When you see the term student-athlete, usually there is an emphasis on either the former or the latter. In the case of Margaux McDonald, who will be graduating this year from Miramonte High School, in ...

Karate & Fitness USA of Lafayette competed in Las Vegas at the USA Open Karate championships, an international karate competition event with over 48 countries participating with some amazing ...

Talking to Neil Jennings about his retirement brings a big smile to his face. Obviously, the Camino Pablo Elementary (CP) Principal is ready to pass the baton. From parents to staff to Superintendent, ...

"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step" is a Chinese proverb that was written around 400 BC. For Orinda resident Patty Hung, her longest journey began in 1987 and concluded April 17, ...

Saint Mary's College President James A. Donahue made an official announcement last month to the Gael Nation, sharing his plans to retire in June 2021, at which point he will have served eight years.

With Campolindo commanding the top seed in the NCS Division 2 bracket and Acalanes sitting second, the local rivals and newly-minted DAL co-champs could be headed for a postseason title-game showdown.

After building an addition onto her Orinda home, Meredith Friedman had several new living spaces to decorate and the most challenging was a front great room space designated as the hangout area for ...

It's 7:30 on a Tuesday night and the parking lot at El Charro's is virtually full. As one car backs out, another enters to take its place. El Charro has been packing in customers for Mexican food and ...

According to John Nickerson, Educational Services Assistant Superintendent of the Acalanes Union High School District (AUHSD), including scores from California's Standardized Testing and Reporting ...

In December, I accompanied my husband on a business trip to Israel. One day, while he attended business meetings in Tel Aviv, I ran off for a full day of market touring and cooking with Orly Ziv, who ...

A split Moraga-Orinda Fire District board rejected a staffing model that would have placed a fully staffed ambulance at Fire Station 45 in Orinda, instead voting to maintain the cross-staffing model ...

(from left), front row: Steve Shargots, Gary Ramirez, David Hales, Chris Mc-Clung, Jane Shafer, Greg Severn; back row: Gerard Krug, Marc Rubenstein, Jeanette Bloss, Renee Diskowski, Eryn Smyth, Norm ...