Hope and faith flower from the cheerful seeds of the old year to the sprouting garden of the new year's dawn. ~Terri Guillemets By February, most of the resolutions made on Jan. 1 have been waylaid.

The International Film Showcase brings to Orinda a very personal and interesting movie set in today's Germany inside the confines of a school, a perfect metaphor of society as a whole, with its ...

Where do Lamorinda's recyclables wind up once the blue bins are emptied into a trash truck each week? It lands at Mt. Diablo Resource Recovery in Pittsburg, Calif. (with the help of partners such as ...

Moraga's voters can expect to see Measure D on their March 5 ballot. The Measure, by the Moraga School District, hopes to win at least a 55% voter approval to authorize funding for capital improvement ...

Troop 31143 conducted a successful towel and blanket drive for the Oakland Animal Shelter in 2009. Pictured from left to right are Claudia Evans, Lizzy Maroney, Olivia Sanchez, Iris Wu, Madison ...

Mrs. Martinsen's AIM class has done it again. Burton Valley's annual Book Bonanza was a complete success. Each year, the students of room 37 choose a charity to support. This year they decided to ...

Now in its 22nd year, the nonprofit’s traveling shelter has continued to offer safe spaces from the elements, with countless ...

Liminal Dance Labs emerged during a natural turning point in Watson’s career. After 30 years of teaching – from early ...

They decided to expand and have opened their café in Theatre Square, where Shabnam Ameli prepares a wide variety of foods to ...

Rebecca Jane Anderson died peacefully on the morning of Oct. 6, 2025 with her children by her side. Becky passed due to complications from cancer treatment. She was 75. Born to Edgar and Doris Van ...

The average number of days on market in 2025 was 34. In 2024 it was 22. The average home sold for 100.2% of its asking price. The average list price was $1,946,832. There were no REO properties that ...

Council member Darlene Gee was unanimously selected as Vice Mayor. Gee, who has served as mayor in 2020 and 2024, was originally appointed to the council to fill the vacancy left by Steve Glazer in ...