Wednesday, March 16, 2011
Two New Lamorinda Businesses are Keeping Things All in the Family
Shish Kabab Show
376 Park Street, Moraga (in the Rheem Center), 388-0351,
www.letseat.at/Shish ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
LYNN'S TOP FIVENew Estate Tax Laws: What You Need to Know NOW!
I recently had breakfast with good friends and colleagues Paula Leibovitz Goodwin and Annette Knox, both certified specialist in estate planning, with practices in Orinda and Walnut Creek respectively, as we were preparing for an upcoming estate tax law planning ...By Lynn Ballou, Certified Financial Planner (tm)
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Environmental Review Begins for Proposed Senior Project
At a recent meeting of the Planning Commission, the City of Orinda announced the Notice of Preparation of a Draft Environmental Impact Report for a senior housing facility near Gateway Boulevard and Highway 24.
By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, March 02, 2011
Proposed Mixed-Use Project Gets Encouraging Feedback
Preliminary drawings from a developer working with a senior living facility operator were recently presented to the Design Review Commission and received generally positive responses.
By Cathy Tyson
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Wednesday, February 16, 2011
The Economics of a Festival
It cost about $100,000 to put on the California Independent Film Festival (CAIFF). According to Program Director Beau Behan, this 13th edition of a Festival was the biggest ever and one of the most successful. There are a few secrets behind that cultural and economic ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, February 02, 2011
Apollo E-Cigs has its Home in Lafayette
If you've seen the recently released film, "The Tourist," you probably noticed Johnny Depp vaping an electronic cigarette. His character explains that he is not actually smoking a tobacco cigarette, but an e-cigarette, and that all he is releasing is water vapor. We ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, January 19, 2011
Valet Parking - Coming Soon to Theater Square?
As he developed a business plan with partner Michael Karp, Table 24's Victor Ivry envisioned valet parking at the bottom of the stairs that lead to the new restaurant at Orinda's Theater Square. But the city did not have an existing policy that defined this type of ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Village Associates Celebrates Ten Years in Lamorinda
Village Associates is celebrating its 10th anniversary, but for founder Ignacio Vega, there's no looking back.
"The reason we came about is that a group of agents didn't want to become a ...By Lou Fancher
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Oyama Sushi Opens in Lafayette
Just in time for the new year, Oyama Sushi is open for business on the corner of Mt. Diablo Boulevard and Mountain View in the former Quizno's space in Lafayette.
The definition of Oyama ...By Rosylyn Aragones Stenzel
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Posh of Lafayette
What would a cosmopolitan woman with the looks of a model and an artistic taste in fashion do in Lafayette when she decides to create a new career for herself? Roya Bayat's answer to this question was easy: Posh, a retail apparel store for women. Located at the ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Lafayette's Business Person of the Year
Bank of the West Branch Manager Larry Duson has been named Lafayette's Business Person of the year for 2011.
According to Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Jay Lifson, "Larry ...(Information submitted by Jay Lifson)
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Wednesday, January 05, 2011
Our New Year's Resolution:
Coming soon to a neighborhood near you-Wednesday delivery of the Lamorinda Weekly!
It has been a constant source of frustration to publish a newspaper on Wednesday and hear that some households don't receive it until the following week. How many times have you read about an interesting event on our pages after it's over because your paper didn't ...
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Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Coldwell Banker and Caldecott Properties Reflect on the Year in Real Estate
There's no doubt inflated home mortgages and ...By Lou Fancher
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010
A Real Estate Agent with a Different Background
Did you know that modernist, 94-year old architect Olof Dahlstrand designed a few Usonian homes in Orinda and Lafayette? Or that his greatest inspiration, Frank Lloyd Wright, designed one Orinda home? At least one real estate agent in Lamorinda knows all about it - ...By Sophie Braccini
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Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Natural, Compassionate Healing in Lafayette
Dr. Tara Levy is a young N.D. (Doctor in Naturopathy) who wanted to expand her Concord naturopathic practice. Naturopathic doctors are licensed by the State of California since 2006. They practice the art of healing based on natural therapies. They believe that ...By Sophie Braccini
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