Announcements
by LVCP on August 29, 2011 | 
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As the newest public school in the Tri-Valley, Livermore Valley Charter Preparatory High School (LVCP) serves students from cities throughout the region and beyond, including many from Dublin, CA. LVCP will be hosting two Informational Nights for prospective families on August 31st and September 12th from 6:30PM-7:30PM in the Multi-Purpose Room. The school will also provide prospective students with the opportunity to shadow current students, so the prospective students may take a test drive on LVCP’s college-prep pathway.
LVCP is smaller than the large public schools in the Tri-Valley, yet it offers all the academics, athletics, and other extracurricular activities of the big high schools. Sixty-three percent of LVCP students participated in athletics during the 2010-11 academic year, and the Tri-Valley’s newest public school is proud of this high participation rate. Even more of LVCP’s students are actively involved in orchestra, jazz, and drama.
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by John M. Zukoski on August 28, 2011 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · City Hall · Sustainability · Things To Do
As part of Coastal Clean-up Day, the City of Dublin, CA will be sponsoring a Creek Clean-up day on Saturday, September 17, 2011. Creek Cleanup Day registration will begin at 9 am at Alamo Creek Park, located at 7601 Shady Creek Road. The All-America City will provide a small coffee, orange juice and muffin breakfast. As soon as everyone is checked in and ready to go, volunteer groups will head out to clean the creeks until about noon with a small pizza lunch to follow at Alamo Creek Park.
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by Around Dublin Team on August 27, 2011 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · Local Businesses · Things To Do
The Taylor Family Foundation’s 21st Annual Day in the Park event takes place on Sunday, August 28th, from 11:30AM to 5:30PM at Camp Arroyo in Livermore, CA. Proceeds from the Day in the Park auction fundraiser help The Taylor Family Foundation to continue offering the gift of camp to more and more children. In addition to serving children with life-threatening diseases, chronic illnesses, and developmental disabilities, The Taylor Family Foundation is committed to sharing the gift of camp with at-risk youths.
For those who would like to contribute to this great cause but cannot attend the event, they can still help. La Rochelle, an artisan winery focusing on Pinot Noir, announced that seven dollars from every bottle sold of its new 2008 La Rochelle “Bradley Vineyard” Pinot Noir will go directly to the Taylor Family Foundation in Livermore. The winery debuted this single-vineyard release at a “Tasting on the Patio” in July. The L.R. “Bradley Vineyard” Pinot is from Oregon’s well-regarded Umpqua Valley appellation and retails for $28. The wine is specially labeled with the Taylor Family Foundation logo. “It is an honor and privilege to help [The Taylor Family Foundation]. Their longtime work providing camp experiences for children with special needs in our area is inspirational. By donating fifty percent of the wine’s profits, we hope to raise a substantial amount of money to help with their efforts,” said La Rochelle owner Steven Kent Mirassou.
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by John M. Zukoski on August 26, 2011 | 1 Comment | Topics: Announcements
Walnut Creek, CA – East Bay CREW is soliciting nominations for its first annual East Bay CREW Honors and Ovations (ECHO) Awards to be presented at a gala celebration on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at the Bishop Ranch Conference Center in San Ramon, CA from 5:30PM–7:30PM. Online nominations can be submitted until September 23, 2011. This program honors contributions to the commercial real estate industry at-large in our East Bay community.
East Bay CREW is a member of Commercial Real Estate Women’s network of 74 chapters, totaling 8,000 members in the United States and Canada. The mission of East Bay CREW is to promote the success of and opportunities for women in the Commercial Real Estate industry. Membership in East Bay CREW or CREW Network is not a pre-requisite to submit a nomination or to receive an award.
“ECHO Awards will be awarded as a way to showcase our Chapter as well as celebrate the contributions of women to Commercial Real Estate in the East Bay,” shared East Bay CREW President Heidi Timken. The awards are as follows:
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by Around Dublin Team on August 23, 2011 | 5 Comments | Topics: Announcements
A small earthquake hit Dublin, CA around 11:45PM on Tuesday, August 23rd. According to U.S. Geological Service, a magnitude 3.6 earthquake was centered about six miles southeast of Oakland and was also felt by many people in Dublin. USGS geophysicist Carrie Ann Bedwell says the magnitude of the temblor carries little risk of damage. The quake comes at the end of a day in which a magnitude 5.8 earthquake jolted much of the eastern United States, the strongest to hit that region in decades.
by Around Dublin Team on August 21, 2011 | 5 Comments | Topics: Announcements · Schools · Things To Do
Are your kids looking for a fun group to join in Dublin, CA? Would you like your kids to develop leadership skills that will boost them throughout the rest of their lives? Celebrating over 60 years of community service and youth leadership, the Dublin 4-H Club provides a nurturing environment for young people from age 7 to 17 to have fun and build self-esteem.
