CAIFF Returns to Orinda Theatre

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(Jeff Heyman, Photographer)<BR.California Independent Film Festival Opening Night at the Orinda Theatre’s grand 750-seat auditorium.     The California Independent Film Festival (CAIFF) returned to the...

Bobby Conte is Back at Live At the Orinda! Concert Series

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    Dec. 4 brings Broadway star Bobby Conte to the stage at the Orinda Theatre as part of the Live At the Orinda! concert...

Orinda News Briefs: Around Town Spreading Holiday Cheer

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(Caroline Gilman La Voie, Photorgrapher)Members of the Orinda Garden Club will hang wreaths around town on Saturday, Dec 3 with their Holiday Wreath Installation....

National Wreaths Across America Day Event for American Veterans

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    This year, National Wreaths Across America Day is Saturday, Dec. 17 at 12 p.m. at the historic Lafayette Cemetery, 3285 Mount Diablo Blvd.   ...

Kibi’s Café Brings Traditional Vietnamese Cuisine to Theatre Square

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    If you take a stroll into downtown Orinda’s Theatre Square, you will find Kibi’s Café, a small corner restaurant serving fresh Vietnamese fare....

Business Buzz – December 2022

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Saffron Indian Restaurant and Bar Celebrates Fourth Anniversary    Saffron Indian Restaurant and Bar 
(Saffron) opened in 2018, emphasizing their devotion to food, using light,...

Alison Burns Presents Her Second Book – This One About Orinda

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    Do most residents know how Orinda came to be the city it is today? Author Alison Burns created a book titled Orinda, which...

World Polio Day in the City of Orinda

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    On Oct. 24, members of the Rotary Club of Orinda, (L-R) Sylvia Hua, Susan Farmer, Rodney Lal, John Donnelly, and Yenjean Hwang, and...

Seasoned Shopper – December 2022

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Nature’s “Little Cabbage”     Like other vegetables in the cabbage family, brussel sprouts are an ideal complement for many traditional turkey dinners. Chefs and home...

Edward Denny McClure Passes

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    Edward “Ted” Denny McClure died of heart failure on Saturday morning, Nov. 5. Born May 16, 1947, he was the eldest son of...

Remembering the Late Laurie Rothermel’s Wonderful Life

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(Terry Riggins, Photographer)Laurie Rothermel passed away Sept. 23, while vacationing in Portugal.     When longtime Orindan Laurie Rothermel hopped in the car to head to...

Remembering Stephen Arnon, Dedicated Public Health Physician

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(Courtesy of Arnon Family) Dr. Stephen Soulé Arnon of Orinda, Oct. 14, 1946 – Aug. 17, 2022.     Dr. Stephen Soulé Arnon of Orinda died peacefully...

Long-time Community Advocate Pete Wilson Passes in November

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     A force of nature, community activist and environmentalist, Peter Sedgwick Wilson passed away Nov. 1 at his home in Lost Valley surrounded by...

Retirement Plans: Not Something to Run Away From

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    “I married you for breakfast and dinner, not for lunch!” said my bride of 33 years. I had just turned 60 and told...

Orinda Art Scene – December 2022

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December in the Art Galleries at the Orinda Library and Wilder Art Gallery at the Orinda Library: Bay Area Studio Artists (BASA)    The BASA show...

Pet of the Month – December 2022

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    “This is Oliver, our five-month-old French Bulldog puppy,” said Maggie Miller. “We’re not sure he’s 100% dog. He sleeps like a hibernating bear,...

Dons Take Win over Matadors

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    “Running Back Bennett Destino, heads upfield for one of his 7 carries for 44 yards on the night,” said Mark Bell, photographer. “It...

Art Embraces Words for Halloween

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Previous Next     The Lamorinda Arts Council presented a special Halloween version of their Art Embraces Words event Oct. 29 at the Lafayette Library. Attendees came...

Poul Anderson Writing Contest

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    The Friends of the Orinda Library announced the start of the 2023 Poul Anderson Creative Writing Contest, open to all students who reside...

Orinda Junior Women’s Club’s 2023 Youth Ink Writing Contest

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    Youth Ink 2023, hosted by the Orinda Junior Women’s Club, isan Orinda Middle School writing contest to support literary arts in the community....