For many in West Davis, the opening of the new grocery store in Westlake Plaza cannot come soon enough.  Our part of town has not had a neighborhood grocery store in over three years. Thanks to the hard work of - Read more

I’ve not had this much fun enjoying music (with ear plugs) in a long time.  The Rockband University, right here in Davis, is a group of kids that gave us a show of a lifetime. [caption id="attachment_1743" - Read more

‘Tis the season to festoon our fair city with boughs of green and strands of light.  On December 3rd,  our community celebrated some of it’s oldest traditions, as the annual Children’s Parade - Read more

As an amateur photographer I see things in a different way. Not that I’m special, but you need to train your eye to look at a subject with your interpretation of it.  I recently took a walk through the - Read more

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It’s 104 degrees – just stopped to buy some cold water since I had another hour to drive.  I was going 75 MPH on I-8 between El Centro, CA and Yuma, AZ. Traffic was light but I could see something on - Read more

Public v. Private Inequity Are we on our way to a two class country (private vs public)?  While the private sector in their retirement years struggles, the public retirement sector thrives. Here are some - Read more

by Pieter Pastoor I have been a Methodist most of my life. At times I was very  much involved and other times, well, not so much. As a young person, I always thought that taking religion seriously would be - Read more

The scene: a small lake, Cumming Lake …a small cabin…a dock…a pontoon boat…a kayak…an ATV.  Great food and wine accompanied with a dose of family in the form of my brother and his - Read more

The song “All Things Must Pass” by George Harrison has many implications; the one we do not like to ponder is that one of those “things” is ourselves. This past week in Davis there was an estate sale. - Read more