17 years. But after ...By Diane Claytor
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Published on November 9th, 2022 The Peter Pan Foundation celebrates grand re-opening; Mighty Pilates and Kimberley Harrison Interiors open in Lafayette The Peter Pan Foundation recently moved to a new location affectionately called the Treehouse at Creekside Commons, 1035 Carol Lane, Lafayette. The official grand re-opening and ribbon cutting for the longtime Lafayette organization occurred˙Oct. 6, and was attended by ...Submitted by Gina Campo and Holly Sonne
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Published on October 26th, 2022 Every kid's dream - a new toy store opens in Lafayette The toy store chain known as Five Little Monkeys has opened its seventh store in Lafayette (3527 Wilkinson Lane in La Fiesta Square), taking up residence in the space formerly occupied by Cake Box Bakery. The company's other locations are in Albany, Berkeley, ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on October 26th, 2022 Jay Lifson, Lafayette's 'Energizer Bunny' retires Most Lafayette residents have come across Jay Lifson, whether they know it or not. Perhaps they just know the friendly guy with the huge smile in a tie-dye T-shirt. Or maybe they've noticed someone in an orange vest leading a team of volunteers, schlepping traffic ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on October 12th, 2022 The Real Estate Quarter in Review The third quarter of 2022, as expected, ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS-T
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Published on October 12th, 2022 Oasis Cafe reimagined by the next generation After a four year hiatus, 19-year-old Niala Alam, a student at Diablo Valley Community College with aspirations of studying nursing and her 17-year-old sister Yasmin, a high school senior who plans to study art and design, jumped at the chance to bring Oasis Cafe, a ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on August 31st, 2022 Kibi Cafˇ Vietnamese restaurant opens in Theatre Square Hoang Ho, the owner of the successful Kibi's Cafˇ in Walnut Creek, is opening another branch in Orinda. The Vietnamese restaurant replaces Republic of Cake in Theatre Square. Republic of Cake moved to larger premises in Danville last May.
By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on August 17th, 2022 Theatre Square is going to the dogs Must love dogs? Jen Frase just loves dogs. In fact, she adores them. As a photographer for the past 15 years, she changed her focus to just dogs about two years ago and now has opened Jen Frase Photography, a dog photography studio in Theatre Square.
By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on July 20th, 2022 The Real Estate Quarter in Review The second quarter of 2022 remained extremely strong on the residential side of Lamorinda real estate. The total number of sales was down but the average price was much higher in both Lafayette and Moraga. The closings that occurred were those that mostly went under ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS-T
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Published on July 20th, 2022 New eatery in Moraga goes from pop-up to permanent Lou's Chicken Shop, located at 376 Park St. in Moraga's Rheem Valley Shopping Center, was supposed to be a pop-up restaurant while the owners figured out what type of eatery they'd like to install in the former Noodle Theory location. Thanks to the overwhelming success ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on June 22nd, 2022 Moraga Chamber's new executive director works to get businesses back on track After nearly a year without anyone in the ...By Vera Kochan
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