Five New Public Sculptures to be Installed This Month
Contributed PhotoArtist Ann Christenson and her clay pipe Shimmy
Contributed PhotoIceberg Slim by Hans Miles
Contributed PhotoMartha by Rimas VisGirda
Later this month, five new...
Orinda Author’s New Book Recounts Battle to End Biased IQ Testing
Kathy Enzerink, Photographer
The Soledad Children is available at Orinda Books and at online retailers. Co-author Marty Glick, an Orinda resident for 30 years, will...
Police Blotter – November 2019
Sep. 22 through Oct. 5
Calls for Service
911 Hangup: 12 incidents.
Accident Injury: 2 incidents.
Accident Property: 3 incidents.
Alarm, False: 41 incidents.
Burglary, Auto: 1 incident.
Burglary, Commercial: 3...
President’s Message – November 2019
Doing Good — With Your Help
“I’m a single grandmother and my children live very far away,” says Orinda Senior Village resident Mary...
Fitness Tip, November 2019
We can exercise a lot and never become fit or we can exercise a little and become very fit. The key to...
Chamber Goes Virtual
The Orinda Chamber of Commerce in October shut down its downtown office and let go of its executive director. The organization had...
OIS Presents Frozen Jr.
Contributed Photo
The “Snowman” cast and crew of Disney’s Frozen Jr., coming to the OIS stage this December.
Orinda Intermediate School’s Bulldog Theater presents...
Chiropractor Comes to Aid of Refugees at Camps in Jordan, Colombia
(Contributed Photo)
An 85-year-old Bedouin woman shows her appreciation to chiropractor Jacalyn Buettner after receiving a much-needed spine adjustment.
When Jacalyn Buettner says...
Meet the City’s New Police Chief
The city wasted no time in finding its next police chief when it tapped a former lieutenant who has been with the...
Private Road Maintenance Debate Heats Up as City Holds Workshop
The politically and emotionally charged issue of private road maintenance heats up again in October as the city holds another facilitator-led workshop...
Holden High Marks 50 Years with Celebration, Open House
To mark 50 years of offering Orinda students an alternative approach to education, Holden High School this month hosts a celebration featuring...
New Chapter, Familiar Names as Orinda Books Changes Hands
Pat Rudebusch had been a regular customer at Orinda Books since moving to the city 25 years ago. One day four years...
Busy Summer for Orinda Boy Scouts
Orinda Boy Scout Troop 57 attended the Philmont Boy Scout High Adventure Camp in New Mexico from July 26 to Aug. 7....
Business Buzz – October 2019
(Elana O'Loskey, Photographer)
The team at Mash Gas and Food give the thumbs up to signal they are now open for business, Mon. – Sat....
Zamboni’s Pizza Reopens After Remodel
On Sept. 5, Tim Miyamoto-Mills wielded the Orinda Chamber of Commerce’s ribbon cutting scissors to reopen Zamboni’s Pizza at 1 Camino Sobrante...
Spooky Fun Planned at School Halloween Festivals
October in Orinda can be unpredictable. This month can bring one last heat wave or the first taste of fall’s cooler temperatures...
The Reel Less Traveled – October 2019
Cinema With a Guest List
This month offers far more than sitting in a darkened room, watching images projected on a screen. Two...
Tickets on Sale for Festival of Trees Benefiting Two Local Nonprofits
(Sally Hogarty, Photographer)A guest admires the assortment of table top trees, baskets and wreaths available for raffle at last year’s
Festival of Trees.
The...
Between the Lines – October 2019
Dystopian Tales in Time for Halloween
The falling leaves, shorter days, and longer shadows of autumn bring to mind some of the darker...
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Lamorinda Sunrise Rotary Raffle Winner
Raffle winner Matthew Morrow stands with friend James Andrade and Rotarians Gary Fulcher, Leander Hauri and Steve Zuk after claiming his prize...
