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03/12/09

Lamorinda Ballet to close its doors

Beloved ballet school in Moraga to shut down on March 21.

Posted at 05:31 PM | Permalink | Comments: 6

03/07/09

Diablo's Week in Review February 28-March 7

Man, 73, stabbed to death in Clayton post office, Oakland Raiders struggle with teammate's disappearance in boating tragedy, East Bay unemployment hits nearly 20-year high, Alamo says "no" to cityhood, Orinda says "yes" to school parcel tax increase, and rats confirmed at Walnut Creek's Century 14 movie theater.

Posted at 06:37 AM | Permalink | Comments: 15

Books, Etcetera with Lynn Carey: Rakestraw to move

03/01/09

Books, Etcetera with Lynn Carey: Rakestraw to move

Rakestraw Books to moving to bigger space in Danville on April 1.

Posted at 03:15 PM | Permalink

<i>Diablo</i>'s Week in Review: February 21-28

03/01/09

Diablo's Week in Review: February 21-28

San Francisco Chronicle may stop printing, son charged in parents' murder in Pleasanton, rats reportedly infest Walnut Creek movie theater, and Danville couple wins free house.

Posted at 03:09 PM | Permalink | Comments: 3

02/26/09

Books, Etcetera with Lynn Carey: So Long, Sunny

One of the East Bay’s best bookies shares her favorite titles tonight.

Posted at 10:03 AM | Permalink | Comments: 1

Books, Etcetera with Lynn Carey: Beth Lisick

02/25/09

Books, Etcetera with Lynn Carey: Beth Lisick

Humorist extraordinaire Beth Lisick will read her latest paperback at Orinda Books on Friday.

Posted at 11:15 AM | Permalink

Books, Etcetera with Lynn Carey: Accidentally on Purpose

02/23/09

Books, Etcetera with Lynn Carey: Accidentally on Purpose

Lynn Carey, of the Contra Costa Times Book Club, dishes on how CBS may turn the memoir of single motherhood by Alameda author, Diablo contributor, and former Times film critic Mary F. Pols into a TV sitcom.

Posted at 03:36 PM | Permalink | Comments: 4

<i>Diablo</i>'s Week in Review: February 14-21

02/21/09

Diablo's Week in Review: February 14-21

Oakland A's new stadium plans for Fremont apparently not happening, former East Bay couple blamed for helping to cause the recession, and cops worry about a sex predator stalking Cal co-eds, and the rise of rural Livermore pot cartels.

Posted at 06:57 AM | Permalink | Comments: 5

02/14/09

Diablo's Week in Review: February 7-14

Cheesecake lovers rejoice over new Walnut Creek restaurant opening, man sentenced in elderly Lafayette woman's murder, David Duffield downsizes, and dog art gets interesting in Berkeley.

Posted at 06:26 AM | Permalink | Comments: 7

02/07/09

Diablo's Week in Review: January 31-February 6

Sully-mania continues with a network ratings war Monday morning, the Brad Pitt-Billy Beane connection, ex-BART officer makes bail, Jason Giambi might testify in the Barry Bonds case, Oakland's Fox Theater re-opens, and a quirky East Bay landmark gets its tear-down notice.

Posted at 07:18 AM | Permalink | Comments: 6

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