Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Sales Tax Increases in Lamorinda Sales tax receipts as a whole for California increased by 8.7 percent over the same quarter from last year. When you factor in statewide unemployment which dropped to the lowest rate since October of 2008, the economic picture is hopeful.
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| Wednesday, April 23, 2014 Rising Loafer Earns Green Awards at All Levels When Central Costa County Sanitary District inspectors conduct their yearly inspections of restaurants to ensure that these businesses are complying with their permit requirements, they sometimes notice practices that go beyond the legal demands. When they do, they ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, April 09, 2014 Hilton House Named Orinda Chamber of Commerce Small Business of the Year "A lot of people like the idea of recycling upscale, name brand items," said Cyndi Hilton upon accepting the Orinda Chamber of Commerce 2013 Small Business of the Year Award on behalf of Hilton House Consign & Design prior to Orinda mayor Sue Severson's State of the ...By Laurie Snyder
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2014 LYNN'S TOP FIVE: Taxes 2014 - Plan now for confidence later! A rainy weekend - perfect time to get those taxes done, right? Wait - not so fast! As I'm writing this the IRS is just now finishing the instructions for a couple of new forms. So the tax software companies are just now updating and testing their software. They ...By Lynn Ballou
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| Wednesday, March 26, 2014 Contemporary Art in Downtown Lafayette Jennifer Perlmutter paints. Standing in front of a large 48 inch by 60 inch frame, armed with a big brush, she applies strokes of color on the canvas; it is a very physical process, a dance between her, the thick paint and the image that forms. The process is long, ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, March 12, 2014 The Cooperage Makes a Big Statement in Lafayette It's big and it's beautiful. The latest addition to the already rich Lafayette culinary scene, The Cooperage American Grille, opened for dinner on Oscar night - a fitting moment for a place that claims its Americana character and makes big visual statements. In ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, February 26, 2014 Orinda Startup Blazes Its Way into the Retail App World Sandy Breber loves to shop, but she is also efficient and on top of things, so she wants her receipts, reward and gift cards, her coupons, to be organized and at her fingertips when she needs them; and preferably accessible on her phone, the one device she never leaves ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Jason Evans Named Business Person of the Year The board of the Moraga Chamber of Commerce elected Jason Evans Moraga's 2014 Business Person of the Year. According to Kathe Nelson, the chamber's executive director, Evans was chosen because of his involvement and commitment to the town of Moraga. "Jason has always ...
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| Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Business Person of the Year in Lafayette Family man, business owner, local resident since the tender age of 12, Acalanes and UC Davis graduate Brian Aiello was named the "Business Person of the Year" by the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce. He was honored by friends, family and business associates recently at a ...
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| Wednesday, February 12, 2014 Tapping TechnologyTwo Orinda businesses utilize technology in different ways Orinda recently saw the addition of two new communication ventures at different ends of the media spectrum: Jack Jorgensen, a 15-year-old Miramonte High School sophomore, launched Elite Bulletin, an online classified ad service centered in Lamorinda; and Andrew Benzie ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Stat MedAn oasis of urgent care between Berkeley and Walnut Creek A month ago Dr. Armando Samaniego and his partners opened the first Lamorinda urgent care facility in Lafayette, Stat Med. The clinic is open seven days a week, including holidays, with expert emergency medical staff ready to address any urgent medical need or to ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, January 29, 2014 Moraga Chamber Seeks Businessperson of the Year Nominations The Moraga Chamber of Commerce is soliciting ...
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| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 The Real Estate Year in Review Sales volume and the average sale price of ...By Conrad Bassett
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| Wednesday, January 15, 2014 Globalization of Fresh Produce, Lafayette Style You might be thinking that Lafayette, with its community garden and farmers' market, is all about local food. Think again. There is a flourishing business in Lafayette - The Fresh Connection, owned by Orinda resident Hank Miller - that has been exporting fresh fruits ...By Sophie Braccini
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| Wednesday, January 01, 2014 Tree of Life Legacies Doing more for families than just telling stories A study by two psychologists, Marshall Duke and Robyn Fivush, who worked with children of 9/11 victims, concluded that the more children knew about their family's history, the stronger their sense of control over their lives, and the higher their self-esteem. ...By Sophie Braccini
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