East Bay Donation Station connects volunters with those in need of help
Winston Churchill once said, "We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give." Moraga's Leah Riggins is doing what she can to help Lamorindans "make a life."
 By Diane Claytor
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A new chapter for Orinda yoga instructor
As a yoga instructor and practitioner of the exercise that combines meditation and movement for overall health, Dana Dowell wanted to share the yoga philosophy with children. She sees yoga as a way to help children, to give back to the community, and this is her ...By Kara Navolio
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Moraga man is Grammy nominee once again
Musical lightning strikes twice, as Moraga native Alan Ferber earned his second Grammy nomination, this time for Best Instrumental Composition for "Flow."
To say Ferber plays saxophone ...By Cathy Dausman
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An artistic treasure hunt 'R-evol-ution'
Deborah Rhee admits to recently "feeling stuck" artistically. The Lafayette abstract painter (www.deborahrhee.com/blog/the-beat-goes-on-now-hanging-at-jennifer-perlmutter-gallery) had noted the apprehensive mood of many of her fellow Californians following November's ...By Cathy Dausman
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Falling trees threaten Lamorinda residents
A spate of falling trees in Lamorinda over the past month caused extensive damage and raised concern over future harm from overwrought trees.
A eucalyptus fell on Lafayette Circle, ...By John T. Miller
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Orinda's Travelling Epicurean
Imagine a vacation where you bask in the sights, scents and colors of a foreign farmers' market, visit the local butcher or cheese maker, taste regional wines, hunt for truffles with dogs in tow and learn the secrets of cooking local fare, all in a faraway destination, ...By Susie Iventosch
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Discover 'A Brand New Testament' During the International Film Showcase
You may not have known it, but God has been living in Bruxelles, Belgium, since... well... forever! This is at least according to this new irreverent movie, "A Brand New Testament," and he is not the benevolent fatherly figure you might have imagined. In this funny, ...By Sophie Braccini
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Film Clips
Free Movie Night -7 p.m. Feb. 9, Orinda
Theatre
In keeping with our FREE Classic Movie Night tradition, ...By Derek Zemrak
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How Do Colleges Evaluate Applicants?
There are many factors that play a role in successful college admissions, and sometimes the decisions of admission officers are puzzling. One student with a very strong academic record may be turned down, while a classmate with less impressive grades is accepted. This ...By Elizabeth LaScala
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Progressive Groups Organize in Lamorinda
The outcome of the presidential election has ...By Sophie Braccini
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Gold Coast Chamber Players Perform 'Intermezzo' in Lafayette
The Gold Coast Chamber Players will ring in the new year at a winter concert Jan. 27 entitled "Intermezzo."
The performance will include pieces by Gustav Mahler, Max Bruch, Charles ...Submitted by Pamela Freund-Striplin
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Moraga Education Foundation Celebrates 35 Years of Unwavering Community Support
It took some vision and creativity for a group of 15 Moraga residents 35 years ago to form the Moraga Education Foundation. Their goal was to supplement declining funding for schools. MEF started with a modest goal for their first campaign - $50,000.
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Marching for Equality
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TeenWrites
It is early December and my best friend has been rejected from Bowdoin. She speaks of a recent hook up, of her bad luck; we get cheap Indian food on Shattuck Avenue in Berkeley and I console her, recognizing in response to her decision the same numbness through which I ...By Alexandra Reinecke
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Orinda Resident Celebrates 106th Birthday
"I shouldn't be here," Ruth Evans confided quietly to granddaughter Aimee Padden, just moments before the Orinda birthday party held in her honor. Neither should her hair be so freshly styled, her nails newly manicured, and her skin so perpetually soft and wrinkle ...By Cathy Dausman
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA