Wednesday, December 22, 2010
ROC Celebrates One Year
The Republic of Cake, known as ROC to Orinda's cupcake-lovers, recently celebrated its one-year anniversary of business in Orinda. A the City Council's most recent meeting, ROC owner Peter McNiff told the Council Members that he had been forewarned about the curse of ...
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| Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Next Up in the Library Gallery-New Images of Old Orinda
The Orinda Library Gallery will showcase over twenty images of Orinda from the early 1900's as part of the exhibit New Images of Old Orinda - 1901 to 1920's sponsored by the Orinda Historical Society (OHS). The newly discovered photos of Orinda were taken between 1901 ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Orinda Motors Recognized for Philanthropy
The owners of Orinda Motors, Allen and Terry Pennebaker, were recently recognized for their many philanthropic contributions to the City. In addition to the major support Orinda Motors provides to the annual car show each September, it also supports a number of other ...
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| Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Downtown Visioning-Round 2
About 80 residents recently attended the ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Orinda's Council Gets a New Member and a New Mayor
At the December 7th City Council meeting, outgoing Council member and former Mayor Tom McCormick was recognized for his service on the Council over the past four years. As Council Members Victoria Smith, Amy Worth, Sue Severson, and Steve Glazer gently teased McCormick ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Orinda Police Blotter
High on more than life, 12/15/10 A car was ...
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| Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Sneetches Spotted in Orinda
Liz Piatt's Orinda home is being overrun by Dr. Seuss characters and she isn't going to take it anymore.
Instead, she's sending The Cat in the Hat, a pair of Six-foot Sneetches, Horton ...By Lou Fancher
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| Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Four Orinda Aquatics Swimmers Honored by Pacific Swimming
On Sunday, November 21, four swimmers from Orinda Aquatics were recognized by Pacific Swimming, an organization of more than 100 clubs and 15,000 athletes. The swimmers were honored at a banquet at the Pleasanton Hilton attended by over 500 swimmers, coaches and ...Submitted by Julie Carlson
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| Wednesday, December 08, 2010
The Caldecott Tunnel-History in the Making
Tunnel building technology has changed significantly since a group of merchants from Oakland pooled their resources to fund the first hand-dug passageway through the hills over 100 years ago. What hasn't changed is how long it takes to tunnel through the dirt and ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Orinda Inches toward Affordable Senior Housing
Plans for a senior affordable housing ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, December 08, 2010
The Orinda Sign Finds a Home
In our last issue, we ran a photo of the Orinda sign that popped up in the triangular garden plot across from Orinda Motors on Orinda Way. It turns out this sign has quite a provenance, and the City and the Orinda Historical Society have been in search of a permanent ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Orinda's Officers to the Rescue
One day in late October, Orinda resident Yvonne McDaniel wasn't feeling well. A call from concerned family members to the Orinda police that day may have saved her life. When Officers Ron Westhorpe and Kevin Mooney arrived at McDaniel's home, they saw her stumble ...
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| Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Orinda Police Blotter
Standing while drunk, 11/23/10 A m ...
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| Wednesday, December 08, 2010
Going, Going...Sold
Orinda recently acquired two sculptures that have been on loan to the City for the past few years: Gale Wagner's Outta Here, more commonly know as the frog that jumps over the Library fountain, and Springtime, a columnar sculpture located in front of the Community ...By Andrea A. Firth
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| Wednesday, November 24, 2010
The Orinda Landmarks Quilt
Orinda quilters (from L to R) Leasa Raya, Liz Piatt, Margaret Zucker, Ginny Ross, Jocelyn Marzan, Sandy Chan, Cheryl Hata, Terry Lowenthal, and Helen Calvert-Snook created this multi-paneled quilt depicting some of Orinda's most recognizable scenes. Terry Lowenthal, ...
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