The first quarter of 2026 began with an increased pace in activity on the residential side of Lamorinda real estate versus last year. Demand remains high but the supply has continued to be low. The ...

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 ...

It is with deep sorrow and much love that we mourn the sudden passing of Mary Martha Mark of Moraga, CA on Tuesday, March 24, 2026, at the age of 72. We celebrate her life and cherish our memories of ...

Coach O.C. Schott is not one to rest on his laurels. After winning their first NCS championship and advancing to the second round of the NorCal, Miramonte has won seven of their first 10 games. Schott ...

Middle School basketball players from across the East Bay attend Acalanes clinic on Feb. 5. (Rosa Falahati) Margaret Gartner, the Acalanes girls head basketball coach, her staff and varsity team held ...

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 ...

Spring is when it’s still a little too chilly to go without a warm layer, but we no longer need our winter coats. I call this Sweater Season! Layered over a T-shirt or a blouse, cardigans or pullovers ...

I usually think of Chicken Cacciatore as a fall or winter dish, with chicken simmering in a delicious tomato and veggie broth, but as I was eyeing our tomatoes already ripening on the vine and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Siesta Valley Bowl announced two new hires recently. David Lefkowitz, senior vice president of Talent at Blue Note Entertainment Group, will lead talent booking and programming, while Suman Chatterjee ...

Periodically Saint Mary’s College offers some type of “pet” therapy for students to get up-close and personal exposure with a people-friendly animal. In the past, dogs/puppies, bunnies, and even a ...