Published on June 24th, 2020
Embracing European-style street dining in COVID era
The Lafayette City Council unanimously backed plans aimed at helping the city's restaurants stay afloat, with a multi-phase approach to expand outdoor dining options.
Following a ...By Pippa Fisher
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Published on June 10th, 2020
What will colleges look like in the fall?
When asked about the impacts of COVID-19 on college campuses, University of Virginia's President, Jim Ryan, nailed it in a recent Face the Nation interview: "College campuses are difficult and challenging places for contagious viruses." Soon after, as if to verify this ...
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Published on June 10th, 2020
A small return to normal
With Contra Costa health orders being relaxed, allowing for more businesses to reopen, and small groups to gather while keeping social distancing and wearing face coverings when warranted, a Danville couple enjoyed takeout from Siam Thai on the Orinda Library terraces ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on June 10th, 2020
2020 writing contest winners announced
Four high school students will be awarded ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on June 10th, 2020
'Papicha' - when women fight for their freedom
The film now available online through the International Film Showcase is the autobiographically inspired story of Algerian director Mounia Meddour. Set in the 1990s during Algerian "Black Decade," the movie portrays a group of pretty young women (Papicha: the friendly ...By Sophie Braccini
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Published on June 10th, 2020
Some struggles, many silver linings for families at home
For over two months families with young children in Lamorinda, like in many places all over the planet, have been forced to pivot and adapt to new dynamics and new ways to teach their children. The routine disruption was hard at first for the little ones. It was ...By Sophie Braccini
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Published on June 10th, 2020
Residents gather for peaceful protests amid pandemic
The anger and frustration of a nation, triggered by the recent death of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police, has been evident even in the sleepy Lamorinda suburbs. Several peaceful protests were held in Lamorinda last week, with the largest on June 7 in ...By Pippa Fisher and Sophie Braccini
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Programs for Kids SUMMER CAMPS & Classes
Adventure Day Camp
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Published on May 27th, 2020
THT shares some favorite productions online
Town Hall Theatre continues opening up the ...Submitted by Susan Evans
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Some emotional side effects from sheltering in place
By the time you read this, we all will have spent over two months sheltering in place, experiencing many real and potential consequences from this pandemic. It is a time of great worry and upheaval for just about everyone.
By Margie Ryerson, MFT
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Published on May 27th, 2020
The Saclan Indians - Lamorinda's first residents
Over 200 years ago, the Saclan Indians thrived within the area now known as Lamorinda. With tribal borders as far north as Highway 24, south to the Alameda County line, east through Burton Valley and west to Canyon, the Saclans belonged to the East Bay Miwok tribes (a ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on May 27th, 2020
What will local schools look like when they reopen?
When Acalanes Union High School District Superintendent John Nickerson at the May 6 board meeting presented what the high schools will look like this fall, he did not lay down one, two or even three possibilities; he introduced a continuum of options that the school ...By Sophie Braccini
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Lamorinda celebrates its graduates
Acalanes Class of 2020
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Published on May 27th, 2020
AUHSD makes graduation happen for seniors
Mindful that high school graduation ceremonies are an important part of student life, the superintendent and principals at the Acalanes Union High School District have been hard at work to make something happen for this year's seniors, caught in the an unexpected ...By Sora O'Doherty
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Published on May 27th, 2020
Veterinary visits in the time of COVID-19
In October 2019, I wrote an article for this publication that in hindsight, I should have written for this month: Lamorinda Weekly, https:// www.lamorindaweekly.com/
archive/issu ...By Mona S. Miller, DVM
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