Acalanes Union High School District

Severson Steps Down, Leaving Orinda With No Vote on Acalanes School Board

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    When Walnut Creek’s Stacey Schweppes was appointed to the Acalanes school board last month, it left Orinda and Miramonte High School without a...

National Charity League Members Show Love to Heart Patients

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The Acalanes Area Chapter of National Charity League (NCL) delivered more than 150 heart pillows to the John Muir Cardiac Unit in support of patients who are recovering from heart...

Miramonte Boosters Launch New Sponsorship Program

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    This year the Miramonte Boosters Club is introducing a new sponsorship program and reaching out to local businesses to invite them to participate. In...

Miramonte Students Begin Classes

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Miramonte Students Begin Classes Aug. 20 – Registration Aug. 1 According to Amy McNamara, Associate Superintendent – Administrative Services for the Acalanes Union High School...

Miramonte Students and Career Counselor Create Scholarship Website

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Miramonte Students and Career Counselor Create Scholarship Website By BILL O’BRIAN Staff Writer There are goals, and then there are big goals.  Judging by what Samantha Stuber...

From Miramonte to Saint Mary’s: Lathrop steps into division I role

(Mark Bell, Photographer)James Lathrop, longtime Miramonte boys’ water polo coach and newly hired men’s coach at Saint Mary’s College,...

Upgraded lighting at Wilder will actually cost the city less

   Coming out of the Caldecott Tunnel and heading to Orinda, the bright lights on Wilder Fields illuminate both...

11 Miramonte athletes plan to keep on playing in college

   Eleven Miramonte seniors announced their athletic commitments last month, with destinations including Stanford, UCLA, North Carolina and the...

Volleyball’s NorCal return is just one autumn highlight

   Led by a rejuvenated girls’ volleyball team, Miramonte’s fall sports season had plenty of success – and at...

The Lamorinda Arts Council turned 75 last month

  The Orinda Theatre hosted the 75th anniversary party for the Lamorinda Arts Council on Nov. 2, and in...

Orinda Art Scene – December 2025

Plein air painting has a special feel Plein Air Landscapes, California Funk Assemblages and Ceramics   MaryLou Correia and the Friday...

The Nutcracker is back in Orinda for the 17th straight year

  Sugarplums, snowflakes and dreams come to life as Orinda Ballet Academy’s holiday production marks its 17th season at...

A legacy of style: After 44 years, Orinda’s Sison Salon starts a new era

   For more than four decades, Sison Salon has been a cornerstone of downtown Orinda – a place where...

Celebrate the Orinda Theatre’s 84th birthday with a Texas treat

   People have birthdays and guess what? Theaters do too.   Beginning with an 11 a.m. party to honor the...

Teen Corner – December 2025

Teens and politics don’t mix -- and there are reasons why    Fewer teens are tuning into politics than just...