Looking Good in Lamorinda
Thanks to the unseasonably warm weather, my spring wardrobe has been in rotation since January and it's starting to feel a bit dull. I say, time for a fashion refresh. How about you?
 By Moya Stone
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Lamorinda Summer Camp Guide 2015
CREATIVE ARTS/THEATRE/MUSIC
Academy of Language and Music Arts/ ALMA
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Family Focus
As adults we try to learn as much as we can about our computers, smartphones, tablets, televisions and sound systems in order to be able to use them effectively. Many of us attempt to learn a new language, or a skill such as carpentry, golf or bridge. These learning ...By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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One Week Showing of 'The Miracle of Bern' in Orinda
A very positive and emotional film, "The Miracle of Bern (Das Wunder von Bern)" by director S”nke Wortmann, which opens April 17 at the Orinda Theatre, is set in 1954 Germany - a country still very much affected by World War II. It is a tale of redemption and rebirth. ...By Sophie Braccini
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Andy Warhol Exhibit at SMC Museum of Art
The face of Marilyn Monroe. A can of Campbell's soup. A single image reproduced in negative, utilizing striking strokes and colors. These are but a few of the iconic signs of Andy Warhol, a leading figure in the pop art movement whose work is as singular as it is ...By A.K. Carroll
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A Resurgence of Vinyl Brings Young and 'Less Young' Collectors Together
Packrats, rejoice! While everyone else on your street started cleaning out their collection of vinyl LP records years ago, you hung on to yours - not out of sentimentality, of course, but out of sheer market shrewdness. You knew that vinyl records would eventually go ...By Uma Unni
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From Three Floors Down
In 1997, Amy Morosini "fell" from the window of a third-floor apartment in San Francisco. She may have been pushed out by her then boyfriend. The only thing police could come up with for their report was "suspicious circumstances." Amy herself couldn't help much ...By Chris Lavin
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County Animal Services in Transition
One by one the women walked to the dais. Each woman, an animal rights advocate or a volunteer at the Martinez animal shelter, lashed out at the Board of Supervisors over the performance and the direction of the Contra Costa County Animal Services Department. They ...By Nick Marnell
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Springtime on the Suburban Ranch
On a warm Saturday morning, while many Lamorindans were out enjoying the sunshine, four recently-born calves on the Sperry Ranch were perhaps not as happy. They were being branded, which is done for both identification and as a theft deterrent. According to Susan ...By Diane Claytor
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M-O-R-A-G-A Well-Represented at County Spelling Bee
Moraga schools held spelling bees over the past two months and four students were named as the top spellers after several grueling rounds of correctly spelling words that most adults would have difficulty spelling.
Submitted by Shirley DeFrancisci
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Lynn's Top Five
This month the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards has posted a lot of really helpful free information revolving around the theme of where to retire. This is a very timely topic in our community, and in my offices we spend quite a bit of time with clients ...By Lynn Ballou, CFP(r)
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Documentary Screening Brings Baha'i Institute for Higher Education into Focus
Approximately 80 people attended the Lafayette Library screening March 13 of journalist Maziar Bahari's new documentary, "To Light a Candle" - a film about Iran's Baha'is and their commitment to spreading knowledge. A panel discussion following the film included ...Submitted by Chris Palmer
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Miramonte Vandalism May Be Related to Moraga Incidents
Vandalism to schools and other public places is not a common occurrence in Lamorinda, but this month turned out to be a bit of an exception. Twenty windows were broken at Orinda's Miramonte High School on three different nights between March 7 and March 14, while some ...By Chris Lavin
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Moraga Mediator Making Peace in the Community
On any given weekday, you may find six people - two couples who live next to each other and two mediators from the Center for Human Development - sitting around an oval table in a quiet room. One of the six just might be Larry Beans of Moraga, a seasoned mediator who ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda's Specialties of the House
Nothing says Easter like a beautiful plate of eggs - scrambled, fried, or however you take them. Spring has officially sprung, and we're celebrating with one of Lamorinda's favorite weekend pastimes: brunch. Whether it's an early-morning omelette, a midday frittata or ...By A.K. Carroll
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA