Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Chop Chop Go and Uwithus - Two New Services for Busy Parents
Two local entrepreneurs, and their friends, created online services geared toward making busy parents' lives a bit easier in the Lamorinda area, while creating more time for their own family lives.
 By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Lynn's Top Five Taking Financial Stress out of your Wedding
With the upcoming fall and holiday wedding season almost upon us, I thought it would be fun to chat about a few tips for keeping your financial sanity while planning your happy day. What you need to keep in mind at all times is that really, it's all about the balance ...By Lynn Ballou, CFP(r)
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Wednesday, July 31, 2013
Future Face Lift for Fiesta Lane
Some might remember the old office building in the middle of what is now La Fiesta Square, and the former plaza that lacked cohesiveness and vibrancy. With vision and a will to change, the area was transformed into a sought-after and successful commercial area in ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
The Real Estate Quarter in Review
The second quarter of 2013 showed a ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Canine Hypothyroid Disease
Is Fido tired all the time? Does his fur look patchy and dry, or he has ongoing skin infections? Is he 2-8 years old? Have you tried to get him to lose weight, but no matter what you do, he is still fat? Is he a golden retriever? Hypothyroidism is the most common ...By Mona S. Miller, DVM
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Precarious Gas Meter Needs SecurityUtility's program aims to remedy the situation
Is Fido tired all the time? Does his fur look patchy and dry, or he has ongoing skin infections? Is he 2-8 years old? Have you tried to get him to lose weight, but no matter what you do, he is still fat? Is he a golden retriever? Hypothyroidism is the most common ...By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, July 17, 2013
Recycle LafayetteNew citywide campaign pushes toward 75 percent diversion rate
Gov. Jerry Brown signed legislation in 2012 establishing a 75 percent recycling goal for California by 2020, and while Central Contra Costa Solid Waste Authority is working on new contracts with the franchisees that will take charge of Lamorinda's trash in the future ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Orinda Chamber's New Board: Pushing Forward with Professionalism
With a mix of returning and new members, the new board of the Orinda Chamber of Commerce is getting fired-up under the leadership of its new president, Sylvia Jorgensen. A senior financial advisor with Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, the Orinda resident brings to the ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, July 03, 2013
Lamorinda Gets Closer to Official Wine Region Designation
At its regular Libation Party at the Moraga Barn June 19, the Lamorinda Wine Growers Association celebrated the acceptance of its application for Lamorinda to become an official grape growing region. Once the decision is ratified and published, which can take up to two ...By Sophie Braccini
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Global Leader for Cross-Platform M2M Integration Prefers LamorindaThe IT company that didn't want to go to Palo Alto
Candi Controls is on top of what many see as the new tech market of the coming decade: the Internet of Things. IoT is about integrating and automating inanimate objects over the Internet such as meters, thermostats, cars, appliances, and health care devices. The ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, June 19, 2013
Lynn's Top Five: Financial Planning Tips for College Bound Grads (and their parents!)
Ancient though I may be, I still vividly remember the summer between high school graduation and my first year at college. Being on the threshold of my "big girl life," it was a summer filled with both possibilities and anxiety. In those days summer jobs for youth ...By Lynn Ballou, CFP(r)
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A Community of Musicians Moves to Lafayette
According to Patrick Bradley, his music school is as much about community as it is about music. The young man who recently moved his business and his home from Concord to Lafayette is a professional musician who decided to trade some of his career as a performer to ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lesley Evers Pop-up in Lafayette
There's a new pop-up shop in town just in time for spring and summer shopping. Lesley Evers has opened up in Lafayette's La Fiesta Square at 3535A Mt. Diablo Blvd., bringing to the area eye-popping color and bold prints in clothing for women.
 By Moya Stone
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Town and Chamber Mingle
Gayle Somers, of Caf‚ Hacienda Home/Made, treated Moraga town staff and members of the Chamber of Commerce to appetizers and chocolate "pots of goodness" during the town office open house and chamber mixer May 21. Mayor Dave Trotter offered remarks praising staff for ...
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The Benefits of Tapping into Business
Randall (Randi) Martin, co-founder of Skyline Building Care, has seen the benefits of mentoring in business. A mentor himself for at-risk youth and sales people, when the Moraga businessman wanted to pursue the idea of expanding his business through a franchise, he ...By Sophie Braccini
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Lamorinda Weekly, Moraga CA