Affiliated with the University of California, Dublin 4-H is an organization committed to helping young people develop confidence and poise in front of groups, learn leadership skills and abilities, understand citizenship, and increase life skills through learning activities and group interaction. The kids do all that while having fun and making new friends.
“Kids in Dublin 4-H learn different things each year or continue in the same activities to learn expertise,” shared Dublin 4-H’s Patty Shipps. “Learning activities each year include dog care and training, candy making, crafts, interior decorating, food decorating, puppetry, rocketry, and many more.” Annual events include presentation day, skit night, skate night, favorite foods day, small animal field day, summer camp, and more. The Dublin 4-H Club also volunteers at many community service events.
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by Jimmy Huang on August 20, 2011 | 35 Comments | Topics: Announcements · Development · Local Businesses
Paragon Outlet Partners, a Baltimore, MD-based retail real estate development firm, will proudly celebrate the construction of its 543,000-square-foot outlet shopping center with a groundbreaking ceremony in Livermore, CA on Friday, August 26th at 10:00AM. Unlike the recent groundbreaking ceremony at Emerald Vista, the latest mixed-income housing project in Dublin, CA, cars are very much welcomed. Organizers have promised plenty of parking for attendees at 3505 Paragon Outlets Parkway, currently signed as Freisman Road. The new outlet mall featuring many name brands will be built on the huge parcel of land that is kitty-corner to the new Target at Fallon Gateway in Dublin.
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by Jimmy Huang on August 17, 2011 | 3 Comments | Topics: Announcements · Development
The City of Dublin and Eden Housing will be hosting the much anticipated groundbreaking ceremony at the Emerald Vista mixed-income housing project at 6700 Dougherty Road in Dublin, CA. The 24-acre site across from Camp Parks was formerly the Arroyo Vista housing project. Emerald Vista will be a master‐planned community designed to serve a broad cross section of the Dublin community.
The reborn Arroyo Vista housing project will reuse and transform the 24‐acre site into a vibrant, mixed‐use, mixed‐income community. This new development will provide 198 for‐sale market rate homes and 180 affordable rental apartments for families and seniors. In addition, a Community Center, a Childcare Center, active open space areas, and access to a regional trail along Alamo Creek will be included. The $54.6 million affordable development will be targeted to family and senior households earning 30% to 55% of the Alameda County Area Median Income.
To move this project forward, the City of Dublin had to make many difficult choices. As part of its agreement with Eden Housing, Dublin City Council had to approve 46 fewer parking spaces than what is required by Dublin’s Zoning Ordinance. The City of Dublin rationalized that parking requirement concession by citing special circumstances such as the availability of public transportation and the fact that fewer seniors own cars.
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by John M. Zukoski on August 14, 2011 | No Comments | Topics: Announcements · Sustainability
StopWaste.Org is pleased to announce the grand prize winners of the Ready, Set, Recycle contest, a three-month-long recycling initiative that gave Alameda County residents a chance to win cash prizes for having the least amount of recyclable and compostable materials in their trash bins. The three finalists selected from Oakland, Hayward and Livermore participated in a recycling “sort-off” competition this morning to determine the grand prize winner, Alameda County’s Best Recycler, to receive $500. As a testament to the contest’s success and participants’ recycling skills, the “sort-off” resulted in a tie, with both Kristen Kinzel of Livermore, CA and Amy Lee of Hayward, CA winning $500. The runner-up was Aurell Cater of Oakland, CA who was awarded $250.
From April through June, StopWaste.Org’s prize crew randomly selected garbage bins on regular garbage collection days and rewarded those residents who correctly separated their recyclables, compostables and trash. Alameda County residents demonstrated widespread enthusiasm for the contest with 20 percent of the county participating, a total of 61 winners and of these winners, over 50 percent demonstrated perfect results (0% recyclables and compostables in their garbage bin). “We already knew that Alameda County residents are some of the best recyclers in the country, with 63 percent reporting that they recycle regularly,” says Jeff Becerra, Senior Communications Manager at StopWaste.Org, “But the results of the contest proved that more and more residents are eager and efficient recyclers.”
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