Latest reporting from the Business desk.
Business
Modern Woodmen of America, a fraternal financial services firm, becomes the Official Recruitment Partner of Saint Mary's College Athletics in Moraga, embedding student-athletes as campus ambassadors and sponsoring the Gael Force student section.
Business
Sorso Bar & Bites, an Italian cocktail bar and restaurant from 13-year Orinda resident Daniele Carsano, opens Wednesday, Sept. 23, in the former Starbucks space at 2 Orinda Theatre Square.
Business
Orinda resident and veteran Italian restaurateur Daniele Carsano plans to open Sorso Bar & Bites, a 1,100-square-foot Italian tapas and full-bar concept, in the former Starbucks space near the Orinda Theatre the week after Labor Day.
Business
Orinda resident Kelly Bitzer and her daughters earned a Diablo Magazine editors' pick for Ametta Skin, a clean beauty brand born from the family's rare genetic cancer syndrome, while three Lafayette wellness businesses won readers' picks in the same awards.
Business
Developer Ben Zarrin's nearly 10,000-square-foot CreekHaus project at 31 Orinda Way will bring Equator Coffees, a beer garden with PizzaHacker pizza and an upscale bistro to downtown Orinda Village, but the original end-of-summer opening has been pushed back with no firm date set.
Business
The Ingram family's RSBBQ Inc. opened Mt. Diablo BBQ on Sunday, August 2, at 3422 Mt. Diablo Blvd. in Lafayette, filling the storefront left vacant after Horn Barbecue's eviction earlier this year.
Business
Diablo Magazine's 2026 Best of the East Bay Food & Drink awards, published Friday, July 24, named Tutu's at 53 Lafayette Circle the readers' pick for best breakfast spot, making it the only Lamorinda restaurant honored in the food and drink category.
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Lafayette earned 21 category wins in Diablo Magazine's 2026 Best of the East Bay readers' choice awards, second only to Walnut Creek in Contra Costa County, while Orinda picked up two wins and Moraga one.
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