http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com Fri, 22 May 2009 17:18:19 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Co-chairs Ellen Beans and Grant Stubblefield report 2,500 people came - and they stayed. There were artists, their jewelry, and something new: one painted beautiful scarves to match your outfit. Food from healthy mucho wraps, chicken curry and of course good hot dogs did a rush of ... http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=75 I went to the Asia Palace http://www.yelp.com/biz/asia-palace-restaurant-moraga last night and the place was packed. Not a seat to be found, and people were in line for take out. My husband and I shared asparagus chicken with brown rice, and as always, it was delicious. Alan, the owner ... http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=74 After squaring and plotting the Moraga Community Faire off tonight we went to The Hearty Little Noodle. We came in about 15 minutes after they had closed, and they could see on our tired faces that we were hungry,  They let us order some dinner. We ordered some egg rolls ... http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=67 SCORE is a national volunteer organization. Our own Larry Tessler is a SCORE counselor offering free counseling for small business people. He counsels face-to-face (Call 934-2007 for an appointment). Larry tells us that SCORE is now offering a low cost workshop covering the fundamentals of starting and promoting your ... http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=58 JM auditorium was packed. There were three important items on the Moraga Town Council agenda. The first item, however, brought the largest crowd of friends, family, fellow officers, Moraga town staff and representatives. All had come to witness the swearing in of Robert Priebe as Moraga ... http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=51 It was a beautiful Sunday on April 19th at the LaMorInda Earth Day Festival. Local businesses, chambers of commerce and sustainable vendors setup to showcase what green products and services they have to offer. The Moraga Chamber gave away directories and promoted our original Shop Moraga First ... http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=32 We want to thank the LaMorInda community for supporting our flower store through our on line website, http://www.stmarysflorist.net. As always, we are available through the phone at 925-376-5558. We make beautiful bouquets for special occasions, and have wonderful flower arrangements for your specific design needs. Free delivery ... http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=30 Roos Pal, the owner of Terzettos, sent me a Constant Contact email regarding Easter Brunch. I simply hit reply and made a reservation for two. Roos has found that gathering her customers' email addresses is easy, and the response from them has made a significant difference during these ... http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=14 If you haven't been to the Ranch House Cafe near Safeway in Moraga in the past few months or years you will be happy to know that it has been taken over by new management. I was there last night for dinner with my family and the food and service ... http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=13 Mike Lawrence, the Long's (CVS) manager, informed the Moraga Chamber of Commerce board members today that they will now sell Saint Mary's College merchandise. To start, they will sell sweatshirts and t-shirts. This is a great representation of an interconnectedness beginning between Saint Mary's College and the Moraga business community. http://blog.shopmoragafirst.com/?p=10