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Stanley flute choir serenades city council
In an ongoing series of performances before city council meetings, Stanley Middle School's Julia Burke Flute Choir, directed by Lafayette Partners in Education flute coach Martha Uhey, brought its sweet music to the Lafayette City Council audience on Nov. 13.
By Pippa Fisher
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No final decisions made on filling empty council seat
Although the topic was on the agenda at the Nov. 13 Lafayette City Council meeting, no decisions were made regarding the process for filling a now-vacant council seat. Mayor Don Tatzin encouraged any residents who might be interested in serving to contact the city ...By Pippa Fisher
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After an early Thanksgiving, holiday events dominate December
Now that the turkey and fixings are put away, Lamorinda residents can turn their attention to the many holiday events planned in the area, starting with the return of Holiday Magic at Orinda's Theatre Square from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 1. There will be a free kids ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Sarah's story - a Lamorinda connection across the pond
Life's bizarre twists and turns occasionally change lives. So it was for the manager of a Lafayette shop, who found herself back in the country of her birth, having called the East Bay her home for 27 years.
 By Pippa Fisher
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More coffee options coming to Lafayette with Philz
The signs are up, the tables are in and very soon residents will wake up and smell the coffee ... at the new Philz Coffee shop in Lafayette.
The store is going in where the old Homegrown ...By Pippa Fisher
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Community Thanksgiving Breakfast, now in its 40th year
It is a sure sign that fall is in the air ...By Pippa Fisher
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Time Travel at Town Hall Theatre
Town Hall Theatre went back in time Nov. 3 at the Sun King's concert celebrating 50 years since the release of the Beatles' White Album.
Concertgoers came dressed as characters from the ...By Pippa Fisher
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Voters elect Candell and Gerringer to city council
Voters had their say Nov. 6, electing Susan Candell and Teresa Gerringer to the Lafayette city council.
Candell comes to the council from her position on the Circulation Commission. ...By Pippa Fisher
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Lafayette mourns unexpected death of Council Member Mark Mitchell
Lafayette City Council Member Mark Mitchell passed away unexpectedly of natural causes Nov. 5 at the age of 61.
The sudden loss has stunned the community.
 By Pippa Fisher
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Smoke a reminder to plan ahead
Life, they say, is what happens when you're making other plans.
But life in California - here and now - is defined by a new norm: year-round wildfires of unprecedented ferocity. "The ...By Cathy Dausman
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LLLC Exhibit features Lafayette artist
The Lafayette Public Art Committee welcomes its newest exhibit "Travels with an Artist" by Lafayette resident Helen Ann Licht, who shares her colorful paintings based on her many travels through India and Burma. The exhibit runs through Dec. 31.
 Submitted by Juliet Hansen
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Eagle Scout project updates Lafayette Rim Trail signs
Residents who hike the Lafayette Reservoir Rim Trail likely have noticed the hard work of Alex Mangoba of Moraga Boy Scout Troop 234. The East Bay Municipal Utility District, which manages the trail, has numerous Backcountry Regulations signs posted along the 4.7-mile ...Submitted by Linda Murphy
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Lafayette residential occupancy fire inspections nearly complete
The Contra Costa County Fire Protection District made several changes to its fire prevention bureau in order to catch up on past due fire inspections and Fire Chief Jeff Carman has assured Lafayette residents that all mandated residential occupancy inspections will ...By Nick Marnell
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Trick-or-Treat Street at Fiesta Square
...Pippa Fisher
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Ob-la-di, ob-la-da ... Town Hall celebrates 50 years since Beatles' White Album release
This year marks another notable 50th anniversary - in the same year that Lafayette became a city, a Liverpudlian band of some fame released The White Album. And Lafayette's Town Hall Theatre will be celebrating that release in authentic Beatles-style on Nov. 2 and 3 ...By Pippa Fisher
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA