Wednesday, July 07, 2010
July 4th in Lamorinda
Photos Ohlen Alexander (OA), Jay Ingram (JI), Andy Scheck (AS)
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Maladora Blooms
The U.C. Berkeley Botanical Garden houses a multitude of treasures, including Maladora, an Amorphophallus titanium, more commonly known as a titan arum or "corpse flower." The titan arum blooms only for a day or two once every few years; it took 15 years for Maladora ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Tick-Borne Disease
Tick-borne infectious diseases have become better known in North America in the past 20 years. Tick-borne diseases can affect dogs and cats, and often can serve as public health awareness for human disease as well. This can be a complicated topic since multiple ...By Mona Miller, DVM
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Lafayette Family Works for Donor Awareness
Remember when you first got your driver license and checked the box certifying that you are willing to be an organ donor? My first reaction was a dull headache and a slight churning in the stomach as I considered the notion. After some thought I realized my liver, ...By Angela LaScala-Gruenewald
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Cal Shakes' Inside Scoop - Mrs. Warren's Profession
The California Shakespeare Theater's (Cal Shakes) introduction to playwright George Bernard Shaw's Mrs. Warren's Profession was a chatty, saucy discussion of a serious subject. Held in the Orinda Library auditorium, the Inside Scoop discussion was history lesson, ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010
New Rheem Theatre Takes its First Step
A cornucopia of enthusiastic supporters filled the New Rheem Theater for its grand re-opening as individuals of all ages laughed, munched and greeted friends in a festive community atmosphere.
By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, July 07, 2010
Funds Established to Help Families of Electrocution Victims
It was business as usual at the Orinda Farmers' Market on last weekend's beautiful summer Saturday, but many have not forgotten the events of early June when a pair of window washers were severely injured after their cherry-picker struck a high voltage power line near ...
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Summer in Lamorinda
Summer in Lamorinda
(Events compiled by Sophie Braccini, Andrea Firth and Cathy Tyson)
![]() Events compiled by Sophie Braccini, Andrea Firth and Cathy Tyson
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Dante's Ts
It is not hard for Dante Marchitello to drive a 1920's Model T; it just takes practice to get used to the four pedals (one for the gas throttle, added by Marchitello) that function quite differently from modern car. For more than 20 years now, the Moraga resident has ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Molly Kruse: Into the Woods and On Her Way
"My first memory was my mom's CD of Les Miserable. I listened to that constantly. In third grade, I'd lock myself in my room for 3 hours, playing it over and over. I knew that was what I wanted to do."
By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010
A Festive Opening for Cal Shakes
Opening Night at Cal Shakes was a five hour, two-act party. Starting early, at 6 p.m., Artistic Director Jonathan Moscone and Managing Director Susie Falk shared master of ceremony duties. Their brief, sincere thank you speeches preceded glowing introductions of ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, June 23, 2010
Shumba Marimba to Perform in Support of Trust in Education
Budd MacKenzie's passion periodically takes him to Afghanistan to help children and their families through his non-profit 'Trust in Education;' and it leads him to meet very diverse people from far and near who want to support his cause. On June 26th, at 1:00 p.m. at ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
When War Hurts, at Home
Michael Cadwell served four times in Iraq and survived. The trouble is, he brought his terrifying Marine Corps and private security memories back with him. And what's worse, in an ironic, but typical Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) pattern, the nightmarish ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
Proof: Mirth, Mystery, Madness and Math
To those of us who are not geniuses, the flirtatious dance between mental instability and brilliance is a far frontier. Still, even for the reasonable and down to earth amongst us, there is a fascination about the extreme regions an exceptional mind can reach. The ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, June 09, 2010
"The Jay and Charley Show" Fundraising in a tough economy
On May 13th Jay Lifson, Executive Director ...By Sophie Braccini
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