Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Debut of Downtown City Dog Party
Lafayette is going to the dogs. In what promises to be a howling-good Saturday to remember, for the first time ever, Lafayette is holding a party celebrating canines - from mutts to purebreds at Dogtown Downtown. The tail wagging and festive events for well-behaved ...By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Pride, Propaganda and Redemption
"Falsehood is a recognized and extremely useful weapon in warfare, and every country uses it quite deliberately to deceive its own people, to attract neutrals, and to mislead the enemy. The ignorant and innocent masses in each country are unaware at the time that they ...By Laurie Snyder
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Learning Ways to Get Organic Food Direct From the Farm to Your Doorstep
Lamorinda residents interested in learning ways to access affordable locally grown organic seasonal produce can meet with local farmers and representatives, and share experiences with community members at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 10 as part of a Sustainable Lafayette ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Zippity Do It!
Fourteen Stanley Middle School student groups recently had fun not getting to the point. Rube Goldberg Machines are never designed to be quick. Students sported T-shirts proclaiming "I don't do simple" and invented machines, using an assortment of items - bells, ...By Cathy Dausman
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
A Quest for a Healthy World
Ask parents the world over what they wish for their children and the simple answer is bound to include health. Lafayette's Dr. Daniel Robbins has spent his career working to grant that wish both locally and on a more global level.
 By Diane Claytor
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Grace and Passion
"We absolutely heard it; we turned and looked, and there was a puff of smoke." Showering spectators with carpenter nails and ball bearings, a pair of homemade pressure cooker bombs rocked Boylston Street on April 15 at 2:49 p.m. Eastern time - just 50 minutes after ...By Laurie Snyder
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Wednesday, April 09, 2014
Time for Planting
Plant sales like this one at the Moraga Gardens Farm last weekend have been popping up throughout Lamorinda as residents prep gardens and yards for spring planting. While understanding how plants and trees grow in different light and various temperatures is one of the ...
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
LYNN'S TOP FIVE: Taxes 2014 - Plan now for confidence later!
A rainy weekend - perfect time to get those taxes done, right? Wait - not so fast! As I'm writing this the IRS is just now finishing the instructions for a couple of new forms. So the tax software companies are just now updating and testing their software. They ...By Lynn Ballou
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
'Muppets Most Wanted'
Thus far 2014 looks like the year for kids' films: "Lego," which broke box office numbers, then "Mr. Sherman & Peabody" and now Hollywood has released "Muppets Most Wanted."
The previous ...By Derek Zemrak
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
SMC Spring Production Opens April 2
Saint Mary's College student actors, Samantha Ricci and Michael Kuzmack, rehearse for the upcoming Performing Arts Department spring production "ANTIGONE(S)" which will show at 8 p.m. April 2-5, and at 2 p.m. April 6 at LeFevre Theatre. This winner of the New York ...Submitted by Sharon Cahill
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
'This Life'Some must die, so others can live
It is not by chance that Anne Grethe Bjarup Riis' movie, "This Life," was a big success in Denmark, its country of origin. The director shows a piece of that country's history at a time when the younger generation is asking questions and wants to understand what ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
'Orinda Idol' Soloist Leaps into National Spotlight
Orinda resident Isabelle Johannessen began singing when she was just a baby. "I would sit in my car seat and hold 'Ahhhh...' for as long as I could," the Oakland School for the Arts senior remembers. And she hasn't stopped singing since.
 Submitted by Margaret Huang
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Lafayette Youth Arts Society Contest Showcases Artistic Talents
More than 100 eager middle school students stormed the Lafayette Youth Arts Society website March 15, hoping to see their names listed as winners of the 1st Annual Writing and Photography Contest. The contest, run entirely by two Lafayette teens, Linnae Johansson and ...Submitted by Uma Unni
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
As Seen in Lamorinda ... New Blooms Celebrate Spring
March 20 marked the first day of spring. Chalk it up to last month's rain, organic fertilizer and a sunny Moraga slope, these Chihuly roses are early bloomers in Moraga. The variety is named after famous, colorful and prolific glass artist Dale Chihuly. Their subtle ...By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, March 26, 2014
Food for Thought: 'Gulp'
Warning: Do not attempt to eat while reading "Gulp" - you might end up choking back laughter. Mary Roach's latest book, the current Lamorinda Reads selection, is an in-one-end and out-the-other digestive system 'tour de farce' for the layman.
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA