Day Trippin'
If mention of the Presidio brings to mind images of dilapidated bunkers and deserted barracks, you likely haven't seen the reincarnation of the former military grounds. The U.S. Army Post that operated from 1846 to 1994, encompassing 2.3 square miles of some of the ...By Fran Miller
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They're Coming to Get You, Barbra!
It is one of the most memorable lines in Hollywood cinema that changed the film industry in 1968. The film was a low-budget horror film, produced for $60,000, entitled "Night of the Living Dead" and at the time, it was the scariest movie ever made as it introduced the ...By Derek Zemrak
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Lamorinda Iron Chefs Take Top Prize at California State Fair
Senior members of the Lamorinda 4-H Club traveled to Sacramento to compete in the 4-H Cooking Throwdown at the California State Fair. Members Anthony Cannon, Sarah Manning and Sophia Collins were tasked with preparing a three-course meal in under an hour using no ...Submitted by Kieran Manning
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Bringing Smiles to the Faces of Seniors
Donna, an avid Denver Broncos fan, wished to go to a game and meet the players. She did. Neil wanted to go fishing one more time. He did - and caught four catfish! Rudy, a train enthusiast, wanted to see his daughter in San Diego. Amtrak took him there. Frances, who ...By Diane Claytor
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Support Still Strong for ALS Awareness
Remember the ALS Ice Bucket Challenge last summer? Your Facebook feed was probably filled with videos of friends and celebrities pledging their support in the battle against ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), then pouring a bucket of ice water over their heads. In ...By Daniel Smith
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Youth Theater Camp Prepares Full Musical Within Three Weeks
Enter the studio of Lamorinda Theatre Academy near La Fiesta Square in Lafayette any day this week between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m., and you'll be greeted with the sights and sounds of the 1920s, or at least the stage version.
 By Clare Varellas
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Saint Mary's to Host California Teachers Summit
"With Common Core, the big goal is to prepare students to be college and career ready," said Adam Clark, assistant superintendent for the Liberty Union High School District. "Before we can make them ready, though, we have an obligation to teach our students [certain] ...By A.K. Carroll
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Saigon to the San Francisco Bay
Moraga resident Phuong Tran's life has flowered in two countries. Tran (whose name means flower) and her family once led what she called an "easy life" in Saigon. With a banker for a father and a nurse for a mother, the family of three sisters and five brothers could ...By Cathy Dausman
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Sold-Out Author Event Spreads Excitement for Rotary Regatta, Scheduled Aug. 22
Every rower knows the drill: catch, drive, release, recovery; catch, drive, release, recovery. And athletes like those in Dan Brown's "The Boys in the Boat," the award-winning book published in 2013 that captured the drama of nine American young men who stunned the ...By Lou Fancher
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Campo Troops Rally to Repair to Garden
A stealthy nighttime melee caused by vandals at the school garden at Campolindo High School inspired some dedicated students to pull out their cell phones and summon help to repair benches, signs, plants and more this month.
By Chris Lavin
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Looking for Life at Leuschner
Many Moraga residents can easily point out the Saint Mary's College hillside observatory. But like a distant star nearly invisible to the naked eye, another observatory sits largely unnoticed among the hills of Lafayette - the Leuschner Observatory that belongs to UC ...By Cathy Dausman
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Helping Others is in Firefighters' Blood
For firefighter Daniel Andrade, donating his blood stem cells to an anonymous patient was not much different from his standard job procedure.
"It's just like running a call," said the ...By Nick Marnell
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Protecting The Wild Things at Wilder
With civilization encroaching on lots of land throughout Lamorinda, it's no surprise that a protected band of cliff swallows has taken up residence at the sports complex in the Wilder housing development in Orinda, seeking out their personal territory. They are living ...By Chris Lavin
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Day Trippin'
Lamorinda fans of the HBO hit television series "Silicon Valley" know that the show's humor is derived from the 'truth is stranger than fiction' school of comedy. Hoodie-wearing 'Pied Piper' doppelgangers can be found in any Palo Alto restaurant and caf‚, as can the ...By Fran Miller
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'Minions'
Yes, those single-celled organisms that look like yellow Tic Tacs in blue jean overalls from the blockbuster film franchise "Despicable Me" have their own movie. We all saw this coming when the first "Despicable Me" grossed $251 million at the box office and ...By Derek Zemrak
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA