The skinny on getting ‘skinny’
If losing weight were simply about eating less, most people wouldn’t be stuck losing the same pounds over and over again. They wouldn’t feel like their body is working against…
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Campo student writes children’s book to benefit Jelly’s Place Animal Rescue
For her Girl Scout Gold Award, Campolindo junior Eloise Gafni wrote and published a children’s book supporting Jelly’s Place Animal Rescue. Her book, “Vinny Was a Good…
Two local Library events on Valentine’s Day
This year’s Lunar New Year performance will feature a martial arts demonstration and lion dance by Tomizaki's Champions Kung Fu Institute to welcome in the Year of the Horse…
‘The coolest times of your life’ – Lamorinda college students reflect on traveling abroad
Ordering food in a foreign language. Navigating unfamiliar streets. Living thousands of miles from home. For three Lamorinda high school graduates, studying abroad transformed…
‘Mary Me’ - a twist on V-Day
Valentine’s Day is not a rosy time of the year for everyone. For those who are on a quest to find love but have so far fallen short, for those who’ve recently experienced…
Academy Cadet awarded post-graduate Marshall Scholarship
U.S. Air Force Academy Cadet 1st Class Mark Tang, Class of 2026, has been awarded the highly competitive Marshall Scholarship. Upon his graduation this May, Tang will…
Protestors gather at Lafayette Crosses on Jan. 6
Approximately 150 local protesters on Jan. 6 took to the streets of Lafayette to remember the Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection in Washington, D.C., to say 'no' to war, kings, autocracy…
‘An Officer and a Spy’ – a historical thriller about prejudice, injustice and courage
At the end of the 19th century, the French intelligence services learn that their current enemy, Germany, is being fed military intelligence from within their upper ranks. A quick…
Liminal Dance Labs opens in Lafayette
Liminal Dance Labs is Lamorinda’s newest dance studio, offering the chance for dancers to train for and participate in dance competitions. But perhaps what makes Liminal even…
Lamorinda faith, service communities show unyielding commitment to Winter Nights
Strengthened by its collaboration with the Central Contra Costa County faith community and various community organizations, Winter Nights is the embodiment of the old adage…
MHS junior spearheads schoolwide toy drive for Winter Nights children
Noah Thaler, a junior at Miramonte High School in Orinda and president of the school's Jewish Student Union, collaborated with the Christian F.A.I.T.H club and Muslim Student…
Author Terry Healey will be at January Sweet Thursday event
“The Resilience Mindset” by Terry Healey is about how adversity can strengthen us as individuals, as leaders and as teams by helping us learn how to build resilience, improve…
SMC students break plates to release finals week stress
Saint Mary’s College held a three-hour evening event for students intended to relieve the stress of finals week. Advertised as “Break a Plate and blow off some finals…
81-year-old still mentors Mah Jongg students in Lafayette
When teacher Alice Stern says that she grew up “hearing” Mah Jongg, everyone whose mom had a weekly game knows exactly what she means – the soothing clack of Mah Jongg tiles…
Expert makeup tips for the holidays
It’s that special time again for celebrations, the hosting of parties, making memories and enjoying the magic of the holiday season. Here are a few secrets for keeping your skin…
Accessorize for the holidays
Stacking jewelry is having a moment. It’s a ‘the more the merrier’ situation for pendants, bracelets, and rings. When it comes to stacking, Irene Chen, handbag designer and…
Hugs for Harry is saving senior dogs in Orinda
A shoe donation drive has thrown light on a local organizer who has devoted her life to saving senior and abandoned dogs, now operating in Orinda. It was the intention of Dinking…
Town Hall Theatre presents ‘Snowbound’ through Dec. 20
Imagine sitting in front of a fireplace with a cup of hot cocoa in a cozy reprieve from a blustery blizzard happening outside – quietly trying to make peace with the plans that…
Crowds fill Lafayette’s Plaza Park to ring in the holidays
If there is ever a time of year when the weather cannot dampen spirits, it is undoubtedly the holiday season – especially here in Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda. And in spite of…
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…
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…
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…