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By Laurie Leiber

Kitchens by Laurie Leiber Listening to NPR a couple of weeks ago, I heard six brilliant and articulate experts debate the question, “Is reducing carbon emissions worth the cost?” They argued for and against the motion for the better part of an hour. At no time did ...

By Laurie Leiber

shopping?” Let’s all say yes! • Design • Remodeling • Showroom Sales www.acornkitchens andbaths.com KITCHENS & BATHS 510 547-6581 4640 TELEGRAPH AVE • OAKLAND HOURS: T-F 10-5 • SAT. 10-4 Laurie Leiber is a Rockridge resident who teaches Pilates at her home. Me. I’ve been an Allstate Agent for 10 years. And riding bikes for 17. That means I can talk all day about insurance features and discounted rates, but I’d just as soon talk about a ...

the amazing Wobbly Toggle Puppet Show for its third year with two perfor­ mances, at noon and 2pm, in the library. Of course, buying a bagel is much easier than making one, but that only encouraged Rockridge resident, Laurie Leiber, to open up her home to bagel-making workshops for those wanting to take the leap and bake their own. When asked why she thought her workshop was popular, Leiber said that people feel so passionately about bagels. Her hands-on workshop can...

...me slot. All partic­ ipants leave with bagels in hand, some of them to be boiled and baked the next day, and a starter that they can use on their own to make even more. Leiber’s students discover the tips and tricks of bagel making. Photo: Laurie Leiber All proceeds benefit the Chabot Ele­ mentary PTA and its fund-enrichment programs including the library, music, art, science, Spanish, the garden, as well as numerous after-school pro­ grams and help in the classrooms. “We usually make pop...

...s: Joe Scodella, retired engineer, fiddles with machinery and makes gorgeous fly fishing hooks for his friends: artist Peter Heelan and wife Sabra Daly invite their Irish fiddling friends and artists and neighbors to make poetry and music; Laurie Leiber teaches Pilates; Claire Langley Hawthorne wrote her first mystery novels in her writer’s studio on Auburn. The list goes on. It’s great. by Ortrun Niesar One of the most undervalued features of our beloved Rockridge bungalow homes is that ...

... Davis (510/306-0082), georgewdavisii@gmail.com. Bake Your Own Amazing Bagels Workshops and parties, your home or mine (in Rockridge). Host an unforgettable brunch or learn to make your own naturally fermented, artisan bagels from scratch. laurieleiber@hotmail.com 510/435-3995. Free Solar Analysis Lower your monthly expenses and take a step for the environment! Your own solar power costs less than what you pay PG&E for electricity. Call Andrew at The Solar