A six-week course that is guaranteed to open the ears of even the most seasoned concert-goer begins at Lafayette Library Jan. 30. That's because it will be taught by John Prescott, Ph.D., a musician ...

Josh Sims became the director of sports medicine this past August at Saint Mary's College. If you were to compare athletic training from college to high school, it's essentially the same . only more ...

Students at Joaquin Moraga Intermediate School have voluntarily given up their lunch period every Friday of the school year to make sandwiches for the homeless. JM's math teacher Brett Lorie created ...

SMC adjunct professor Kristen Sbrogna (kneeling) shows students natural water flows behind the Saint Mary's College Legacy Garden Photo Jennifer Wake It wasn't your typical class at Saint Mary's ...

The OIS Lego Robotics Club's "Mission Possible" team recently competed at the San Ramon Qualifying Competition. Pictured from left to right are Trevor Wallace, Muneesvuren Jothi, John Mack, Nicholas ...

When people say we're all destined to experience two life events - birth and death - they're forgetting one other common denominator: lying. "I don't think we'll ever meet someone who's never told a ...

Gardening has always been a group activity in Orinda. Two hundred and fifty (250!) Orindans are members of three main garden clubs in the City: The Montelindo Garden Club, the Orinda Garden Club, and ...

Elementary School teacher for allegedly duct-taping their son last year in the classroom has riled the local community - but not in the way many such cases do. Parents in the Moraga School District ...

Lafayette city council moved forward at its Jan. 10 special meeting, appointing Steven Bliss, former vice chair of the planning commission, to the fifth seat, made vacant by the sudden passing of ...

Steve Solomon, a longtime city manager for several California cities, will take over as interim city manager for Orinda, the Orinda City Council decided Jan. 10. Solomon was hired to replace the ...

Jaime Rich (Zaffanella), Lamorinda Alcohol Policy Coordinator Photo A. Firth Jaime Rich (Zaffanella) was recently hired by the Center for Human Development (CHD) to serve as the coordinator for ...