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“Good Bones”

Lots of locals stopping by to stare dreamily at the stripped-down Park Theater in Lafayette today, people hanging on the chain link fencing and talking about first movies and first dates there. Construction is underway and with eyes on a 2027 re-opening and folks behind the effort are looking for funding. In the meantime, we…

Lafayette Street Sealed Off After Homicide Saturday; Chico Man Under Arrest

Curious neighbors were asked to leave the street and return home following a sizable police response to a residence on Westminster Place in Lafayette on Saturday, scene of a suspected stabbing. Heavily-armed officers from several local agencies descended on the quiet residential street at 11:36 am Saturday, quickly sealing off the area and ordering gathering…

Sign Of The Times?

This is in Lafayette… Looks like we’re off to find that station in Iowa where gas is a mere $1.89 per gallon.

“Where’s The Beef?” – Lafayette’s Horn BBQ Goes Dark

There’s been a lot of chatter among Foodies in the 24/680 lately – mostly about their favorite restaurants and the hurdles they face bringing food to the masses, or even to just a few folks on odd days every now and then. Rents. Food costs. Shortage of reliable workers. All factors in a notoriously unforgiving…

Flags, Signage Come Down On Lafayette’s El Curtola Bridge Tuesday

CalTrans workers and CHP officers turned out to enforce the ban on display of banners, flags, sheets, and signs from the chain link fencing lining El Curtola Bridge in Lafayette Tuesday. Neighbors and motorists have complained for, well, years now that the frequent demonstrations on the bridge – a favorite of local groups of all…

Possible Kidnapping Reported In Lafayette Friday

Police are investigating a disturbing incident at a Lafayette service station as a possible kidnapping after a man reportedly battered down a restroom door to access a woman he allegedly forced into his car. The incident was reported at approximately 5:35p.m. Friday at the Shell station on Stanley Boulevard. A man, described initially as either…

State High Court Removes Last Barrier To Construction Of Lafayette Terraces Project

From the City of Lafayette: California Supreme Court decision ends the litigation, leaving in place earlier court rulings that the City acted properly in approving the project. LAFAYETTE, CA: After more than two years, litigation against the City of Lafayette and developer O’Brien Land Company (O’Brien) regarding the City’s approval of the 315-unit Terraces of…

Postal Worker Pistol-Whipped, Robbed In Unincorporated Walnut Creek Monday

Area police are investigating the assault and robbery of a postal worker in the 2900 block of Camino Diablo in unincorporated Walnut Creek Monday. Two men, described only as black with one slender and wearing a hoodie, attacked the worker at approximately 12:55 p.m., beating the worker about the head with a weapon of un-described…

Catalytic Converter Miners At Work In Lafayette Early Thursday

The unmistakable sound of a saw at work on the undercarriage of a car at 4:40 a.m. brought the car owner on the run and sent three would-be catalytic converter thieves running for the hills as police arrived Thursday. Ed. Note: The attached video is a hopefully obvious recording of converter thieves at work in…

Two-Alarm Blaze Burns Through Lafayette Home Thursday

Firefighters from throughout Lamorinda turned out to battle a fiercely burning fire racing through a two-story home at 3462 Golden Gate Way in Lafayette early Thursday morning. The firefighting effort was hampered, evidently, by a large number of stored items inside the residence. The home’s lone occupant was able to leave the residence and is…