Outgoing and incoming Orinda Books owners honored by city council
As history repeats itself Orinda Books is once again changing hands, and once again the new owner, Pat Rudebusch, has a history of working in the shop, which is an Orinda institution. Maria Roden similarly took over the bookstore after some years of working in it (and ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Scandal rocks Moraga Community Foundation
Moraga Community Foundation announced in a ...By Vera Kochan
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Squeeze smoothie bar opens in Rheem Center
Bright white walls beckon thirsty customers into Squeeze - Moraga's new smoothie bar located just to the right of CVS Pharmacy at 578 Center St.
Owner and Moraga resident Aiden Ciani ...By Vera Kochan
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Chamber of Commerce Executive Director - Moraga's ambassador
Working out of the Chamber of Commerce's tiny office, located in the Rheem Shopping Center, Executive Director Kathe Nelson makes big things happen for Moraga.
Nelson began her chamber ...By Vera Kochan
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Lynn's Top Five
Financial advisors spend a lot of time advising retirees or those nearing financial independence on all the moves they should be focusing on to maximize their financial resources. Unfortunately we don't always spend enough time helping millennials, thinking that they ...By Lynn Ballou, CFPr
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It's official - Canyon Club Brewery is open for business
After numerous delays, mostly due to the Bay Area's long and wet rainy season, Canyon Club Brewery has finally opened its doors signifying that "prohibition ends in Moraga".
The weekend ...By Vera Kochan
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Fond farewell to Nifty Thrift
Managers Shabboo Navaii, left, and Sheila Renfro at the July 11 Nifty Thrift Farewell Bash, attended by customers, participants and families marking the end of an era in Lafayette. The store closed on July 15. - P. Fisher ...By Pippa Fisher
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A cut above at RnR Barber and Salon
There are many reasons to come and visit Lafayette - the proliferation of so many restaurants, walking around the reservoir and it is starting to become known as a place for tonsorial excellence. In other words, it's become a great place to get your hair cut or ...By Jon Kingdon
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Boswell's shuts its doors after 22 years in Lafayette
July 3 was the last day of business for the party supplies store, Boswell's. The announcement was made just a couple of weeks prior, surprising employees who said they were sad to hear the news.
By Pippa Fisher
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The Real Estate Quarter in Review
The second quarter of 2019 was again seasonally strong with a solid volume of closed sale activity on the residential side of Lamorinda real estate, excepting Orinda. Supply, however, increased significantly in Moraga and especially Orinda while in Lafayette inventory ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS-T
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Lynn's Top FiveMeaningful family gifting that won't break the piggy bank!
A lot has been written about how to get our adult children to launch, to stop living on our couches, and to get their stuff out of our houses, closets and garages already! But I don't think enough is written about next steps - how parents and grandparents can ...By Lynn Ballou CFPr
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Community saddened as Nifty Thrift shuts after 40 years
For over 40 years the quaint little house on Golden Gate Way has been home to Nifty Thrift, a second-hand retail business. Operated under Futures Explored, the shop has served as a living classroom for developmentally disabled participants in its vocational program. ...By Pippa Fisher
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Taco Bell reopens in Moraga
After over a year of delays, the newly remodeled Taco Bell, located at 410 Moraga Road in the Rheem Shopping Center, officially opened on June 5.
Just in time for warm summer days, ...By Vera Kochan
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Lemon Boutique makes gift giving easier than ever
The modern boutique Lemon opened on Lafayette Square next to Sideboard in late April - a year after opening its first location in Danville - and has something for everyone and every occasion: baby, kids, women, men, home, spa, and accessories.
 By Jenn Freedman
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Artisanal bakery rises in Moraga
Taking a leap of faith, Tom Kelly has quit his corporate job in financial services and started a bread business out of his home in Moraga. But Kelly looked before he leaped, for two years taking classes at the San Francisco Baking Institute on bread and viennoiserie ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA