Published on July 6th, 2022
Emmy winner thanks Orinda teachers
Estefany Mendez is living proof that dreams really can come true. As a little girl growing up in Mexico City, Mendez never imagined she could be producing the morning news broadcast at a major English-speaking television station in the sixth largest market in the ...By Diane Claytor
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Published on July 6th, 2022
Orinda keeps on truckin' with 2022 Fourth of July parade
Orinda hosted its traditional Fourth of July parade this year, with many regularly scheduled activities returning after being in abeyance during the COVID-19 pandemic. The city was decorated with colorful banners on the light posts throughout downtown for weeks before ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on July 6th, 2022
Horses are the best medicine at Xenophon Therapeutic Riding Center
The brainchild of founder Judy Lazarus, Xenophon began in 1993 at Black Point Farm in Martinez before moving in 1996 to its current location of 60 Don Gabriel Way in Orinda. The therapeutic riding center was named for Xenophon (430-354 B.C.E.), a Greek general who was ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on June 22nd, 2022
Misinformation - What is the real story?
Misinformation seems to be everywhere. These three frequent issues are just a few of the questions families bring to Professional Geriatric Care Managers who are also called "Aging Life Care Experts."
 By Linda Fodrini-Johnson
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Published on June 22nd, 2022
Local libraries host summer reading programs
As the calendar turns to June, children turn away from the classroom to the green grass, blue sky, and freedom that summer brings. Nonetheless, though school may be out, student reading interest and participation remains high in large part due to efforts from Lamorinda ...By Casey Scheiner
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Published on June 22nd, 2022
Orinda author brings whimsical fantasy to life in 'Parasol Adventures'
Three adorable sisters each carry a colorful parasol wherever she goes. One day, a hefty spring breeze lifts the parasols from their hooks and off they go on a lively and fun-filled excursion. "A craving for adventure, a longing to explore. . Who gets what they wish ...By Diane Claytor
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Published on June 8th, 2022
Got milk? Lamorinda moms not spared from the formula shortage
When Carley Weiss went into labor with her ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on June 8th, 2022
Birdies and Frisbees fly at Moraga Commons Disc Golf Course
Brian Hanson is preparing to tee off of the first hole in Moraga. Yet, he is not holding a golf club, nor is he placing a peg in the ground at Moraga Country Club. Instead, between the skate park and volleyball courts at Moraga Commons, he wields a disc, looking to ...By Casey Scheiner
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Published on June 8th, 2022
Orinda garden club members once again featured in de Young Museum's Bouquets to Art
Orinda Garden club members Diana Kennedy and Phoebe Kahl have represented Orinda Garden Club for more than 20 years and will once again be featured in the annual Bouquets to Art exhibition in the de Young Museum of art in San Francisco this week. The pair of Orinda ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on June 8th, 2022
Lamorinda volunteers travel abroad to aid Ukrainian refugees
Since the outset of the war in Ukraine, ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on June 8th, 2022
A new life in Lamorinda:
Over 100 days of the Russian war in and against Ukraine, and refugees are continuing to make their way to safer ground, albeit in less numbers. Nearly 7 million citizens have fled their homeland that once held a population of over 44 million. Ukrainians underwent this ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on June 8th, 2022
CNPA awards Lamorinda Weekly reporter second place for photo
The California News Publishers Association announced on May 23 that Lamorinda Weekly reporter and photographer Sora O'Doherty won second place in the 2021 California Journalism Awards Contest for her Feb. 27, 2021 news photo of a Del Rey Elementary School kindergarten ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on June 8th, 2022
Free live concerts return to parks in Lamorinda this summer
Lafayette, Moraga and Orinda will enjoy a bounty of live concerts this summer. The 2022 summer concert season in Orinda kicked off on June 2, with the band The Real Thing performing in Orinda Community Park. The Orinda concerts, held from 6 to 8 p.m., are sponsored by ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on May 25th, 2022
OIS debate team takes first in Spring Spar tournament
Orinda Intermediate School's debate team took home first place May 14 in the East Bay Debate League's end-of-year online tournament, the Spring Spar.
"The kids were phenomenal Saturday. ...By Casey Scheiner
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Published on May 25th, 2022
Hoops 4 All nonprofit works to bolster local basketball program
Edward M. Downer Elementary School in San ...Submitted by Alvaro Ledezma
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