I need a little more mandolin.
Professor and author to speak at Moraga Library March 2 and 3.
At 19, Orinda's Sarah Ames can belt out a tune. She likes Carrie Underwood and honesty. We wish her luck in Hollywood.
On inaugural fishing trip with grampa, six-year-old boy from Martinez casts his line -- and learns a thing or two about fishing -- at the Lafayette Reservoir.
Advertisers unlimbered their pocketbooks and Madison Avenue worked its magic to capture the attention of Super Bowl viewers. Did any of them stick?
Elvis is still in the building and even the Lads from Liverpool play a part in the musical tapestry that is 7OrangeABC.
Some guys from Westchester get together and make a classic 60s hit.
Once again, your comments made us laugh, informed us, kept us in your loop. Here are some of the best for the week.
Some people do their musical soul-searching in concert halls or class. This Lafayette expatriate does hers in front of BART stations - with a cello.
Simple and straight ahead, this 60s classic gets in your head and stays there.
Don't give up your favorite warm weather flavors just because your outdoor herb garden is dying back ... try indoor gardening.
Wild week in LamoLand as we chase chain-reaction accidents, political candidates and the truth.
The discussion between what is craft and what is art will carry on during a special gallery showing opening Sunday in the Hearst Gallery at St. Mary's College.
Our neighborhoods are thick with oaks but these days the whispering wind is drowned out by the voices of new suburban deities: Echo, Toro and Stihl.
All roads lead to the Patch Booth - at least if you're looking for the elusive Patch X - after a great first day and beginning of last day of Lafayette Art & Wine Festival.
Our favorite Zen Gardener invokes the names of great gardeners like Rosalind Creasy and not-so-great ones like Zorba the Greek in this homage to the autumnal garden.
If you're out and about this weekend drop by the Lamorinda Patch booth for a chat, some schwag, and maybe a massage. From a pro, that is, not from us.
Orinda Mayor Thomas T. McCormick invited the public to submit examples of progressive architecture in town.
With Angela Cartwright (Brigitta Von Trapp) on hand, no less.
Back in the day a good way to get the girlfriend okay with a comforting arm around her shoulders was to take her to a scary picture. Friday night is Fright Night at the Rheem Theater - let us know how things go.
Moragan Lana Henderson recycles her favorite Bloomie's leather jacket - in the most artful of ways.
Keeping your yard beautiful and well-tended doesn't always have to mean bringing in the heavy weapons.
Joe returns with some insight into the adversarial relationship gardeners have with some supposedly misplaced plants.
Adopted from a local shelter, Gertie turned out to be tailor-made for the role of Sandy in Diablo Theatre Company production of Annie.
Welcome to Generation Femme, first in a series of columns written from a modern Lamorinda woman's perspective. Today we introduce a Lafayette mom and lawyer who found music - and recognition - after a career move and some unforeseen life changes.
Irish music, fair weather, a picnic basket - and family. Moraga turns out for an upbeat songfest in the waning days of the summer concert series. And our "Lens Around Lamorinda," Tom Black, is there.
Photographer Thomas F. Black is on the hunt for the faces and places that make Lamorinda what it is. Check out his upcoming columns, you never know who'll turn up there.
Local photographer Thomas Black likes the little known and under-appreciated elements that make Lamorinda so cool.
No ordinary axe man, Paul Schmidt sought to blend the naturalistic forms of Art Nouveau with a pricey collection of high-end guitars. You won't be smashing these babies at the end of your next concert.
What was it?
The only sound Joe Queirolo makes in the garden is the muffled whussh-whussh of his jeans passing through abundant yields of cutting flowers, spices and vegetables. This is his first column on his favorite pastime.
Opening night at the newly invigorated Rheem Theater draws a crowd... were you there?
Turned out the manager had ties to Lafayette, and Contra Costa County bore the name of the band's last album - Contra - but this group of collegiate fusion rockers ended up taking Lafayette by storm.