Published on September 27th, 2023
Campolindo student works to protect seniors
When Moraga's Matthew Sugiyama learned what happened to his beloved grandmother, he, like everyone else in his family, was both devastated and very angry. How could something like this happen, wondered the 16-year-old Campolindo junior.
 By Diane Claytor
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Published on September 27th, 2023
Postcard-perfect start for festival fun in Lamorinda
Tens of thousands of people from Lamorinda and beyond filled the streets of Lafayette this past postcard-perfect weekend for the city's ever-growing annual Art & Wine Festival, always a regional favorite that has grown ever more popular in the last two years.
By Jeff Heyman
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Published on September 13th, 2023
Reliving our experiences in nature
As we move from summer to fall, we can remember all of our special connections in nature - maybe it was a hike on your favorite trail, along your local creek, a visit to the mountains or the ocean or just sitting in your backyard enjoying watching the birds and other ...By Toris Jaeger
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Published on September 13th, 2023
Temple Isaiah hosts JCRC 'Here I Am' initiative to unite against antisemitism
Following a growing trend nationwide of antisemitism attacks by swatting, hate speech, and hate crimes to members within this marginalized community, Temple Isaiah on Aug. 25 hosted the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) "Here I Am: Communities United Against ...Submitted by Rebecca Norton
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Published on September 13th, 2023
International film in Orinda: 'The Eight Mountains' a touching fresco of two interwoven lives
Between two boys, growing into maturity and adulthood, the long path of their intertwined destinies unfolds in "The Eight Mountains," a lyric Italian movie opening in Orinda on Sept. 15.
 By Sophie Braccini
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Published on September 13th, 2023
The art of birdwatching highlighted in book of poetry
In 2020, as the world learned to adjust to the COVID-19 lockdown, wild bird seed suddenly began to disappear off pet shop shelves, while sales of birdbaths and hummingbird feeders almost doubled. The rest of the world had discovered what Jim Roethe, longtime member of ...By Alison Burns
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Published on September 13th, 2023
Acalanes alum wins award at Cannes Film Festival
As Jack Lattin approached the end of his four years at Acalanes High School, he faced the dilemma that most graduating high schoolers do: what's next?
A self-described math and science ...By Diane Claytor
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Published on August 30th, 2023
Is there a future doctor in the house?
One of the most critical decisions you can make as a high school student is selecting the college that will best support your goals. If you have your eye on becoming a doctor, knowing what medical schools look for will help guide this decision.
 By Elizabeth LaScala
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Published on August 30th, 2023
Singer brings cabaret show to the first place she experienced live theatre
When Laurie Roldan, a singer and mom approaching her late 50s, prepared to become an empty nester as her daughters headed off to college, she took stock on what her next chapter should look like and what kind of legacy she'd like to leave behind in the world. "I've ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on August 30th, 2023
Audience at sold-out Historical Society event learns about local Native American sites
Many Lamorinda residents are aware that Saklan Indians once inhabited the region as part of a larger nation known as the Bay Miwok. However, few are aware as to the extent these tribes, and many others, lived in this area surrounding what we know today as Mount ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on August 30th, 2023
Lamorinda Idol Finals come to a close in climactic fashion
An amazing array of performers graced the Orinda Theatre on Aug. 20 to participate in the much anticipated annual Lamorinda Idol Finals.
"All of our Finalists rose to new heights and ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on August 30th, 2023
Classic Car Show features massive 'Land Yachts' that focus on 'smiles per gallon'
It's time to "show up and show off" - which is how the invitation to Orinda's Classic Car Show was worded when vintage car owners were invited to display their cherished vehicles at Orinda's upcoming 19th Annual Classic Car Show, at and around Orinda Motors from 10 ...By Alison Burns
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Published on August 16th, 2023
Brook Street resident revitalizes neighborhood gathering after a pandemic hiatus
Those who live on Brook Street, play at the Brook Street Park or travel up and down Brook Street on the way to school or while partaking in a downtown stroll, have likely crossed paths with 80-year-old Margaret Szabo. And those who've chatted with her, showed kindness ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on August 16th, 2023
'Between Two Worlds' - a moving French film in Orinda
Beyond the shock effect of a close-to-documentary film about those at the bottom of the social order, the French film "Between Two Worlds" talks about the impossibility of differing social classes to really connect. It also questions the possibility of lying without ...By Sophie Braccini
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Published on August 16th, 2023
Orinda Books hosts Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Richard Klugar, Aug. 26
If waging war is a dangerous, strategic, ultimately violent enterprise, endeavoring to resist an enemy force without violence is equally perilous. The latter involves supreme and shrewd calibrations of risk versus reward and often, sacrifices that mean no clear ...By Lou Fancher
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA