Meet Your Neighbor Ken Dychtwald
(Jens Wazel, Photographer)Ken Dychtwald’s unlikely journey, from a lower-middle-class Jewish kid in New Jersey to a student of human potential at the Esalen Institute,...
Health and Longevity Expert Maddy Dychtwald Has a Message for Women:...
Maddy Dychtwald is on a mission to help women live longer, healthier lives. Her new book, “Ageless Aging: A Woman’s Guide to Increasing...
Service Above Self – February 2024
Serving Others Beyond Orinda
Although I’m a month late, I hope one of your New Year’s resolutions involves service. It’s the kind of resolution...
Car Time – July 2025
2025 could be the end for Nissan Motors
Nissan’s survival is once again in doubt. Its profits have been declining year after...
Everyday Orinda – July 2023
My Phair Lady
What if we built a float for the 4th of July parade devoted to “People Who Transacted Actual Business at Phair’s.” Fitting,...
Orinda Art Scene – February 2026
Assemblage structures intrigue and delight
Lamorinda Arts Council invites you to experience Dave Kwinter’s numerous assemblage sculptures, which are not only humorous, but...
Art Scene – April 2022
Art Gallery at the Orinda Library: Ceramics, Paintings & Exquisite Turned Wood The Lamorinda Arts Council presents ceramics by Brad Krebs, paintings by Joseph...
Game On – January 2024
Amazing Players, Amazing Coach
“Attitude is a big part of the game,” Miramonte girls golf team captain, Antong Cao, tells me. The right mix...
Everyday Orinda – December 2021
Saving Face: My Aurea Aria
Lo, I bring you Tidings of Great Joy, this Christmas Season. Orinda has a Licensed Esthetic angel – Aurea...
Fitness Tip Of the Month June
Fitness Tip of the Month
We are capable of excellence in endeavors that we enjoy.
The key to becoming fit is to enjoy the process and...
Meet Your Neighbor – December 2024
It’s not every guy who loves dressing up as a giant bunny to hop around entertaining preschoolers hyped up on chocolate eggs. But,...
Art Scene – March 2022
March In The Art Galleries At The Orinda Library And Wilder
Art Gallery at the Orinda Library:19th High School Visual Arts Competition Lights up the...
Fitness Tip – November 2018
Be Consistent in Following One Eating Plan and Monitor Your Results in 3 Weeks
What’s worse than a bad eating plan is a good eating...
Bloom Where You’re Planted – November 2025
Gardens need care in November too
November in the Bay Area is a transitional month in the garden. Cooler nights, shorter days and...
Everyday Orinda – February 2020
Solving the Resolving
If the hideous girdle of yesteryear can evolve into Spanx, then can’t New Year’s resolutions also evolve into something less...
Toris Jaeger: Immersing Children in Nature for Over Four Decades
Toris Jaeger began her career as a traditional teacher, but her mind always wandered to what was going on outside her classroom windows....
Business Buzz – February 2019
Tom D’Amato opened D’Amato Law offices in Orinda in 2017. The team he works with includes his wife Crystal, director of legal operations,...
Dan Levitin: Exploring How Music Impacts Health and Well-being
Move over, DaVinci. Dr. Daniel Levitin is a Renaissance man for our time. Not only is he a neuroscientist, musician and composer, but...
Game On – November 2023
Astroturf and Velcro
As the Autumn winds slip through the back gate to Miramonte’s football field, they bring a slight chill and a beautiful,...
Everyday Orinda – May 2024
Life Hacks Orinda Style
What a life hack I’ve discovered: No longer must I spend money on costly, exhilarating activities like zip-lining, white-water rafting...
