It Can Happen in Lamorinda
D'Anne Burwell noticed her son's slipping grades, his weight loss. But when his best friend told her that her son had a problem, the news shattered the dream life Burwell had imagined for her family. She finally confronted her 19-year-old over his OxyContin ...By Nick Marnell
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Local Residents Instrumental in Supporting Marching Band
Colleen and John McCormick know a thing or two about marching bands. They met as members of the Cal marching band and have two children who have enjoyed music and have also played in their college marching bands. As owners of Lamorinda Music on Lafayette Circle, they ...By Cathy Tyson
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Lamorinda Now a Name of Viticultural Significance
After years of gathering data to demonstrate to the Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau that Lamorinda is indeed a distinctive region, local winegrowers were celebrating Feb. 24 after the TTB established the 29,369 acres of Lamorinda as an American Viticultural ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wine, Appetizers, Lecture and Movie
The Vincent Price evening of celebration is scheduled for Friday, Feb. 26 at Cine Cuv‚e, Orinda Theatre Square's new wine lounge adjacent to the theater. The event starts at 7 p.m. with wine tasting from the Vincent Price Signature Collection and appetizers from his ...By Derek Zemrak
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The Four Must Dos on Campus Visits
Among the most exciting parts of the college search, and certainly one of the most important, is the campus visit. There is no better way to find out if a college is the best fit for you than to register for an information session and arrange a campus tour. Today's ...By Elizabeth LaScala
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The Chabad House of Lamorinda Helps Locals Explore Their Jewish Identity
A new community center in Lafayette, steeped in the Jewish tradition, aims to provide educational and outreach activities for people of all ages with Jewish roots. Rabbi Yisroel Labkowski, who recently opened the Chabad House, follows the words of the founder of the ...By Sophie Braccini
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Acalanes Presents 'The Drowsy Chaperone' March 3-5
Acalanes High School's spring production of "The Drowsy Chaperone" - a Tony award-winning farcical play within a comedy by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison - is sure to delight. The "Man in the Chair" is your guide as you navigate his favorite musical from the '20s: ...Submitted by Mandy Chivers
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Lafayette Resident, Colleen Starrett, Turns 99
Colleen Starrett turned 99 on Feb. 17. Born of Sicilian immigrants in 1917 in Forth Wayne, Ind., Colleen, along with her two brothers and one sister, were raised in San Francisco where she went to elementary schools throughout San Francisco and attended Mission High ...
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Free French Film Festival Offered at SMC Through March 12
Some of the perks of having a college in your midst are the cultural activities offered: plays, concerts, conferences, exhibitions Ð and festivals. Now in its fourth year, the French film festival, which opened last week with the free showing of ÒHiroshima Mon AmourÓ ...By Sophie Braccini
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'Angels In America, Part Two'
Following last year's stellar production of "Angels in America: Millennium Approaches," which landed Town Hall Theatre Company seven Shellie Awards, including Outstanding Production of the Year, THT once again pushes the envelop with part two, "Angels In America: ...By Sophie Braccini
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Orinda Becomes Comedy Central on March 4
Everyone's heard that old saying: laughter is the best medicine. If that is, indeed, true, the Lamorinda community has the opportunity to greatly improve their health next month. That can be done by attending "A Night of Comedy," the Orinda Chamber of Commerce's very ...By Diane Claytor
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Orinda Vet Receives Highest French Military Honor
Most people, as they enjoy their golden years, likely believe that their major accomplishments are behind them. But longtime Orinda resident Patrick Byrne is not like most people.
At 91, ...By Diane Claytor
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Campolindo Robotics Team Sends Designs to International Space Station
Recently, millennials have taken up a new name for themselves within the scientific community: Generation Mars. With exciting new developments such as zero gravity 3D printers, scientists have reason to look hopefully toward the future of space exploration and ...By Zoe Portnoff
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Model T Ride Drives Centenarian's Surprise
When Saul Bashin turned 100 Feb. 20, his life had come full circle, and what a ride it has been. The newly minted centenarian was back in the seat of a Ford Model T, much like the one he first learned to drive at age 12 in 1928. But the story gets better, because ...By Cathy Dausman
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'Hail, Caesar!'
The Coen brothers are back with their latest movie, "Hail, Caesar!" Joel and Ethan Coen have brought audiences many great films over the years, including but not limited to, "No Country for Old Men," which won four Oscars, including Best Picture in 2008, "The Big ...By Derek Zemrak
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