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Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Weekend to Remember in LafayetteTrick-or-Treat Street, Res Run, and a concert ... Who could ask for anything more?
The streets of Lafayette may not be lined with gold, but for one evening a year, candy awaits all who get dolled up and ask nicely at participating merchants. Does it get any better than a Friday afternoon with candy? Actually, yes - there's more. This Friday, Oct. ...


Wednesday, October 23, 2013
New Sculpture at Former Hungry Hunter Site
Is it a riff on a Mobius strip? The artist, Roger Berry, describes "Over Easy" this way: "It's a dynamically balanced form conceived to reference the experience of travel. As one passes by, the sculpture will appear to wind and unwind presenting a different profile ...


Wednesday, October 23, 2013
Better Investments Translate to Better Return for City
The city of Lafayette could be making an ...By Cathy Tyson


Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Lafayette Baseball Academy Seals take Title
The 12U Lamorinda Baseball Academy Seals won their first fall tournament on Sept. 21-22. All of the Saturday games of the Harvest Classic Tournament at Twin Creeks Complex in Sunnyvale were cancelled because of bad weather, so the Seals played four games on Sunday.
Submitted by Matt Hansen


Wednesday, October 09, 2013
And the Winner is ...
We have a winner and the Lafayette Reservoir Run hasn't even started yet. Acalanes student Miles Hoeser beat out 150 other creative classmates in teacher Susan Lane's art classes and was chosen by members of the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce to have his image grace ...


Wednesday, October 09, 2013
New Faces at SchoolZinn Named as New Lafayette Superintendent
Rachel Zinn has only been at the helm as ...


Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Kids on Track
Students at Lafayette Elementary School can now run to their hearts' delight on their newly completed track. The PTA decided to use some of their reserve funds to pay for the 1,100 foot long paved path that was installed over the summer. "The kids and teachers are ...


Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Lafayette Safety Fair and CERT Exercise on Saturday
Fire, police, Emergency Management Services, the Red Cross, the East Bay Regional Park District, and CERT (Community Emergency Response Team) will be at Stanley Middle School from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 12 as part of a free Lafayette Safety Fair and CERT ...Submitted by Carol Yates


Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Creek Clean Up Day a Big Success
Be gone, invasive vegetation! It took more than a magic wand, actually an energetic crew of volunteers, who got together with Lafayette Creeks Committee members on a sparkling Sunday morning to clean up Las Trampas Creek at Leigh Creekside Park on Moraga Boulevard. ...By Cathy Tyson


Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Complete Design Change Requested for Terraces Project
After much discussion, and negative public comment, Design Review commissioners expressed their serious concerns about the proposed design the Terraces of Lafayette project, asking the architect and project manager to come back with some alternative plans.
By Cathy Tyson


Wednesday, October 09, 2013
Testing the Waters for Possible Townhouse Project at Celia's Site
Lennar Homes, potential developer of 47 proposed townhouses, asked for feedback from the city of Lafayette at a joint pow-wow that included the Planning Commission, Design Review Commission and the City Council - and feedback they got, in bucketfuls; but it was less ...By Cathy Tyson


Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Lafayette, Here We Come!
A date to celebrate in Lafayette is Sept. 6 - the birthday of the marquis who gave the city his name. This year, Catherine Jolivet, the dynamo director of French for Fun School, took the opportunity to organize a party on the Plaza, next to the marquis' statue, and to ...By Sophie Braccini


Wednesday, September 25, 2013
The Next Step of the Lafayette Food Revolution
Linda Riebel sees her garden as a place to experiment with ways to increase her self-food-reliance, and she strives to make her food choices as harmless to the planet as possible. As a member of Sustainable Lafayette's Food Group, Riebel, along with Allison Hill and ...By Sophie Braccini


Wednesday, September 25, 2013
Lafayette Church Members Have Fun with Hats
Lafayette Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) members had some fun with the theme "Home Is Where You Hang Your Hat" Sept. 8 when they met for breakfast and coffee, and had a chance to bring a hat from home, or make their own hats from paper, ribbon and other ...Submitted by Ted Fuller


Wednesday, September 25, 2013
City Hosts Blood Drive in Burton Valley
Phase one of Lafayette's recent blood drive proved a success, with a second date scheduled for later this week. "The vampires have landed," joked Dana Anderson, city administrative assistant, about the event that he volunteered to help organize. On Sept.10 the tricked ...By Cathy Tyson



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