Community celebrates Painted Rock's grand opening
With the installation of a new crosswalk at Rheem Boulevard and Chalda Way, which leads to the main trailhead taking hikers up to a 360-degree view of Moraga and beyond at Painted…
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Lafayette Chamber to host back-to-back Halloween events for kids and adults
Families will take over downtown Lafayette Friday, Oct. 24, for the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce's annual Trick-or-Treat Street event to kick off the scary season. Started more…
Lafayette mayor discusses housing initiatives at annual LHC meeting
Lafayette Mayor Susan Candell joined the Lafayette Homeowners Council at its annual meeting on Oct. 7 to discuss housing development in the community. She began by thanking…
Future Lafayette Helopod site to help get upper hand on wildfires
Accessible water resources are key to effective wildfire responses, and a Lafayette site near Acalanes High School and Highway 24 is where the Contra Costa County Fire Protection…
Town Council considers regulation of food trucks
Residents may have noticed that recently food trucks have been parked and doing business on streets such as Moraga Road or Rheem Boulevard. At this point, the Moraga Municipal…
New banners decorate Moraga’s skyline
Last year’s banners announcing Moraga’s 50th Anniversary of Incorporation added a decorative touch to the Town’s roadways and intersections. The new banners pay…
Moraga Historical Society celebrates 60th anniversary in style
Being in the “business” of history, the Moraga Historical Society can claim its place in that category with a milestone 60th anniversary. A fun-filled celebration was…
Friends of the Orinda Nature Area offer workshop at Orinda Library
The Friends of the Orinda Nature Area hosted a public workshop at the Orinda Library on Oct. 11, filling the Gallery Room with science and nature interactive exhibits for…
Orinda Community Foundation names Orinda Citizen, Volunteer of the Year
The Orinda Community Foundation has chosen artist Maggie Boscoe as Orinda Citizen of the Year for 2025. The OCF also named Carlos Baltodano as Volunteer of the year, 2025. …
Earthquake drill starts with a real one for The Great Shakeout
As Orinda emergency responders and volunteers gathered on Oct. 16 at Orinda City Hall preparing for the annual Great Shakeout drill, they were rocked by an actual earthquake.…
IDHABY (I don’t have a back yard) Lamorindans weigh in on housing discussion
While YIMBYs (yes in my back yard) and NIMBYs (not in my backyard) debate the ways to address housing in communities like Lafayette, Lamornindans like Jessa Alberto, Hugo Perez…
Antiquing can be a haunting experience
A common misconception with regards to a haunting is that the experience takes place within a facility such as a house, school, hospital, or any other type of structure. Not…
Roasted Pumpkin Tacos, a delish dish for fall
It’s October, and to me, that means one thing – pumpkins! From families roaming the pumpkin patch in search of the perfect carving pumpkins to miniature pumpkins…
Lamorinda Water Polo teams setting standards of excellence
ACALANES With a 16-2 record and ranked second nationally, Acalanes girls water polo head coach Misha Buchel still keeps things in perspective: “Being ranked…
Success throughout Lamorinda Volleyball
CAMPOLINDO Even with a final record of 29-10 last season, there was something lacking in the performance of the Campolindo team. With a 23-6 record so far this…
Fall into autumn
“Delicious autumn! My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird, I would fly about the earth seeking the successive autumns.” - George Elliot …
The Real Estate Quarter in Review
The third quarter of 2025 showed consistency in the volume of closings on the residential side of Lamorinda real estate. The recent softening of interest rates did not help…
MOFD observes Fire Prevention Week with open house and social media posts
On Saturday, Oct. 11, Moraga-Orinda Fire District Station 41 held its annual open house and pancake breakfast – nearly six years to the day since residents of Moraga's…