Wednesday, October 12, 2011 WSA - Working at the Frontier Between 'For Profit' and Academia Beware: scientists at work, high brain energy in the air - yet all is quiet in the offices of WSA, both in the Orinda office and the lab in Walnut Creek. WSA is an Orinda-based cultural resources management consulting firm where archeologists operate on the fine line ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, September 28, 2011 Chipotle Mexican Grill Opens in Lafayette Is Chipotle a kids' joint? It certainly looked like it on opening day on September 21 in Lafayette. Reporters and photographers from several school newspapers came to the new restaurant that opened at 3518 Mt. Diablo Blvd. Suite F, between Peet's Coffee and Noah's ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011 THE APP RAP RedLaser (For iPhone, iTouch, and ...Eric Pawlakos
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011 The Ease and Elegance of Fall Fashions for Lamorinda Although it may feel like summer has only just started, for fashion followers summer is a dim memory and it's on to fall. So what's hot for the biggest season of the year? More importantly, how do the national trends translate to Lamorinda? Three Lafayette boutiques ...By Moya Stone
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Wednesday, August 31, 2011 Lamorinda Wine Growers Mean Business You could say that Susan Captain and Carol Haag are nothing short of powerhouses. These two women, recently elected the new President and Secretary, respectively, of the Lamorinda Wine Growers Association (LWGA), are taking on the mission to make Lamorinda the next ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Lynn's Top FiveAvoiding a Personal Debt Ceiling Crisis Did you know that our Federal Government has operated without a budget for over 800 days? Did you know that at 14.3 trillion dollars the aggregate amount owed by U.S. consumers to their creditors is approximately the same as the U.S. Government's debt? If ever ...By Lynn Ballou, Certified Financial Planner (tm)
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Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Support Your City: Buy Your Gas Locally When Sue Breedlove's gas tank is nearing ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 More Food Coming to Lafayette Chipotle Mexican Grill By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, August 3, 2011 Fentons Quest for Parking Relief Calling it a "fantastic vision" and "great opportunity," all the members of the City Council were enthusiastic about Fentons Creamery possibly locating in the historic Park Theater building-but securing the project would require officially changing the parking ...By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Recycling in Lamorinda The numbers below are provided by the ...
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 The Real Estate Quarter in Review The second quarter of 2011 showed consistent ...By Conrad Bassett, CRP, GMS
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Wednesday, July 20, 2011 Town Hall Theatre Gets Leaner to Preserve its Heritage Betsy Streeter is adamant that non-profits need to reduce overhead so most of their funding goes to their mission, not to administrative costs. As the President of the Board of Town Hall Theatre in Lafayette, she is very outspoken about budget stringency. Artistic ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, July 6, 2011 Patxi's Pizza Opens to Crowds Patxi's of Lafayette cut the official ribbon of its grand opening on June 22, 2011. The Chicago style (or deep-dish) pizzeria opened to the public in early June and has been bustling with customers. This is the 5th restaurant for the team of three partners, Patxi ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 Lynn's Top Five:Planning a Very Memorable, Yet Affordable, Summer Vacation! As the weather FINALLY begins to heat up, many of us are starting to dream about going away on vacation. Unfortunately, soaring fuel and airfare costs have a lot of Americans wondering if they can afford to travel this summer. You can keep vacation costs reasonable ...By Lynn Ballou, Certified Financial Planner(tm)
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Wednesday, June 22, 2011 City and Chamber Celebrate 'Try Lafayette First' Sales tax revenue is up in Lafayette; for the last fiscal year, revenues increased 4.7% over the same period last year- a fact that could create a bit of revenue-envy in other cities. Some of this success can be credited to the awareness-raising efforts of the 'Try ...By Sophie Braccini
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