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Keeping the Best You in Eulogy     I recently enjoyed a visit with college girlfriends last November in Texas, serendipitously wedged between Delta and Omicron...

Mirepoix and Celery     Mirepoix is used in our favorite dishes all year, and April offers its three simple ingredients at their peak. Carrots are...

(Courtesy of Larry Batti)Members of the Bay Area Woodturning Association are working with the Beads of Courage Program, a resilience-based intervention designed to support...

(Sean Cunningham, Photographer)     “These are our dogs Bones and Parker. Bones is the larger one, he’s almost 10-years-old, and likes to go on long...

February 15 through March 14 Calls for Service Adult Missing: 1 incident Accident with Fire: 1 incident Assault, Simple: 1 incident Battery: 2 incidents Burglary, Auto: 1 incident: Spring Ct. Burglary,...

If I Tell Them Everything It will Cost Me More     As a consumer, you may think, “if I tell them everything, it will cost...

Higher Mortgage Rates Loom over Orinda     We knew it would happen some day: mortgage rates have inched up.    According to Freddie Mac, the average...

Coriander: Spice Plant from the Mediterranean     Did you know March is National Nutrition Month? Attention is focused on the importance of making informed food...

Victorians And Verdicts     There is no other theater quite like the Orinda Theatre. The Bay Area has its share of grand movie palaces such...

March In The Art Galleries At The Orinda Library And Wilder (Courtesy of Lamorinda Arts Council)Benjamin Cardoza was a senior at Miramonte High School when...

(Courtesy of Cynthia and Dennis Whisnant)     “Our cat, Harry, looks like a black panther. He is five-years-old and still loves to play like a...

January 15 through February 15 Calls for ServiceBurglary, Auto: 2 incidents: Theatre Sq., Fish Ranch Rd.Burglary, Commercial: 1 incident: Wilder Rd.Burglary, Residential: 1 incident: Overhill...

February in the Art Galleries at the Orinda Library and Wilder Heartwarming Art Gallery at the Orinda Library 15th Arts Ambassadors Show    The Lamorinda Arts...

More Attention to Private Markets     Private market investing activity has been growing for years across asset types. This is partially a logical reaction to...

Formula 1 2021 Season, the best one in a long time?     The 2021 Formula 1 season has come to a close after its...

Time Flies     Of the 28 days we are allotted for February, there are at least two during which you should spend at the Orinda...

Parenta-Morphosis Awareness Month     The COVID Chronicles, like many blockbusters, lost its allure by the fourth iteration. COVID Uno stopped the world in its tracks,...

Freshly Picked Bunches of Radishes at the Farmers’ Market     Farmers’ markets offer something fresh all year long, and the fresh is focused on what’s...

December 15 through January 15 Calls for ServiceAssault with Deadly Weapon: 1 incidentAdult Missing: 2 incidentsBurglary, Auto: 3 incidents: Charles Hill Rd., Bryant Way (2)Burglary,...