Published on September 27th, 2023
Local students facilitate STEM summer program at Concord elementary school
Oliver DeyToth and Brian Harrison who have learned coding for years and competed in various robotics and computer science competitions came up with the idea of volunteering with their coding skills before they graduated from Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School ("JM") in ...Submitted by Cathy Chang
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Published on September 27th, 2023
Campo's CPAC launches new fundraising campaign, plans benefit concert
The Campolindo Performing Arts Center at Campolindo High School has launched a fundraising campaign to purchase and install state of the art technology and equipment, as well as upgrade the technological infrastructure of the CPAC.˙Since its opening in 2003, the CPAC ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on September 27th, 2023
Author event to focus on helping students find 'true north'
The Campolindo Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging (DEIB) committee will be hosting an author event with Tim Klein - an award-winning urban educator, clinical therapist, and school counselor on Oct. 11. Klein, together with Belle Liang - a professor of ...By Jennifer Wake
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Published on September 27th, 2023
Looking Good in Lamorinda
Gracing the cover of Vogue magazine this month are the four super models of the 1990s - Linda, Cindy, Naomi, and Christy - wearing the monochromatic trend for fall 2023. While "Barbie Pink" was the unofficial color of summer, the trend this season is Oppenheimer ...By Moya Stone
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Published on September 27th, 2023
Campolindo student works to protect seniors
When Moraga's Matthew Sugiyama learned what happened to his beloved grandmother, he, like everyone else in his family, was both devastated and very angry. How could something like this happen, wondered the 16-year-old Campolindo junior.
 By Diane Claytor
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Published on September 27th, 2023
Postcard-perfect start for festival fun in Lamorinda
Tens of thousands of people from Lamorinda and beyond filled the streets of Lafayette this past postcard-perfect weekend for the city's ever-growing annual Art & Wine Festival, always a regional favorite that has grown ever more popular in the last two years.
By Jeff Heyman
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Published on September 13th, 2023
Reliving our experiences in nature
As we move from summer to fall, we can remember all of our special connections in nature - maybe it was a hike on your favorite trail, along your local creek, a visit to the mountains or the ocean or just sitting in your backyard enjoying watching the birds and other ...By Toris Jaeger
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Published on September 13th, 2023
Temple Isaiah hosts JCRC 'Here I Am' initiative to unite against antisemitism
Following a growing trend nationwide of antisemitism attacks by swatting, hate speech, and hate crimes to members within this marginalized community, Temple Isaiah on Aug. 25 hosted the Jewish Community Relations Council (JCRC) "Here I Am: Communities United Against ...Submitted by Rebecca Norton
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Published on September 13th, 2023
International film in Orinda: 'The Eight Mountains' a touching fresco of two interwoven lives
Between two boys, growing into maturity and adulthood, the long path of their intertwined destinies unfolds in "The Eight Mountains," a lyric Italian movie opening in Orinda on Sept. 15.
 By Sophie Braccini
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Published on September 13th, 2023
The art of birdwatching highlighted in book of poetry
In 2020, as the world learned to adjust to the COVID-19 lockdown, wild bird seed suddenly began to disappear off pet shop shelves, while sales of birdbaths and hummingbird feeders almost doubled. The rest of the world had discovered what Jim Roethe, longtime member of ...By Alison Burns
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Published on September 13th, 2023
Acalanes alum wins award at Cannes Film Festival
As Jack Lattin approached the end of his four years at Acalanes High School, he faced the dilemma that most graduating high schoolers do: what's next?
A self-described math and science ...By Diane Claytor
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Published on August 30th, 2023
Is there a future doctor in the house?
One of the most critical decisions you can make as a high school student is selecting the college that will best support your goals. If you have your eye on becoming a doctor, knowing what medical schools look for will help guide this decision.
 By Elizabeth LaScala
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Published on August 30th, 2023
Singer brings cabaret show to the first place she experienced live theatre
When Laurie Roldan, a singer and mom approaching her late 50s, prepared to become an empty nester as her daughters headed off to college, she took stock on what her next chapter should look like and what kind of legacy she'd like to leave behind in the world. "I've ...By Sharon K. Sobotta
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Published on August 30th, 2023
Audience at sold-out Historical Society event learns about local Native American sites
Many Lamorinda residents are aware that Saklan Indians once inhabited the region as part of a larger nation known as the Bay Miwok. However, few are aware as to the extent these tribes, and many others, lived in this area surrounding what we know today as Mount ...By Vera Kochan
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Published on August 30th, 2023
Lamorinda Idol Finals come to a close in climactic fashion
An amazing array of performers graced the Orinda Theatre on Aug. 20 to participate in the much anticipated annual Lamorinda Idol Finals.
"All of our Finalists rose to new heights and ...By Jennifer Wake
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