Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Sports Plug
Pity the lowly fire hydrant - a bland, stubby affair resembling R2D2's distant, poor cousin. We barely give it a glance. But add a splash of paint, and suddenly it becomes a canvas for a bold sports statement. One Lamorinda fire hydrant has worn at least three coats ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
'On Looking' Opens Eyes to Local Writer's (and Walker's) World
Oh, to walk! As a freelance writer who abhors sitting, there's nothing better than a quick stride out the door and 20 minutes in the Lamorinda outdoors. When deadlines loom, even a run on a treadmill miraculously supplies an ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Acalanes Student Creates Own Jewelry Line
Siena Kuan's head is filled with a world of whimsical bright objects inspired by Asian pop culture - cute little pandas, colorful giggly worms, Chinese peaches that look like little pink hearts with green leaves. The 15-year-old Acalanes student turned an early ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Saint Mary's College Museum of Art Mounts Mesmerizing Chihuly Display
There are artists and then there are artists. Dale Chihuly is the latter - the kind of innovator whose work stops you in your gallery browsing tracks and leaves you standing nonplussed at curious combinations of texture and tone. Lauded as "bold, complex, fiercely ...By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, July 16, 2014
Local Little Angler Lands First Fish
With the Lafayette Reservoir stocked with trout and catfish, not only is this gem of Lamorinda a great place to walk and hang out, but also a great place to fish. Unfortunately as many fisher-people know - even with the best of intentions, a favorite fishing pole, and ...By Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Bestselling Author Discusses Book about the Botany of Booze at Lafayette Library
Every fruit on the planet, every seed, nut, flower, tree, shrub and fungi - no matter the taste - has been harvested, fermented, brewed and turned into alcohol. The pursuit of great and sometimes dangerous drinks has led to fabulous fun and fatal folly ever since ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Family Focus
There's an old Far Side cartoon by Gary Larson that shows a man giving verbal commands to his dog. The next panel shows what the dog actually hears: "Blah blah Ginger, blah blah blah Ginger . . ."
 By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
THE APP RAP
App: Hello Vino by Hello Vino, Inc.
For: iPhones and Android phones
Price: Free
 By Alex Pawlakos
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Book Club Welcomes Budding Author
A Lafayette book club welcomed budding author Karen Lynch, who wrote "Good Cop, Bad Daughter," to a recent luncheon. The book is a memoir of Lynch's childhood growing up with a bipolar mother in San Francisco in the '60s and '70s. "In 1980 she joined the San ...
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Lamorinda's Specialties of the House
As the workday draws to a close, the evening just begins. And with longer days and warmer nights, the outdoors beckon for a little extra attention, even during dinner. From specialty cocktails and jazz-inspired wine tastings to heirloom tomato salad and sustainable ...By Amanda Kuehn
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
OIS Student Earns License Early
Cameron Nielsen, 12, is barely out of seventh grade and already has his license - an amateur radio license, that is, with a personal call sign of K-K-6-M-V-U.
Cameron was by far the ...By Cathy Dausman
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Miramonte Public Speaking Wins Top 10 in the Nation!
While many high school students enjoyed their first swims of the summer, Miramonte public speaking teacher and head coach Kristen Plant flew with 10 of her top competitors to the 84th annual National Speech and Debate Association National Tournament in Overland Park, ...Submitted by Cecelia Andrews
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Two Lamorinda Residents Part of 'Les Miserables' Cast at Woodminster
Lafayette resident Ginnie Menezes and Orinda resident Lauren Bond will join a cast of over 40 in the production of "Les Mis‚rables" at Oakland's Woodminster Amphitheater, an open-air performance facility in Oakland's Joaquin Miller Park, located at 3300 Joaquin Miller ...Submitted by Kathy Kahn
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
Moraga Library 'Artist of the Month' Captures Local Harmony and Balance
The Moraga Public Library will feature "Luminous Landscapes - Intercepting Light," a solo landscape photography show by Wenda Pyman, a longtime Moraga Art Gallery member, through July 30 during library hours.
Submitted by Wenda Pyman
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| Wednesday, July 02, 2014
2014 Poul Anderson Writing Contest Winners Announced
The Friends of the Orinda Library recently ...Submitted by Robin Jones
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