Tuesday, May 15, 2012
More than 30 gather for workshops on social media, business listings and Patch tools
More than 30 business owners gathered Tuesday morning with Lamorinda Patch staffers for a Main Street Meet-Up at the Veterans Memorial Building to learn about social media, blogging and online business tools. The informal, very Patchy — and free — gathering is built to give business owners already using Patch and those who want to use Patch insight into how doing so will help increase their visibility. If you missed today's event, we'll be holding another Main Street Meet-Up May 22 in Benicia, so email us at JulieDPatch@gmail.com if you'd like to RSVP.
Monday, May 14, 2012
Council members evaluated staff reports and listened to the comments of working massage therapists at Monday's city council meeting.
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Monday, May 14
City staff, massage therapists and area residents turned out at Monday's meeting of the Lafayette city council to weigh in on the city's attempts to regulate a proliferation of massage parlors within city limits. Ordinance 606 will be brought back for a second reading by the council on May 29.
Where is your favorite place for an outdoor gnosh in Lamorinda? If we missed your favorite outdoor dining establishment, let us know in "comments."
If you want to dine outside, as nature intended, where do you go? Luckily, there are several options in Lamorinda. Check out the Patch directory listing for these restaurants immediately below. And vote in the Patch poll at the bottom of this squib. The Patch poll is judged based on rules attached to this article in a PDF file. Tell us if we've overlooked your favorite. Artisan, Lafayette Chevalier, Lafayette Chow, Lafayette Duck Club, Lafayette Mangia, Lafayette Metro, Lafayette Oasis Cafe, Lafayette Postino, Lafayette Ranch House Cafe, Moraga Shelby's, Orinda Swad, Lafayette Table 24, Orinda Terzetto, Moraga Uncle Yu's, Lafayette
Wednesday, May 9, 2012
Patch has a date with a growing list of local business people on Tuesday, May 15 at the Lafayette Veterans Hall. Own a business in Lamorinda? Come on down and meet the crew!
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Wednesday, May 9
Lamorinda Patch's inaugural Main Street Meet-Up is on for Tuesday, May 15 at the Veterans Hall at 3780 Mt. Diablo Blvd. in Lafayette, and the list of guests is growing as the date nears. The informal, very Patchy — and free — gathering is built to give business owners already using Lamorinda Patch and those who want to use Patch insight into how doing so will help increase their visibility. Social Media coach Robin Fox will give her insights into how local businesses can use social media to heighten their business profile, we’ll serve refreshments, give out door prizes and swag and set up learning stations dealing with Lamorinda Patch, business directories, blogging and other ways you can tell your story online. Our meet-up takes place …
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Wednesday, May 2, 2012
There's more than just peanuts and Crackerjacks waiting at the ballpark for users of mobile data.
When Lafayette-resident Mike Birdsall sings “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” he’s thinking of something way better than simply sitting idly in the stands with peanuts and Crackerjacks. He’s the CEO of Lafayette-based FanconneX, a software company that makes it possible for users of mobile devices, like smartphones and tablets, to send and receive information about an event while it’s actually happening. This class of software is referred to as mobile venue apps, or MVAs, and they mark a shift in mobile computing both in technical terms of how handheld devices process and present data, and how venues and event organizers interact with fans during events. FanconneX was a very early mover in developing and deploying MVAs, and it continues to …
Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Lafayette's Lava Pit restaurant never quite connected with the customer niche it was looking for, apparently, and a troubling sign of the times has appeared in their front window.
Fans of Lafayette's Lava Pit restaurant will be saddened to hear that the location will be closing May 4, with the restaurant chain saying they will be focusing their efforts on their remaining Lamorinda location in Orinda. A sign in their window attributes the closure to "unforeseen factors," and we'd be interested to hear what those might have been. The restaurant will close for good at 9 p.m. on Friday, May 4. Co-owners Sam Lim and Eddie Chan cut the ceremonial ribbon on their second Lamorinda location, next to Trader Joe's, in August of 2010. Aloha and mahalo, guys.
Monday, April 30, 2012
We weren't able to reach anyone in an official capacity to confirm or deny reports that the day rate to park your car at the underground Theater Square lot doubles tomorrow, Tuesday, so we'll just have to wait for the sound of wailing commuters.
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Monday, April 30
If you happen to be one of the folks who squeezes their commuter car into a stall under the fabled Orinda Theater you may still be reeling at the news that, starting Tuesday, the day rate for parking there will double from $10 to $20. Only $16 if you validate. But still... ouch. Lamorindan John Galt saw the signs go up a week ago and set to coming up with a Plan B -- an end-around to find alternative parking, and to boycott Theater Square. "Unfortunately, this will effectively kick out the daily parkers," Galt writes. "Most of these were casual commuters, which will severely disrupt the car pools that leave from Theater Square, and drastically exacerbate the parking issues at BART, where the $1 lot already fills up around 7:45 a.m." John…
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Douglas Parking, LLC
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Craving a double-double, animal style? The burger chain with a cult following is expected to open in May on Contra Costa Boulevard and Chilpancingo.
The two crossed palm trees on Contra Costa Boulevard aren't a freak of nature — they're the 'X' that marks the spot where Pleasant Hill's new In-N-Out will be. The burger chain synonymous with Californian fast food is gearing up to open its 274th store at 570 Contra Costa Blvd. in the Pleasant Hill Shopping Center. According to a construction worker on site, the Pleasant Hill In-N-Out will start flipping burgers May 17. But an employee at the company's head office in Irvine said the official date would not be known until a week or so prior, although doors are indeed expected to open sometime in May. Either way, it's a win for Lamorindans who fancy their burgers the In-N-Out way. The restaurant is now hiring and will hold open interviews …
Vote in our readers' choice poll for your favorite mom-worthy brunch restaurant or cafe in Lamorinda.
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Monday, April 30
On mother's day you'll want to make sure ma' has nothing but a pleasant time. Which of the following Lamorinda establishments would you take her to on her special day, Sunday, May 13? The following links take you to the businesses Lamorinda Patch Directory listing. Leave a review but also make sure to vote in the poll below: If we didn't include your favorite, let us know in the comments. Amoroma, 360 Park St, Moraga Artisan Bistro, 1005 Brown Ave, Lafayette Duck Club Restaurant, 3287 Mt Diablo Blvd, Lafayette
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Clay Arts Guild event is at Civic Arts Education Studio in Walnut Creek's Civic Park.
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Thursday, April 26
The Clay Arts Guild will focus on outdoor garden pots and garden decoration at the Artists’ Market spring sale Friday through Sunday in Walnut Creek. Several Lamorinda "clay throwers" will be present, with their creations available for sale. A reception with live music, light refreshments and a flower-arranging demo kicks off the sale from 5-9 p.m. Friday at the Civic Park Studio, 1313 Civic Dr. The sale continues 10 a.m.-7 p.m. Saturday and April 29, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday at the Civic Park Studio. Art lovers will be everywhere on the sidewalks of downtown Walnut Creek as the Downtown Business Association also holds its Fine Arts and Crafts Festival Saturday and Sunday on North Main Street and Locust Street (the latter will be closed to …
J.D. O'Connor
9:08 am on Wednesday, May 16, 2012
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