The Orinda News

    The work of nonstop sisters-in-art Mei-Yu Lo and Mei-Rung Huang — Lo’s diverse paintings on the walls and Huang’s ceramics in glass...

(Elana O'Loskey, Photographer)Winners of the sold-out 2018 Art of Mixology competition at Orinda Theatre Square show off their awards and certificates.    Eighteen professional...

Pretty Pomegranates Arrive Ready to Eat     Pomegranates are popular for many reasons – beautiful bright red flowers in the spring turn to striking...

(Rodney Lai, Photographer)Mezzo soprano Leandra Ramm performs in the park’s gazebo before an appreciative audience. More than 200 people came out to the Orinda Community...

(David Dierks, Photographer)Enthusiasts and those just curious admire the impressive array of classic and new cars at last year’s show.     The first week...

(Fimfolio, Photographer) (L-R) Children’s Health Guild event chairs Audrey Mao Michaels, Hannah Kim, President Dariana Ross and Tania Celante organized the nonprofit’s successful spring fundraiser...

June 30 through August 10, 2019 Calls for Service 911 Hangup: 29 incidents. Abandoned Vehicle: 3 incidents. Accident Injury: 4 incidents. Accident Property: 6 incidents. Alarm, False: 143 incidents. Burglary, Auto:...

(Contributed Photo)Local business owner and new OA board member Bryan Silveira.     Bryan Silveira, an eight-year Orinda resident who opened a State Farm office...

‘Try To Remember the Days of September’     As we come back from summer vacations, we have been abruptly shaken by the news of...

    Seniors Around Town, the Orinda group that offers free rides to the elderly, has seen such an explosion in demand that for...

    For years, 1,500 families who live on about 30 miles of private roads have been meeting with city officials to discuss why...

Edouard Lagache posed in front of his dad’s 1965 Buick Deluxe Special Station Wagon when he was 7 years old at his family’s home...

    From an impoverished Kenyan village to the deserts surrounding Las Vegas and through the crowded streets of India, the 22nd California Independent...

New Owners at In Forma Fitness    Tiffany Aubrey and Tristan Tool say they are overjoyed to be the new owners of In Forma...

    Each year, a select group of music students are invited to the Music Teachers’ Association of California (MTAC) annual state convention, having...

    Prospective Eagle Scout Aidan Swenson on March 23 completed the installation of an informational plaque in Orinda Community Park commemorating the California...

Dragons to Dangerfield, Sublime to Ridiculous     This is a big month for the Lamorinda community for one very simple reason: The California Independent...

    More than 100 third-, fourth- and fifth-graders at Wagner Ranch Elementary have signed up to volunteer for the school’s Green Team, supervising...

New School Calendar: Gift or Grift     On Aug. 14, when we wistfully remark, “Summer went by so fast,” we won’t be observing that...