| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Planning Commission Bumps Back Downtown Plan Schedule The Downtown Specific Plan is once again going to take a bit longer than anticipated. At a recent meeting - the Planning Commission approved a revised schedule for the home stretch of the Downtown Specific Plan (DSP) and the Environmental Impact Report (EIR). By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Lafayette Police Blotter Making light of things, 11/06/11
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| Wednesday, November 23, 2011 Supervisor Gayle Uilkema Announces Retirement After serving as a Lafayette City Council Member from 1978 to 1997, with four years as Mayor, Gayle Uilkema, currently in her fourth term as a Contra Costa County Supervisor and Chair of the Board, recently announced her retirement. She'll continue to represent ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Lafayette Aces Win State Tournament The Lafayette Aces 12U baseball team won the USSSA Fall State Championships in San Jose October 8-9. The Aces played four solid games to reach the Championship outscoring their opponents 37-4 in the four wins. The Aces were powered by solid pitching from Matt Burns, ...Submitted by Mark Vicencio
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 As Seen in Lafayette... Well known Lafayette Rotarians dressed up for the Halloween costume contest at their weekly luncheon. Standing, from left: Tom Henry, Jesse Wellen, Bob Shusta, Tom Courtright, Chuck Vogel, Bob Aguilar, Alicia Cragholm, Bill Eames (bear), Anna Stevenson, Jay Lifson, ...
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Lafayette Rotary Hosts Russian Realtors As part of its international service project, members of the Lafayette Rotary Club recently hosted Russian realtors during their educational visit to the Bay Area. Local firms Coldwell Banker and J. Rockcliff offered seminars for the visiting Russians.
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Exclusive Screening of Wavy Gravy Movie at Town Hall Town Hall Theatre is hosting a DVD release party for the film The Wavy Gravy Movie: Saint Misbehavin', followed by questions and answers from the humble and hilarious do-gooder star Wavy Gravy with director Michelle Esrick and Jahanara Romney - also known as Mrs. ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Rez Run Fun Lafayette resident Tosha Schore and friend Mathiew Planquette from Paris just past the Reservoir Run finish line. Schore was a foreign exchange student back in 1990 and stayed in touch with her hosts in France - the Planquette family. Mathiew Planquette had existing ...
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Vet's Building Re-Branding Itself as Events Center Opened just six years ago, the Veterans Memorial Building is now known as the Lafayette Events Center at the Veterans Memorial Building. New marketing efforts call it simply the Lafayette Events Center. Although Contra Costa County owns the building, the Veterans ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 New Book Drop Coming to Library Free books for everyone - a good thing, but Lafayette Library and Learning Center's (LLLC) success in getting books in the hands of readers becomes an issue when it comes time to return those books - existing book drops are overflowing with 30,000 returns per month. ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Lafayette Police Blotter What Point Friendship? 10/23/2011 Someone ...
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| Wednesday, November 09, 2011 Save the Sparkle Although twinkle lights may not qualify as an endangered species, the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce is hoping the season of giving will start early this holiday season and is asking for donations to keep the twinkle lights twinkling in downtown Lafayette.
By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Lafayette Lighting Strike at Tournament The Lafayette Lightning 16U club softball team took second place at the Amatuer Softball Association Girls with Bats tournament played in Fairfield on October 9-10.
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| Wednesday, October 26, 2011 From Hollywood Glitter to Downtown Lafayette Emmy-nominated hairstylist comes to Lamorinda When you see her, it's easy to believe that Caroline Wiseman was an actress as well as a hairdresser and makeup artist in Hollywood. The pretty mother of two Burton Valley School students comes out very sunny-looking, charming and real. Maybe it is that genuineness ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, October 26, 2011 Lafayette Artists on Life and Work For Juliet and Dean MacCannell, Lafayette writers and visual artists, preparing for the annual Day of the Dead exhibition at SOMArts Cultural Center in San Francisco meant gazing deeply into the eyes of Pablo Picasso.
By Lou Fancher
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