The Orinda News

(Lisa Burlini, Photographer)The Orinda Classic Car Show attracted its largest crowd ever. (Lisa Burlini, Photographer)Orinda’s Peter Read and fiancée Lorraine Rominger shared this 1959...

In one of the largest settlements in state history under the Fair Chance Act, Moraga-Orinda Fire District (MOFD) paid $97,500 to an applicant whose...

(Tracy Randolph, Photographer)Stella Swenson, Skylar Vandeweg, Jada Geronimo, Annika Arvik, and Matthew Randolph.     How do 400-year-old Shakespeare plays stay relevant in times of declining...

    The wind and rain storms which battered the Bay Area late 2022 into early 2023, led to what Friends of the Orinda Nature...

(Yoni Mayeri, Photographer)Sogetsu Ikebana teacher Soho Sakai created this Ikebana arrangement using long stem sparkler pumpkins from Diablo Foods, altered fatsia japonica from her...

(Courtesy of Geneviève Leclerc)Les Misérables star and Canadian singing sensation Geneviève Leclerc opens Orinda’s Live At the Orinda! concert series Oct. 8. Her power,...

(Courtesy of the Office of Assemblymember Rebecca Bauer-Kahan)Rebecca Bauer-Kahan addressing a gathering at National Gun Violence Awareness Day on the grounds of the state...

The Keepers     Pumpkins prevail as Halloween approaches, but an array of other fall squash are arriving at the Orinda Farmers’ Market. Compared to summer...

(John Henry, Photographer)Glover Group member, Iris Sabre, enjoying a group plein air painting session amongst the cloudy scenery at Point Lobos State Park in...

(Joseph G. Bruce, Photographer)     Beth and David Doupe attending a Bruce Springsteen concert at Hyde Park, London.

(Andrea Madison, Photographer)GCD Provisions, which shares a business space with café Genuine Goodness at 21 Orinda Way, Suite G, is a family-operated shop selling...

(Jeff Heyman, Photographer)     Kristin, with daughter Kaia and puppy Kobe, enjoyed their time at Pups and Pints at the Orinda Community Center on Aug....

(Barbara Nestal, Photographer)     “I saw the bobcat walk along my retaining wall on Aug. 23 at 4:30 p.m., so I grabbed my phone and...

(Sally Hogarty, Photographer) Wendy Boyer walks the runway dressed in J.Jill at the 2022 fashion show, one of many events that helped fundraise for the...

(Mark Bell, Photographer)     When folks say, “May the force be with you,” they could now be referring to Sophomore Caitlin Chan, a mild mannered...

You’ll Have To Get Up Pretty Early To Beat Miramonte     Capturing the first glimpses of morning sunlight hitting the unwrinkled surface of the Bill...

(Kathryn Ishizu, Photographer)Members of the non-profit group, Lamorinda Village, learning fire safety techniques at Lafayette-Orinda Presbyterian Church, at a 2022 presentation hosted by Orinda...

    Dispatches from Driving Seniors is a recurring column featuring the accomplished, fascinating and resilient seniors I’ve met as part of my volunteer work...

(John Cox, Photographer)     “Not just a French Brittany Spaniel, Roxy is also happy to keep the TV remote warm,” said John Cox.

(Jeff Heyman, Photographer)Cathy Merrill, Cindy Powell and Jennifer Vigo (L-R) said “peace and love went into making their Strawberry Fields Forever cocktail at the...