Do you remember holding hands with friends, walking in a circle, singing the children’s nursery rhyme, “Ring-a-round the rosie, a pocket full of posies?” The origin of the song is unknown, but it has ...

Consultant Planner Monica Ly presented a staff report to the Lafayette City Council during its March 23 meeting regarding the Mount Diablo Condominiums project – a development proposal for a site ...

With 25 years of coaching high school, college and American Legion baseball, head coach Sean Riley was familiar with the Campolindo baseball program having coached against them at Serra High. “I knew ...

A set of very distant cousins learn through a genealogist and a solicitor that they are the heirs of a long-dead ancestor, Adèle – a woman born in the French countryside at the end of the 19th century ...

Moraga’s Town Council paid tribute to former Mayor Alfred “Al” Dessayer who passed away at the age of 86 on Feb. 25. A moment was set aside during the March 25 meeting to honor Dessayer and all the ...

For the first time since 1976, a team from the Lamorinda Soccer Club (LMSC) won a national title when in early March, their Under 14 team won the Girls Academy Champions Cup National Championship in ...

In an effort to prevent the possibility of future Pacific Gas & Electric's Public Safety Power Shutoffs (PSPS) disrupting the functioning of Town facilities such as the Moraga Police Department, Town ...

Confusion about the bidding process led to the Orinda City Council on March 17 rejecting all five bids received to renovate the Crossroads Plaza. The area is located at the entrance to Orinda at the ...

The old saying, “seeing is believing” no longer seems to apply now that Artificial Intelligence (AI) has become commonplace in everyday living. The Contra Costa County Library and the League of Women ...

The Lamorinda Arts Council held a reception and awards ceremony in its 23rd annual High School Visual Arts Competition on March 19. Students who attended school in Lamorinda won prizes of $300 for ...

During the March 23 Lafayette City Council meeting, Public Art Committee (PAC) Staff Liaison Jenny Rosen presented a staff report on behalf of the PAC suggesting the council accept a gift of ...

Egg Hunt participants in Moraga on March 21 make a mad dash to find as many eggs as a basket can carry. (Vera Kochan) As one of the first of several family friendly spring events, the Moraga Junior ...