Rising Miramonte High School junior and basketball player Avya Poddatoori, 15, has spent most of his summer in his living room. Since June, he and his dance teacher have rehearsed Bharatanatyam, a ...

Summer afternoon – summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language.” ~ Henry James. With the 250th birthday of our natio ...

State champion Campolindo girls swim team along with the boys team. (Provided) What can be closer than a one-point victory? How about when the difference of that one point is only 0.14 of a second.

It was last March when it was officially announced by a unanimous vote from the Acalanes Union High School District governing board that the Miramonte High School gymnasium would be officially renamed ...

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 ...

After a regular season that was highlighted with any number of personal and team records, the post-season for Campolindo proved to be just as successful. Starting with the league tournament where the ...

James Chase and his pup Paddington enjoy the new dog park at Orinda Oaks. (Sora O’Doherty) The off-leash dog park at Orinda Oaks Park is nearly finished. Most of the fencing is up, although gates are ...

For those unfamiliar with its location, the History Center can be found just around the right-side corner of the Moraga Library. Standing guard at the Center’s door is a rusty, iron “monument” ...

This month residents will have the opportunity to put themselves forward for positions on local town and city councils, elementary school boards, the Acalanes Union High School District board and the ...

Three of the four high schools in the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD) have just been appointed new principals. In Lafayette, Colin Malcolm will be taking the lead at Acalanes High School, ...

Irene Shabel of Moraga passed away peacefully at her home on May 7, 2026. Irene grew up in Riverside, Calif., and attended Pomona College where she met her first husband, John McEldowney. Together ...

The Acalanes Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) brought Revolutionary history to life in early April with a dynamic program and public commemoration honoring ...