Youth artists illuminate Dublin community spirit at Mayor Sherry Hu’s fall art showcase
As an 11th grade student and lifelong artist with years of experience across graphite, charcoal, colored pencil, collages and more,…
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Lafayette Progresses Construction on Downtown BART Bike Station and Multi-Use Pathway
Civil engineering contractors in Lafayette have achieved key construction milestones on the long-awaited BART Bike Station and…
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Saint Mary's runs its first home cross country meet since 2021
Saint Mary's hosted a cross country meet for the first time since the 2021 WCC Championships on Sept. 18.
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Lafayette's summer Vistas is out, and it is mostly about art
Lafayette posted the Summer 2026 issue of Vistas on Sept. 11.
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Recreation
East Bay Regional Park District Celebrates 50th Anniversary of Lafayette-Moraga Regional Trail
Public open house and historic exhibit preview commemorate milestone of California pioneer rails-to-trails greenway
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Local news
Moraga promotes BayREN program covering 80 percent of home energy upgrades
The Town of Moraga posted a notice Sept. 17 about BayREN's EASE Home Program, which covers 80% of an energy upgrade for…
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Lafayette cancels council race after appointing incumbents and new member
No one else filed, so Lafayette cancelled its November council election and appointed the three qualified candidates.
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Civic life
How downtown Lafayette parking is managed, and where employees park
Downtown Lafayette parking runs on two tracks: a city study updating the 2016 strategy, and an employee parking program run by…
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Moraga Candidates Night brings the town council and fire races together
Moraga Citizens Network will hold its candidates forum Oct. 6 at Saint Mary's College.
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Where Lafayette's BART bike station and pathway stands after a summer of work
Four months of weekly notices from Lafayette track the BART bike station and pathway from a June foundation pour to this month's curbs.
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What Lafayette is building at the BART station, piece by piece
Lafayette has posted a notice every week since spring on the BART bike station and pathway job.
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Business
Moraga Hardware & Lumber and the Lions Club are the chamber's 2026 honorees
The Moraga Chamber of Commerce named Moraga Hardware & Lumber its 2026 Business of the Year and the Moraga Lions Club its Nonprofit of…
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Sorso opens Sept. 23 at Orinda Theatre Square
Sorso opens Wednesday, Sept. 23 at 2 Orinda Theatre Square, Suite 106. No reservations at first, the bar says on its own site.
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Orinda will pay for storefront work while downtown fills back in
Orinda's pilot facade program pays for signs, paint, lighting and permanent outdoor dining, and skips Planning Commission review.
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Hog Island Oyster Co. has a Lafayette liquor license application pending
Hog Island Oyster Company has an application pending with the state for a full liquor license at 3596 Mt. Diablo Blvd.
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Things to do
Cecile McLorin Salvant plays Siesta Valley Bowl on Sept. 22
Cecile McLorin Salvant performs Tuesday at Siesta Valley Bowl in Orinda.
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Constitutional scholars discuss presidential power at Saint Mary's
Vikram Amar of UC Davis and Dan Farber of UC Berkeley take up the limits of presidential power Thursday evening at Saint Mary's…
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