Lafayette News

LAFAYETTE'S new $42 million, 30,880 square-foot, 110,000 book library with lots of computers and a beautiful home for the Lafayette Historical Society collection will open Saturday.

Alert bank tellers and customers helped lead to a suspected bank robber's arrest this morning, police said.

Every year these guys and girls make a video about the upcoming Business Expo, which is put on by the Concord Chamber of Commerce, the Pleasant Hill Chamber, the Martinez & Lafayette Chamber and the Hispanic Chamber of Commerce.

Liz Oleski of Oakley slowly makes her way home on eastbound Highway 4 approaching the Railroad Avenue off ramp during her evening commute on Thursday, Oct.

Like many people, you may find yourself in early November sitting on piles of candy you don't think you should eat no matter how much you desire it.

Dr. Dan Robbins talks about his work in Zimbabwe near his offices in Lafayette, Calif.

Category: Wedding Cakes Let Patisserie Lafayette, now "The French Bakery" make your next dinner or special occasion one to remember.

The environmental impact review of the city's draft downtown plan will proceed without an additional low-density alternative sought by homeowners' groups.

Ying Chang Compestine has ghosts on her mind, and it's not just because of Halloween.

To read the full text of editorials on issues on the Nov. 3 ballot, go to sfgate.com/ZILT. Congress District 10, which includes parts of Contra Costa County , a swath of eastern Alameda County and portions of Solano County : John Garamendi "There is no doubt about his qualifications for Congress, especially in this district.

Tuesday, Oct. 20 Warrant arrest - A 47-year-old man was arrested on an outstanding warrant on the 00 block of Rheem Boulevard.

Join us for the 17th Annual Lafayette Reservoir Run - " the most popular Fall run in the Bay Area for families and serious athletes alike, sponsored by Oakwood Athletic Club and presented by the Lafayette Chamber of Commerce and the City of Lafayette.

Suburban Lafayette, an indie-rock destination? For one night, absolutely. Fans of music group Vampire Weekend might have been surprised to see Lafayette's tiny Town Hall Theatre on the band's tour schedule.

21. They have selected their escorts for traditional festivities - first, formal presentation in their pristine white gowns, followed by the first dance with their proud fathers, then dinner and dancing with said escorts, often until the wee hours.

Most cookbooks don't begin with a plump little boy, a hungry ghost and a mad race through Beijing to collect moldy wonton wrappers.

Yelpster acclaim is all well and good. A Zagat nod is wonderful. But when it comes down to real bragging rights in the restaurant world, it's all about the red guide.

A Lafayette high school briefly went into lockdown Tuesday afternoon as police searched a nearby neighborhood for two burglary suspects.

For 40 years the Mt. Diablo Peace and Justice Center in Walnut Creek has been trying to give peace a chance.

Please tell me why I see so few people buying cage-free eggs when I'm at the Alamo Safeway.

A Lafayette toy poodle who gained international fame when his owner registered him to vote has died, his owners said.