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  1. Makes Scents

    Need a special gift for your sweetheart? Pamper him or her with perfume, says Laurie Stern, founder of Velvet and Sweet Pea’s Purrfumery in El Cerrito. The business, named for two of Stern’s five pet cats, offers all-natural, handcrafted perfumes, colognes, body oils, and bath salts.


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  2. Piedmont Choirs in search of new office space

    The Piedmont Choirs is growing and to accommodate its expanding membership and staff, it needs a new office space to call home. The 25-year-old organization recruits East Bay children and gives them a "dynamic education in choral music that emphasizes ensemble performance, vocal technique and music theory," according to its mission statement.


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  3. Spring is in air at Tulip and Art Festival

    With a flurry of flowers, fine art and fun, the Piedmont Avenue Merchants Association will celebrate its third annual Tulip and Art Festival beginning today and continuing throughout April. The monthlong event, which kicks off with the planting of 30,000 tulips at Mountain View Cemetery, will include jazz performances, an antique car parade and historical tours.


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  4. Dellar Drops Anchor in Lafayette

    The Lafayette Mercantile is open, and one of its big draws is Yankee Pier. The man behind the restaurant is Michael Dellar, CEO of Lark Creek Restaurant Group and a onetime Lamorinda resident. His company has built such greats as the Lark Creek Inn in Larkspur, One Market in San Francisco, and Bradley Ogden in Las Vegas. It took Dellar nearly 20 years to open an eatery in his former hometown, but he says it was worth the wait.


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  5. Raise me, boss

    How and when to talk money

    When Ian Sherr decided to ask for a raise a year ago, he carefully considered the circumstances: His boss had just eaten lunch, had recently received a bonus check, and it was the holiday season. "I figured there might be some trickle-down goodness," says Sherr, 25, now a graduate student in journalism at Berkeley.


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